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Succession Readiness
Percentage of successors rated as ready-now
How it’s computed
COUNT(ready_now) / COUNT(identified_successors)
What the evidence shows
Evidence (effect sizes, priors, validity) is syncing from Principia.
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.
“What impact does engagement scores have on accident rates? 9.2) Predictive Human Capital Measures According to Dr. Jac Fitz-Enc, these predictive Human Capital Measures are valid, based on his experience working with different organizations (1) : Professional and Managerial…”
— People Analytics Text Mining with Rmatch 51%
“So how can boards prepare for the future if they are not even discussing succession planning in the present? The Succession-Planning ProcessThere comes an essential point when a decision has to be made as to the CEO successor. The succession-planning process aims to groom…”
— The Compensation Handbook (6th ed.)match 46%
“Jac Fitz-Enz, these predictive Human Capital Measures are valid, based on his experience working with different organizations (1) : Professional and Managerial Ratio : The higher the number of Professional and Managerial Ratio as a percentage of the total full-time equivalent…”
— Predictive HR Analyticsmatch 46%
Resources: People Analytics Text Mining with R · The Compensation Handbook (6th ed.) · Predictive HR Analytics