# Analyze team skills gaps

A capability matrix showing gaps between current and needed skills, and how to close them.

- Topic: HR & Hiring
- Framework: RCTFVV
- Level: Advanced
- Tags: Analyze, Plan, Fill-in Template
- Source: https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/prompts/analyze-team-skills-gaps

## Prompt

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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.
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## What to fill in

- TEAM_MANDATE
- REQUIRED_SKILLS
- CURRENT_PROFICIENCY
- FUTURE_DEMAND
- CONSTRAINTS

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