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Metric
Succession Coverage Ratio
What share of critical roles have succession plans?
TalentDescriptiveDiagnostic
Definition
The proportion of critical roles with documented successor plans.
How to calculate it
Critical roles with successors / Total critical roles
Business question
What share of critical roles have succession plans?
How to read it
Coverage without readiness quality can create false confidence.
Recommended segments
- Business unit
- Geography
- Function
- Grade or level
How to visualize it
- Trend over time
- Segment comparison
- Distribution
Decisions it supports
Talent review rigor, development investments, and governance.
What can make it misleading
Critical role definitions inconsistent across BUs.
Updated 2026-08-09