Name: Kim Malm
Email: kim_malm@calpers.ca.gov
Department: CalPERS
Areas: IT and Human Resources
Idea/Initiative Name: IT Succession Management Planning Toolkit
Description: This Toolkit has been developed in response to Goal 5 (Strengthen our Technology Workforce) of the California State IT Strategic Plan 2006 Status and 2007 Initiatives. This Toolkit was developed to assist your agency in the preparation and planning for IT succession management. IT Succession Management is critical to the success of your organization. With approximately 40% of the State’s aging IT workforce eligible to retire within 3 to 5 years,State of California IT leaders face an unprecedented challenge. State of California Agencies must formulate a strategy to recruit new IT workers, and train younger staff to transition the State’s systems to new technologies.
This Toolkit is designed to assist you with the development of a IT Succession Management Plan and includes information on how to collect, process, and analyze data on your workforce to help determine which IT skills are most at risk within your agency. With the development of a IT Succession Management Plan that includes the proper collection, analysis, and identification of those skills most at risk in your agency, your agency will be better prepared to address the skills most at risk and develop recruitment and training efforts to mitigate these risks.
The Toolkit contents include:
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Succession Management Plan Instructions, Template, and Sample
• Skills Assessment Instructions, Template, and Sample
• Management Competencies Required by Position Instructions, Template, and Sample
• Technical Competencies Required by Position Instructions, Template, and Sample
• External Recruitment Strategy Instructions, Template, and Sample
• Potential Candidate Rating Sheet Instructions, Template, and Sample
• Training Plan Instructions, Template, and Sample
• Implementation Timeline Instructions, Template, and Sample
• Recruitment and Retention By Generation
We hope that this Toolkit provides value to you and your organization.
The full toolkit is located at:
Toolkit