Capability building and workforce planning
Build your people's capability and develop a thriving workforce
Capability planning supports career development for your people and ensures your workforce is prepared to meet your organisation's business goals now and in the future.
Capability planning may focus on the requirements of a specific job or function, a group of roles, an organisation, or across an entire sector.
Leave the buzzwords behind!
How many times have your people had to google parts of their job description, or even their job title, to confirm that it describes what they actually do?
A capability framework identifies what 'good' looks like at every level. It's a useful tool that supports your people's career development, written in the language they use every day in their work. It's not a formal job description or performance management tool full of meaningless or confusing buzzwords.
I can help
I've worked with Te Waihanga | New Zealand Infrastructure Commission, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Education, Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, Z Energy and Hutt City Council to build capability within their organisations and across their entire workforce.
A clear capability plan for your workforce
Your capability building plan includes:
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A discovery workshop to clarify the project scope
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3 x engagement workshops and research to identify key capabilities within your industry
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A draft capability framework that identifies the key knowledge, skills, behaviours and attributes that will support your people to progress within their industry
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A review process that guides you to get feedback from your people about the draft capabilities
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2 x review workshops to confirm the final framework
Additional services
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Additional stakeholder engagement or review workshops
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A self-assessment tool for your people to identify where they are at and what their next steps are
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A set of recruitment and interview questions that align with your capability framework
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Identify learning experiences and opportunities to support the capability framework at each level
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Gap analysis or stocktake of resources you already use that could support your people to progress through the capability framework
Portfolio
Public Sector Project Director Capability Framework
Te Waihanga New Zealand Infrastructure Commission helps government and other organisations shape our country’s infrastructure system to lift the economic performance of Aotearoa and improve the wellbeing of all New Zealanders.
As Learning and Capability Consultant, I worked with the leadership development arm of the delivery team to research international models, synthesise information and draft a leadership capability framework for project directors leading major infrastructure projects. The framework is built around three key themes. Descriptors and indicators outline the capabilities required of project directors at three progressive levels: emerging, capable and experienced.
The draft framework was socialised with subject matter experts for feedback before being further developed, ready for consultation and implementation across the infrastructure sector. I also researched and curated learning resources and case studies to support project leaders as they develop each of the personal attributes outlined in the capability framework.
The final public sector project director capability framework was published in March 2025.