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Development Plan Coverage
Percentage of employees with active development plans
How it’s computed
COUNT(has_plan) / COUNT(all)
What the evidence shows
Evidence (effect sizes, priors, validity) is syncing from Principia.
What this metric can show you
Development Plan Coverage can tell roughly 23 pre-built stories — each a designed scene the data either confirms or it doesn’t. Bring your numbers and the Story Finder runs every one of these shapes against them.
specific to performance & development
It's two companies, split by manager
leadership-quality · T1
Most are fine — a tail is struggling
engagement · T1
The system isn't differentiating
measurement-health · T1
You've quietly stopped promoting from within
development-mobility · T1
Your ratings are compressing
performance · T1
universal shapes — any single metric can take these
A few large values are doing the talking
any focus · T1
A one-time event, not a trend
any focus · T1
It doesn't track — the premise is false
any focus · T1
It's concentrated — one group stands apart
any focus · T1
Scenes are pre-built; your data is the toggle. Browse the full deck or watch one play end-to-end in The Quiet Exodus.
Run it on your data
This metric is computed in the People Analytics Toolbox on your own numbers. See pricing — posted, no quotes.
sources: toolbox:metrics-catalog
What the literature says
The measurement literature behind this signal — sourced, so you can defend it.
“In the wake of changes in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s proxy filing requirements, companies are required to disclose in greater detail today than ever before the what and how for executives receiving compensation. This includes more detailed disclosure on plan…”
— The Compensation Handbook (6th ed.)match 48%
“Attracting Many Types of Contributors: Revising Workforce PlanningA more expansive perspective on who does work, and how , when , and where work is done, has numerous implications for workforce planning. Mike Smith of Randstad Sourceright observes that organizations are…”
— Workforceecosystemsmanagementonthecuttinmatch 47%
“The theory of constraints calls for determining the weakest links and then focusing corrective attention on those areas. HR ProgramsThe relationship between HR planning and the functional areas of human resources (compensation, benefits, recruiting, training, and employee…”
— Compensation Benefit Designmatch 47%
Resources: The Compensation Handbook (6th ed.) · Workforceecosystemsmanagementonthecuttin · Compensation Benefit Design