Assessments 2011: Selecting and Developing for the Future

Aberdeen Group, May 2011, Pages: 26

As every business decision falls under greater scrutiny, organizations are looking for tools that help them make better choices - and decisions about talent are no different. Assessments can provide valuable insights into hiring, promotion and development decisions, and help organizations minimize talent risk while maximizing talent performance. In data collected between March and April 2011, over 640 organizations shared their insights, including 516 organizations currently using assessments as part of their talent strategy. The various types, uses and impact of talent assessments are explored in this comprehensive benchmark study.

Organizations are looking for tools that help them make better choices - and decisions about talent are no different. Assessments can provide insights into hiring, promotion and development decisions, and help organizations minimize talent risk while maximizing talent performance. The various types, uses and impact of talent assessments are explored in this comprehensive benchmark study.

Key Benefits:

- Integrate Data with Recruiting, Succession and Learning
- Ensure Collaboration Between HR and the Business
- Automate the Process

Executive Summary
- Best-in-Class Performance
- Competitive Maturity Assessment
- Required Actions

Chapter One: Benchmarking the Best-in-Class
- Business Context
- The Maturity Class Framework
- The Best-in-Class PACE Model
- Best-in-Class Strategies

Chapter Two: Benchmarking Requirements for Success
- Competitive Assessment
- Capabilities and Enablers

Chapter Three: Required Actions
- Laggard Steps to Success
- Industry Average Steps to Success
- Best-in-Class Steps to Success

Appendix A: Research Methodology
Appendix B: Related Aberdeen Research

List of Figures

Figure 1: Pressures Driving the Use of Assessments
Figure 2: Goals for the Use of Assessments
Figure 3: Most Common Assessment Strategies
Figure 4: Importance of Assessment Data for Critical Decisions
Figure 5: Elements Used in Promotion Decisions
Figure 6: Impact of Assessments on Key Metrics
Figure 7: Process in Place to Assess During the Employee Lifecycle
Figure 8: Processes where Assessment Data is Integrated
Figure 9: Year-over-year Results with Automated Pre-Hire Assessments
Figure 10: Mobile Access to Assessments

List of Charts

Table 1: Top Performers Earn Best-in-Class Status
Table 2: The Best-in-Class PACE Framework
Table 3: Types of Assessments used in the Hiring Process
Table 4: The Competitive Framework
Table 5: The PACE Framework Key
Table 6: The Competitive Framework Key
Table 7: The Relationship Between PACE and the Competitive Framework

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