What is a skills-based org chart?

A skills-based org chart layers proficiency data, career levels, skill flags, and certifications onto the traditional reporting structure. Instead of showing only who reports to whom, it shows what each person and team can actually do — making capability visible alongside structure.

How is this different from a traditional HRIS org chart?

HRIS org charts show names, titles, and reporting lines. An org chart in SkillsDB adds skills, proficiency grades, career level benchmarks, and talent flags to every node — connecting organizational structure to verified capability data. You see more than position. You see readiness.

Can I browse by department or location?

Yes. Switch between views — manager hierarchy, department structure, or geographic layout — to see the org from different angles. Each view carries the same skills and proficiency data, organized by the dimension that matters for your question.

Can I search for specific skills on the org chart?

Yes. Search by skill and the chart highlights which people across the organization have it. Filter by proficiency level or flag type (Expert, Mentor) to narrow the results. Find capability without knowing which team it sits in.

When will the org chart be available?

The skills-based org chart is currently in development. Join the waitlist to be notified when it launches and to get early access.

Why don't traditional org charts reflect how work actually gets done?

Because work has outgrown the org chart model. According to <a href="https://www.deloitte.com/us/en/insights/topics/talent/organizational-skill-based-hiring.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Deloitte's research on skills-based organizations</a>, 71% of workers perform work outside their job description, and only 24% do the same work as peers with the same title. A skills-enriched org chart reveals who actually does what — showing capabilities, flags, and proficiency data alongside reporting structure.

Org Chart

See what your org can do — not just who reports to whom.

Q: What data powers the org chart?

The org chart is built on data already in SkillsDB — manager hierarchies, departments, divisions, regions, skills, proficiency grades, career levels, certifications, and skill flags. If your organization is already using SkillsDB, the org chart will work with data you’ve already captured.

An org chart layered with skills, proficiency, and career data — so every structural question comes with a capability answer. Coming soon.

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Traditional org charts show boxes and lines. Names, titles, reporting relationships. What they don’t show is whether the people in those boxes have the skills your strategy requires — or whether the team under a departing VP can actually absorb the work.

When leadership asks “do we have the capability to launch this initiative?” — an org chart that only shows structure gives you nothing. You need an org chart that shows what your people can actually do.

What If Your Org Chart Showed Capability?

SkillsDB already tracks skills, proficiency grades, career levels, certifications, and skill flags for every person in your organization — connected to manager hierarchies, departments, divisions, and regions. The skills-based org chart brings all of that data into a visual structure. Browse your organization by reporting line, department, or division. See skills and proficiency at every node. Find your Experts. Spot capability gaps in a team before they become a problem. The org chart stops being a directory and becomes a workforce intelligence tool.

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How It Works

For Talent Development

Browse the org chart to see career levels and proficiency summaries. Click into any person for their full skills profile, career pathway, and learning plan status.

For Resource Planning

Assess capability by team or department. See which parts of the org have Experts in critical skills — and which need staffing or development.

For Workforce Strategy

When planning a reorganization or expansion, the chart shows where capability lives and where you’ll need to build or hire — in the structural context of the org.

For Frontline Training

View frontline teams by site or location. See training completion, certification status, and proficiency coverage — identify compliance gaps from the team-level view.

71% of workers perform work outside their job description — and only 24% do the same work as peers with the same title. Job titles don’t describe what people do. An org chart built on skills does.

— Deloitte, “The skills-based organization”

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Your org chart should show more than boxes and lines.

Join the waitlist to be the first to see the skills-based org chart — where structure meets capability.

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See what your org can do — not just who reports to whom.

What If Your Org Chart Showed Capability?

How It Works

For Talent Development

For Resource Planning

For Workforce Strategy

For Frontline Training

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