How many of your skills are one resignation away?
The engineer who understands the old control system, the consultant who knows every client, the expert two years from retirement. You know who they are by instinct, but not how much of your operation rests on each of them.
MuchSkills gives operations, engineering and HR leaders that number. It shows which critical skills have one holder, who is closest to the level the role needs, and how to spread the skill before someone resigns or retires.
Run the one-resignation check
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Name up to six skills your operation or client work cannot run without. Fill in the three fields for each one, then press Run the check.
What the results mean
- One resignation awayOne holder, and the skill takes months or years to build. The skill walks out with them.
- ThinOne holder of a skill that takes weeks to build, or two holders of a skill that takes years. One absence and nobody is left to cover.
- CoveredTwo holders of a skill that takes weeks or months, or three or more holders. Losing one person slows the work but does not stop it.
- GapNobody holds it today.
Why one person's know-how stays invisible
Most organisations find out about knowledge loss when the notice period starts. By then you have weeks to hand over what took years to learn.
of organisations have reliable data on their workforce’s current skills, Gartner found.
Source: Gartner, September 2024See every critical skill, and who could step in
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Start with a skill gap analysis templatePlan ahead with strategic workforce planningRead about skills managementMuchSkills is really useful for us to get a complete picture of the skills across our Delivery team, especially since it’s a large group with professionals from various specialties.
- Who holds it, and how wellSee holders and levels for each critical skill against the level each role needs, so one expert and two beginners stop reading as three people.
- Who is closest to the levelSee who is closest to the level the role needs, and give the expert two years from retirement a named understudy.
- Spread the skillSet goals and training to move a skill from one holder to three before anyone hands in notice.
- Hire or upskillGap analysis shows where you are short, so you can decide to hire or train with the numbers in front of you.
- Easy to startMuchSkills sits alongside your HR system and takes joiners, movers and leavers from it, so nobody retypes them. Customer personal data is hosted in the EU.
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What operations leaders ask about key person risk
What does key person risk mean in operations?
It is the exposure that comes from one person holding a skill the business depends on, so if they resign, retire or fall ill, the work stops or slows. Insurance can cover the loss afterwards, but managing the risk means knowing which skills have one holder and spreading them in time.
How do you find single point of failure employees?
List the skills your operation cannot run without, count how many people hold each, and note how long each takes to build. A skill with one holder is a single point of failure, and a longer build time puts it higher on the list. The one-resignation check on this page does this for six skills.
How do you handle knowledge transfer before a retirement?
Start the moment you know who holds a critical skill: find who is closest to the level the role needs, by team and site, set a goal, and use training to close the remaining gap. Begin years ahead of the retirement date if you can.
How often should we check for knowledge loss risk?
At least once a year, and whenever something changes: a resignation, a reorganisation, a retirement date or a new contract. In MuchSkills the view stays live, so there is no annual exercise to rerun.
How much does MuchSkills cost?
Most plans combine an annual platform fee with a price per user, billed yearly. Compliance is an organisation licence priced on the people whose certificates you track. Onboarding is sized to your organisation and quoted before you sign. Book a demo and we will send you a quote.
Book a demoFind your single points of failure before they resign
Bring the skills your check marked one resignation away. In 60 minutes, Daniel Nilsson shows you how MuchSkills would map who holds them, who is closest to taking over and what it takes to get a second and third holder in place.