Analyze team skills gaps
A capability matrix showing gaps between current and needed skills, and how to close them.
The prompt
Role: Act as a talent management specialist building a team capability matrix.
Context: Team and its mandate: [TEAM_MANDATE]. Critical skills the mandate needs (with target proficiency): [REQUIRED_SKILLS]. Current people and their assessed proficiency: [CURRENT_PROFICIENCY]. Upcoming demand / strategy shifts: [FUTURE_DEMAND]. Constraints (headcount, budget, time): [CONSTRAINTS].
Task: Produce: a capability matrix (skill x person, current vs target); a gap summary per skill with severity (critical / important / minor) and single-point-of-failure risks; and a recommendation per gap using build (develop) / buy (hire) / borrow (contract or partner) with rough time and cost implications.
Format: Sections: Capability matrix (table) | Gap summary | Build/buy/borrow recommendations (table). ~450 words.
Verification: Use only the proficiencies I provided; mark skills where assessment data is missing rather than estimating. Flag gaps that are assumptions about future demand.
Validation: Check the recommendations against the constraints: is the plan actually fundable and staffable this year? Re-prioritise to what is feasible.
Highlighted [brackets] are blanks to replace with your own details.
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What to fill in
- TEAM_MANDATE
- REQUIRED_SKILLS
- CURRENT_PROFICIENCY
- FUTURE_DEMAND
- CONSTRAINTS
How this prompt is built
This prompt follows the RCTFVV structure (Role, Context, Task, Format, Verification, Validation). RCTFVV extends RCTF with two checking steps. Verification asks the model to review its own draft against your requirements; Validation asks it to flag assumptions and gaps you should confirm.
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