What does the coverage row show?

It counts how many people are at level two or above for each skill. A count of zero or one turns red because that is a single point of failure.

Yes, it prints to one page. A blank PDF version is also available on this page.

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read it by column, not by person

Levels 0 cannot do it 1 with help 2 alone 3 can teach it

Read the coverage row · count of people at level 2 or 3

Coverage of 0 is work nobody can currently do. Usually discovered after somebody leaves.

Coverage of 1 is a person who cannot take leave. This is the number the map exists to find.

Coverage of 2 is the working definition of covered.

Close two gaps a quarter. Pair a 3 with a 0 or 1, and prove it with an absence.

Columns are things the business needs done, not skills people have. The honest test for a 2: could they do it correctly this week without asking anyone? This is not a performance tool and it must never be used as one, or the entries stop being honest and the map becomes worse than useless.

The coverage row counts everyone at level 2 or 3 and updates as you type. 1 or 0 turns red, which is the whole point of the map. Nothing is sent anywhere; it saves in this browser only. If colours print white, switch on Background graphics in your print dialog.

Prefer paper? Download the blank sheet as a PDF. The thinking behind it is in The Map.

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