Succession Development Strategy Tool

Succession development is the process of identifying and preparing suitable replacements for essential employees that may vacate their positions. Succession development requires careful assessment and advanced planning.

This tool will help you:

•    Assess the risk of individual employee departure within the context of role.
•    Identify the best succession candidates to step into vacant positions.

Use this tool to work through these key steps in your succession development effort and to summarize your findings for easy reference. Each department manager should complete this tool. When finished, send the completed version to HR, so that they can keep a centralized record of each department’s succession planning efforts.