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Create Measurable Development Plans for Employees

Turn employee development needs into goals, practical actions and trackable plans. Create plans directly, then strengthen them with 360 feedback, performance reviews and succession insights when needed.
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Define Development Goals

Define Development Goals

Turn employee development needs into clear, trackable goals.

Plan Practical Actions

Plan Practical Actions

Support every goal with development steps suited to the employee.

Make Progress Visible

Make Progress Visible

Track development actions and progress over time.

What Is an Individual Development Plan?

An individual development plan is a structured roadmap that connects an employee's development needs with specific goals, practical actions and follow-up steps.

It makes expectations tangible and helps employees, managers and HR teams move forward around the same goals.

Create Development Plans Around Employee Needs

HR teams can turn each employee's development needs into goals, practical actions and follow-up steps within a personalised development plan.

Start the plan directly or use existing assessment results as a starting point.

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Strengthen Plans with Different Insights

Use existing employee insights as a starting point when useful. These sources are not required to create a plan.

Use AI-supported insights to personalise suggestions around employee needs, while HR teams and managers determine the final goals and actions.

Turn Development Goals into Practical Actions

Support goals with concrete development steps suited to the employee instead of leaving them as abstract statements.

Training

Add training that supports the knowledge and skills the employee needs.

Mentoring and Coaching

Support development goals through experience sharing and regular conversations.

Job Shadowing

Plan opportunities to observe different roles and ways of working.

Project and Field Assignments

Set assignments that build new capabilities through real work experience.

Development plan used in a manager and employee conversation

Use Plan Templates for Repeatable Development Processes

Prepare reusable plan structures for common development needs.

Create a consistent organisational approach while personalising goals and actions for each employee.

Put Development Plans into Action

Make goals, actions and progress visible in one plan, and keep development conversations focused on clear next steps.

Employee Development Plan FAQs

What is an individual development plan?
An individual development plan is a structured roadmap that connects an employee's development needs with goals, concrete actions and follow-up steps.
Can a development plan be created manually?
Yes. HR teams can create a development plan directly without a 360 review, performance cycle or succession process.
Which insights can support a development plan?
Plans can optionally be strengthened with development areas identified through 360 feedback, performance reviews and succession planning.
Which actions can be added to a development plan?
Training, mentoring and coaching, job shadowing, project or field assignments and self-directed learning can be planned.
Can progress be tracked?
Yes. The status and progress of development actions connected to goals can be tracked over time.
Can development plan templates be used?
Yes. Templates can be created for recurring development needs and personalised for each employee.