Project Golden Path

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Project Golden Path
An interactive discussion on Career Development
for IT Professionals in the academy
Lead by Don Padgett University of
Notre Dame
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Project Golden Path
Building a Career Development Infrastructure

• April 2006

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Change was on the Horizon
Employee Satisfaction
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Constantly Evolving Technology
Major Initiatives
Doing More with Less
Keeping Pace
Controlling
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Career Development
Where do I fit in?
Where can I go?
What do I need to do?
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Workforce Management

• Skills Based Position Descriptions
• Job Families
• Qualification Matrix
• Review by Office of Human Resources

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Putting together the Infrastructure Job
Families

• A grouping of jobs based on common skill sets,
  competencies, and responsibilities that may span
  a number of tiers within the organization.

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Designing
OITs
Career Tracks
Technical
Management
Support
Manage
Build
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Qualification Matrix

• Eight Key Attributes
• Qualifications and Certifications
• Complexity, Independence and Scope
• Interpersonal and Communication Skills
• Technical Skills/Depth of Knowledge
• Team Skills
• Problem Solving
• Ability to Organize
• Project Management

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The Complete Picture
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Staying the Course

• Career Path
• Affinity Mapping
• Maintaining Career Path Web Site
• Workforce Management
• Standardize/Enhanced PD Format
• Updated all Position Descriptions (PDs)
• Analyze the distribution of skills
• Documented the Processes

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Project Golden Path http//www.goldenpath.nd.edu
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Golden Path

• Thank You