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From Roles to Readiness
How to Build an AI-Era Competency Framework in 10 Practical Steps
Everything inside the guide, in reading order: ten steps across five parts, a worked example, three case studies, the practitioner’s toolkit and a self-assessment guide.

10
practical steps
5
parts
3
case studies
10
templates
15
AI prompts
40
point quality test
Contents
Each step ends with a practical output you can use.
Part One
Establish the Purpose
- 01
Start with the Business, Not the Framework
Output · Competency Framework Purpose Statement
- 02
Define the Roles and Outcomes That Matter
Output · Role Scope and Success Profile
- 01
Part Two
Discover the Real Work
- 03
Build the Role Evidence Base
Output · Role Evidence Pack
- 04
Decode the Work That Drives Performance
Output · Critical Work and Decision Map
- 03
Part Three
Build the Framework
- 05
Identify and Organise the Competencies
Output · Draft Competency Architecture
- 06
Define What Each Competency Really Means
Output · Competency Definition Cards
- 07
Create Meaningful Proficiency Levels
Output · Proficiency and Behavioural Indicator Matrix
- 05
Part Four
Test and Measure
- 08
Validate and Calibrate with the Business
Output · Business-Validated Framework
- 09
Measure Capability and Identify Readiness Gaps
Output · Assessment Blueprint and Readiness Gap Map
- 08
Part Five
Put the Framework to Work
- 10
Turn the Framework into a Living Capability System
Output · Framework Activation and Governance Plan
- 10
Practice and reference
Worked example
The Credit Manager
- One role followed through all ten steps
- Preceded by Bringing It All Together
Case studies
Three roles, one readiness logic
- Automotive Service Advisor
- Production Shift Supervisor
- Business Transformation Programme Lead
The practitioner’s toolkit
Use it on Monday
- Ten ready-to-use templates
- Fifteen copy-ready AI prompts
- 40-point Quality Test
- Day-by-day 30-day action plan
Appendix and closing
Check your thinking
- Self-Assessment Answers and Reflection Guide
- From Description to Decision
- About the Author
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