Succession Plan
Definition
A formal request from a manager to a succession planner to identify potential candidates as successors for one or more key positions or jobs that have to be filled.
A succession plan is an internal document that specifies:
The type of potential successors (candidates) to be found
The requirements successors must fulfill
How the succession planner is to search for successors
Use
Succession planners or managers create a succession plan if they want to search for suitable candidates for one or more key positions or jobs.
Structure
The structure of the succession plan contains the following data:
Organizational Data
Data containing the actual key positions, key jobs, or organizational units for which potential successors are to be found using the succession plan.
General Job Information
The general job information contains the basic data required for succession plan management, as well as specifications regarding the succession candidate's job details and payment information.
Support Team
The support team consists of persons who process a succession plan together and search for suitable candidates. The various team members have different roles depending on the tasks they undertake in the succession planning process.
Job Requirements
Data on the competencies and qualifications a candidate must have in order to be considered as a successor.
Education Requirements
Data on the education and training and proficiencies thereof a candidate must have in order to be considered as a successor.
Attachments
Electronic documents that supplement the succession plan.
Status
Data on the status and reason why a certain status has been set.
The status of the succession plan indicates its processing state.
The following statuses are possible:
Draft
Released
Closed
To Be Deleted
The succession plan is only displayed on the user interface for administrators.
On Hold
The succession plan can be used again at another point in time.
Data Overview
Data overview for the succession plan.
Integration
Object |
Relationship |
|---|---|
Candidacy |
A succession plan (Requisition object) can be linked with several Candidacy objects. Candidacies are the links between candidates and a succession plan (technical object: Requisition). |
The succession plan data is stored in the following infotypes: