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Metric

Skills Gap Severity

How severe are our most important skill gaps?

SkillsDiagnosticPredictive

Definition

Magnitude of shortfall between required and available skills.

How to calculate it

Required skill proficiency − Available skill proficiency (aggregated)

Business question

How severe are our most important skill gaps?

How to read it

Prioritize gaps tied to revenue-critical or strategic capabilities.

Recommended segments

  • Business unit
  • Geography
  • Function
  • Grade or level

How to visualize it

  • Trend over time
  • Segment comparison
  • Distribution

Decisions it supports

Build-buy-borrow decisions and L&D portfolio prioritization.

What can make it misleading

Using unvalidated self-assessed proficiency.

Updated 2026-08-09