The Skill Matrix is the central place in LeanSuite where you create, manage, analyze and improve teams by setting targets.
People are the most important part of a facility. Employees with different skills and expertise work together as teams to handle production, safety, improvement and other crucial areas.
This team aspect, people with similar and different expertise working together, is the core of the Skill Matrix.
Along with team management, you can view, record, analyze and improve individual performance, gap closures and tool competencies.
This is what a typical Skill Matrix dashboard looks like:
How the Skill Matrix is organized
Teams (job profiles): a team, for example "Dry Press Operator", has members and the skills and levels they require. It can also list the SOPs, trainings and courses the role requires.
Skills (tools): the master list of skills is kept in Tool Management. Skills can be added in bulk.
Levels: each member has a current level and a required level for each skill. The difference is the skill gap.
Note: Roles and skills are different. A role controls what someone can do in LeanSuite. A secondary qualification, such as forklift or labeler, is a skill.
Related features
Radar chart: shows a member's original level (start of the year), current level and required level for each skill, as of a selected date. Users with edit permission can update the original level from the radar chart. See View competency detail for a team member.
Gap planning: shows active Kaizen projects alongside courses that help close skill gaps.
Courses linked to skill levels: when a course is linked to a skill level, passing the course upgrades the member's level in the Skill Matrix and radar chart automatically.
Procedure sign-off: signing off a procedure document can grant skills, so you can see who is qualified.
Team Lead filter: you can filter teams by the Team Lead's employee classification.