Integrating skill assessments into Development Planning

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Who: Employee, Manager

Requirements: Organizations must have the Skills Assessment module enabled and "Required by role skills" configured within the Talent Management settings. 

What's new: This update integrates skill gaps directly into the development plan workflow, eliminating the need for managers to navigate away to identify priorities. By surfacing "Opportunities" and "Strengths" recommendations during plan creation, Eightfold reduces friction and ensures data-driven development. This streamlined approach helps organizations transition from legacy tools to an integrated, skill-based strategy.

How it works: Within the "Create development plan" flow, users can click a "View recommendations" button to open a side panel featuring tabs for "Career Interests" and "Skill Assessments." From the assessment tab, users can view skills categorized by proficiency (Opportunity, Skilled, Strength and other uncategorised skills) and click individual skills to automatically add them. For steps to set this up, read Skill assessment-driven Development Plans. 

Value: Experience