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Critical Role & Succession Heatmap
Engineering and technical teams carry significant workforce risk — specialist skills, long notice periods, and thin internal benches mean a single departure can cause serious disruption. This tool gives you visibility of where you are most exposed before it becomes a crisis.
Download the Succession Heatmap (XLSX)What this tool covers
A three-tab Excel workbook built for a single working session.
- Tab 1 scores every role by business impact, vacancy risk, and ease of replacement and auto-calculates a priority rating
- Tab 2 maps internal successors and their readiness against each critical role
- Tab 3 captures agreed actions with owners and deadlines
Who it is for
- HR and people leads running annual workforce planning or preparing for major projects
- Engineering and operations managers responsible for team capability and continuity
- Leadership teams that want a structured view of succession risk before board or investor review
What you will get
- A clear view of your highest-risk roles, ranked by exposure
- Identification of single points of failure across your engineering and technical team
- A prioritised action plan to reduce succession risk, with owners and timelines
Download the Succession Heatmap (XLSX)
Also available: the companion guide walks you through running a 60-minute session with your team. Download the Succession Heatmap Guide (DOCX)