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Leadership Talent Management & Succession Planning

Talent management and succession planning (TM&SP) are essential to ensure effective human capital management in agency senior leadership.  These processes require an organization take a planned, deliberate and holistic approach to selection, development, and retention of its workforce. 

Talent management is a process that addresses competency gaps, particularly in mission critical positions and occupations, by implementing and maintaining programs to attract, acquire, develop, promote, and retain quality talent.  Succession planning is a proactive and systematic process where organizations  identify those positions considered to be at the core of the organization-- too critical to be left vacant or filled by any but the best qualified persons—and then create a strategic plan to fill them with experienced and capable employees.

• Scenario Based Workforce Planning-  This guide provides some recommended steps to help with your agency’s workforce planning process. It is organized into the following sections: (1) background and uses for scenario-based workforce planning and (2) how to apply scenario-based workforce planning. A list of additional information about scenario-based workforce planning is also included.

• OPM Workforce Planning Best Practices (2011) – This guide incorporates steps from OPM’s Federal Workforce Planning Model and best practice research in workforce planning.

• U.S. Geological Survey Workforce Planning Toolkit: The Workforce Planning Toolkit is designed to give a consistent approach to the planning process and developing a workforce plan, so that workforce plans at various organizational levels have the same common elements, such as a description of the future workforce needed and strategies to address workforce gaps. Click here to access the Toolkit:  https://www2.usgs.gov/humancapital/sw/workforceplanning/workforcetoolkit.html

Stage 2: Tools and Resources

• Defense Talent Management System (DTMS) - Executive Profile-Quick Reference Guides (All roles)
• Missile Defense Agency (MDA) -TSMP Overview of Executive Assessments
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission- 2016 Executive Career Interest Form

Stage 3:  Tools and Resources

• Department of Defense - Air Force- Sample-Feedback Letter for Executives
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Template to Provide Advance Succession Planning Input

Stage 4: Tools and Resources

• OPM’s Framework for the Continuing Development of Federal Senior Executives -This framework extends the information and guidance provided in OPM’s Supervisory and Managerial Frameworks and Guidance and focuses on the capstone level of the Federal leadership journey.  This executive development framework incorporates mandatory training, recommended key leadership behaviors, developmental objectives, and developmental opportunities at each specific stage of an executive’s lifecycle of learning.  OPM’s suite of frameworks are intended to assist senior leaders with effective agency talent management and succession planning efforts, and to assist agency instructional designers and training managers to chart leadership development.  Executives also are encouraged to review the framework to assess their current state of development and create a plan to strengthen specific competencies.  

• Collaborative Leadership Network Guide: This guide was developed by the Partnership for Public Service’s Excellence in Government program participants to encourage continuous learning during and after an executive leadership development program.  The guide was designed for Architect of the Capital and hits on the all of the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) competencies.  It includes suggested activities, readings, videos, and exercises for each area and includes guidance the training office administering the program. 

Stage 5: Tools and Resources

• Nuclear Regulatory Commission - 2016 Succession Planning Process
• NRC - Succession Planning Briefing OPM Executive Resources Forum Feb 2016

• Social Security Administration- How to Implement Succession Planning: This course takes a general look at the succession planning process—and explains what it is, why you should engage in it, and how to implement it into your organization. Click here to access the course- https://www.ssa.gov/section218training/basic_course_8.htm#1