Inspiration: Getting started with Progression

A collection of articles to help you get inspired, covering everything from how to build your framework to rolling out to your team.

9 articles in this collection
Written by Meg Traynier

The basics

What is a progression framework?

We explain what a progression framework is and why they are used.

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Why do I need a progression framework?

We know that there are a lot of reasons to introduce a progression framework, we summarise our top three.

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How to create a progression framework. Part One. Organisational structure and the positions to include.

A guide to creating a progression framework. This is a high level overview as to the overall process and to the decisions needed.

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How to create a progression framework. Part Two - How do I decide which skills to include in my framework?

Part two of our how to create a progression framework, looking at the process for choosing the skills to include.

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How to create a progression framework. Part Three. What should be the relationship be between positions and skill levels?

Final part of our framework creation series, how to build the roles through assigning skill levels to positions

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FAQ's

Why shouldn't I just have my framework in a spreadsheet?

An explanation of the limitations of spreadsheets when it comes to frameworks, and how we've set out to improve on them.

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How long will it take to build a progression framework?

We explain the different ways of approaching a framework build and key elements that can speed this up or slow you down!

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Why a progression framework should be a product not a project

We explain why progression frameworks have to grow and iterate over time, rather than being a single project.

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Progression: Glossary of terms

A summary of the language of Progression and what we mean

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