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Talent Management Maturity Model (TMMM) Survey

Please select the answer that best describes the current situation in your organization. Completing the survey will take less than 10 minutes.

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1.   Who actively and visibly leads the Talent Management efforts in your organization?
HR, Program Owner
HR, Some Executive Sponsorship, multiple pieces of organization
HR, Executive Sponsor, ownership and accountability at most organization levels
Full ownership and accountability at all organizational levels, CEO and Board proactively involved


2.   To what extent are Talent Management efforts in your organization aligned with the Business strategy?
Little alignment, may be “off the shelf” program activity
Aligned with pieces of business strategy or with units of business
Aligned with business strategy, customized to fit business needs
Aligned with business strategy, goals and objectives reinforced by compensation


3.   How well resourced or supported are the Talent Management efforts in your organization?
No or little IT, program support resources only
Some IT stand alone applications, some support resources
Set of IT systems or Separate TM system, appropriate level of support resources
Integrated with enterprise IT systems and extensive support resources including funding


4.   What metrics are normally collected about your Talent Management efforts?
Primarily activity based
Activity, Commitment
Activity, Commitment, Results
Value based metrics & ROI


5.   How are data collected from your Talent Management efforts used in your organization?
Data Collection to identify and/or address local issues
Data collection from TM efforts to identify and address local and/or tactical issues
Data from TM efforts drive strategic decision making ensuring that Talent Management efforts meet business needs
Talent Management efforts are part of the business fabric and evolve continuously with business


6.   Who participates in the Talent Management activities in your organization?
Early adopters only
Some business units, elements (Early Majority)
Most business units, elements
Enterprise wide


7.   What is the primary focus or objective of your Talent Management efforts?
TM Activity Delivery
TM Development (developing new TM components)
TM results
Business Impact


8.   How comprehensive or extensive are your Talent Management efforts?
Single or a few components
Multiple components
Most standard TM components
Complete suite of Talent Management Components


9.   To what extent are your Talent Management efforts a normal part of “doing business” in your organization?
Little or no integration, likely a stand alone activity
Mostly stand alone activities, maybe some activities connected
Activities are connected and integration with business execution has started
Seamless with business execution


Narrative Question

What do you consider as your greatest challenge in the Talent Management area? And why is this your greatest challenge?






What industry are you in?


How large is your organization?


We appreciate your participation in Lore's Talent Management Survey. Your responses will be included along with the responses of other senior leaders from major organizations around the world. We will summarize Lore's findings into a special white paper report. All information will be reported in aggregate, and the individual organizational results of your survey are strictly confidential. Your data and your contact information will not be shared with anyone outside of Lore. Whenever possible, we will try to report out industry findings so you can benchmark your organization against the industry average from our study. We will also report talent management trends from around the world according to the data available. Please provide us with your contact information so we can send you the report.

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The Talent Management Maturity Model was developed by William Doherty in collaboration with Noah Rabinowitz and Michael Pilnick.


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