Competency Matrix

The Competency Matrix is a tool used to assess the skills and abilities of an individual or team. It is a 2x2 matrix that divides skills into four quadrants based on their importance and proficiency level.

At a very high level, the Competency Matrix is used in the context of business, human resources.

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What is the Competency Matrix?

A visual explanation is shown in the image above. The Competency Matrix can be described as a matrix with the following quadrants:

  1. High Criticality/High Proficiency: These are the skills that are most important to the individual or team and that they are highly proficient in (e.g. Excel)
  2. High Criticality/Low Proficiency: These are the skills that are important to the individual or team but that they are not yet proficient in (e.g. PowerPoint)
  3. Low Criticality/High Proficiency: These are skills that are not as important to the individual or team, but they are highly proficient in them (e.g. HTML)
  4. Low Criticality/Low Proficiency: These are skills that are not important to the individual or team and they are not proficient in them (e.g. French)

What is the purpose of the Competency Matrix?

The Competency Matrix is a tool used to assess the skills and abilities of an individual or team. It is a 2x2 matrix that divides skills into four quadrants based on their importance and proficiency level. The four quadrants are:

  • High Criticality/High Proficiency: These are the skills that are most important to the individual or team and that they are highly proficient in.
  • High Criticality/Low Proficiency: These are the skills that are important to the individual or team but that they are not yet proficient in.
  • Low Criticality/High Proficiency: These are skills that are not as important to the individual or team, but they are highly proficient in them.
  • Low Criticality/Low Proficiency: These are skills that are not important to the individual or team and they are not proficient in them.

The Competency Matrix is a useful tool for assessing the skills and abilities of an individual or team, as well as for identifying areas of improvement. It can also be used to identify potential training opportunities and to develop strategies for improving performance.


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What templates are related to Competency Matrix?

The following templates can also be categorized as business, human resources and are therefore related to Competency Matrix: Effort Impact Matrix, Gap Analysis Matrix, Growth Share Matrix, Kraljic Matrix, Outsourcing Matrix, Quadrant Analysis, Risk Analysis Matrix, Risk Value Matrix. You can browse them using the menu above.

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