Guides to skills matrices and team development
Everything we have learned about mapping what a team can do — free to read and use, whether or not you use Kunska. Start with the skills matrix and read down.
- The skills matrix, explainedWhat one is, why most die in a spreadsheet, and how to build one the team keeps filling in.
- Skills matrix templates by roleFree Excel workbooks for software engineering, customer support and manufacturing teams.
- The proficiency scaleFive levels, each defined by something you can watch a person do.
- Competency matrix vs. skills matrixWhere the two differ, where they are the same thing, and which one a team needs.
- Skills gap analysis for teamsFind the gaps that matter — no cover, no depth, no teacher — and decide what to do about each.
- How a Market of Skills session worksThe 60–90 minute workshop that turns a team into its own skills matrix.
- Market of Skills facilitator guideHow to prepare, run and close a session, minute by minute.
- Development plans from the matrixPersonal and team plans, with two real examples.
Or let the team build it
Kunska runs the session, holds the matrix and writes the development plans. Free for teams.