Skillset matching is essential when organizational demands evolve, and new project opportunities arise. Alignment of people to meet changing needs is often based on instinct and tribal knowledge rather than optimized and informed by relevant data.  Investing in people as valuable business assets requires knowledge of current skills, and awareness of future opportunities to align interests with growth. University of Washington Information Technology (UW-IT), like many large organizations, has limited visibility into the vast skillsets, experience and interests of its numerous staff.

PEACOCKS provides a framework and tool prototype that systemizes human characteristics such as skills, experience levels, and growth interests, then applies a taxonomic schema to match project requirements with optimal team members. PEACOCKS is a vessel for collecting and organizing valuable knowledge and insight into staffs’ talent, experience, and growth potential. Built for UW-IT, this prototype is a customizable foundation that could be leveraged by other organizations.