Build a skills platform that stays current and actually gets used
A configured MuchSkills instance is a starting point. Professional Onboarding covers the three services that turn it into a platform your organisation relies on – from day one.
The organisations that get the highest adoption and business impact from MuchSkills share one characteristic: they invested in getting the foundation right.
What Professional Onboarding covers
Platform implementation and setup
A platform configured to match your organisation becomes part of how people work – not another system they work around.
- Skills taxonomy and role presets configured to your organisation's categories, hierarchy, and team structure – so managers recognise their teams from day one
- Permission model, team structure, and SSO/SAML set up correctly before go-live
- Administrator training included – in-person or remote
- Previous skills data cleaned and imported – skills, certifications, work experience, and more – whether it lives in Excel, a previous platform, or another system
- 30-day stabilisation period: adoption metrics monitored, live data quality issues resolved, structural adjustments made if needed
- Timeline
- 1-4 weeks depending on complexity
- What we bring
- Insight built across hundreds of implementations – so your configuration reflects what actually works, not what looks right on paper.
- Deliverables
- Platform configuration, taxonomy and preset import, permission model setup, SSO/SAML assistance, historical data cleaning and migration (skills, certifications, work experience), user provisioning guidance, admin training, go-live support, 30-day stabilisation monitoring.
Adoption and change management
A configured platform is where technical readiness ends. Sustained, organisation-wide participation is where business value begins.
- Rollout plan scoped to your organisation's size, structure, and go-live timeline
- Role-specific training designed for employees, managers, HR, and executives
- Communication strategy that explains why before asking for action
- Adoption targets set from day one: 70%+ profile completion by month two, managers using skills data in development conversations by month three
- Adoption metrics tracked from launch – with intervention protocols ready if completion rates slip
- Timeline
- Begins 3-4 months before launch; end date scoped per engagement
- What we bring
- A methodology tested across hundreds of implementations – from single-site mid-market rollouts to complex global workforces – including the organisations that achieved 90%+ adoption.
- Deliverables
- Readiness assessment and stakeholder mapping, communication strategy and templates, role-specific training design, launch sequence planning, adoption metrics dashboard, intervention protocols, ongoing adoption coaching.
For most mid-market organisations (100–500 people), full onboarding runs eight to twelve weeks from kickoff to a live, actively used platform.
Ideal for
New MuchSkills customers
Consulting firms where skills data quality from day one affects staffing and RFP decisions
HR and L&D teams needing a structured rollout, not a self-guided setup
Organisations with complex structures – multiple teams, locations, or business units
Any organisation connecting MuchSkills to an existing HRIS
Don't have a skills taxonomy yet? Skills Strategy & Design typically runs before or alongside onboarding – most clients scope both together to avoid delays at go-live.
90%+ adoption across a complex global workforce
“We implemented MuchSkills several years ago to better understand and develop workforce capabilities – and now our learning data is part of our annual strategy reporting.”
Höegh Autoliners operates across multiple continents with a workforce that spans vessel crews, shore-based operations, and corporate functions. Rolling out a skills platform at that scale – with consistent adoption across all groups – is a different challenge from a single-office deployment. MuchSkills Professional Onboarding gave them the configuration, integration, and change management support to make it work. The result: 90%+ adoption, and skills data that now feeds directly into annual strategy reporting.
FAQs
Do I need Professional Onboarding, or can my team set up MuchSkills independently?
For organisations with more than 100 users, Professional Onboarding is the recommended path – and for most, the fastest route to a live, actively used platform. For organisations with fewer than 50 users and a straightforward single-location structure, self-guided setup is possible. For anyone in between – or with HRIS integration requirements, complex team structures, or previous experience of low adoption on enterprise tools – Professional Onboarding significantly improves outcomes.
What does platform implementation actually involve?
We configure the platform to reflect your organisation – importing your skills taxonomy, setting up role presets and team structures, establishing user permissions, and handling SSO/SAML where needed. Where needed, we also clean and import historical data – skills records, certifications, and work experience – from Excel or previous systems. We train your administrators, support your go-live, and monitor adoption metrics for 30 days after launch. The goal: a platform that reflects how your organisation works from the first day a user logs in.
Which HRIS systems does MuchSkills integrate with?
MuchSkills connects natively with BambooHR, Workday, HiBob, Personio, SAP SuccessFactors, Dayforce, CatalystOne, Zoho, and Microsoft Active Directory. For systems outside the native connectors, integration is available via API – we manage the technical setup and testing.
How is MuchSkills onboarding different from setting it up internally?
The difference is depth and track record. Internal setup works for simple, single-location organisations – but configuration decisions made at go-live are hard to undo at scale. Our team has run hundreds of implementations and knows which taxonomy structures, permission models, and adoption approaches work for which types of organisation. We also bring tested intervention protocols for adoption – so if completion rates slip in month one, we already have a plan.
Can Professional Onboarding be purchased alongside Skills Strategy & Design?
Yes – and for most new customers, this is the recommended path. If your organisation does not yet have a skills taxonomy or role presets, Skills Strategy & Design typically runs before or alongside platform implementation. We scope both together to avoid delays at go-live.
How much does Professional Onboarding cost?
Pricing is scoped per organisation based on size, complexity, HRIS platform, and adoption support scope. Talk to us for a detailed quote.
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“It’s rare to find a platform that can make workforce planning more data-driven while simultaneously making people conversations more meaningful.”
“Eliminated spreadsheet chaos across 200+ employees.”
“Our managers are having better 1:1s than ever.”
“I appreciate how easy it is to compile skills into an analysis list, give employees an assessment of their skills, and thus get a clear picture of the distribution of competencies in the company, such as AI skills.”
“90% clearer visibility into team skills and project readiness.”
“They have implemented many of our suggestions and worked with us as a reliable implementation partner to tailor the tool to our needs.”
“The platform also made it easy for us to track and report on technical certifications across numerous vendors, notify the right people when certifications were close to expiring…”
“It helps to visualize each individual’s skills, identify weaknesses and work on improvement to increase productivity and efficiency.”
“It helps us stay audit-ready and meet the requirements connected to our ISO and AS certifications, while at the same time giving us a practical tool for identifying skill gaps.”
“It’s easy to use, easy to get value out of quickly, and it has a lot of flexibility in terms of integrating with different systems.”
“The most compelling and intuitive solution on the market.”
Dmitry R.Head of People“Cut workforce planning time by 60%.”
“The initial setup was very easy, especially being able to sync AD users, which is really nice.”
“Transformed how we talk about skills, from assumptions to data.”
“MuchSkills 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.”
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