Replacement Charts

A replacement chart lists the critical job roles in a company, the employees currently positioned in
those roles, their competencies, the current vacancies and facilitates in future succession planning.
Against each vacant position, the competencies required for the position are mapped and then the
employees in the organization with the requisite competencies are tagged and thus the potential
replacements are found. The details of the potential candidates along with their age, skills, their
experience and the competencies they need to satisfy the required position are listed. Then a
comparative analysis of the experience and skillsets of the potential candidates with those required
for the position is done. It is in this way that the company can organize its succession planning and
can identify internal KSAs (Knowledge, Skills and Abilities).

Replacement charts classify employees into four groups

i) Employees ready for promotion
ii) Employees who would be ready for future promotions if given additional training
iii) Employees performing satisfactorily but needs motivation and further improvements
iv) Employees who are not fit to be on employment & need to be replaced.

The replacement charts answer the following questions

i) what is the organizational history of an employee and the competencies that the employee
possesses?
ii) Who are the most eligible replacement options for a vacant position?
iii) What are the benefits of selecting a particular employee for the incumbent position relative to
another employee? Changes must be made to replacement charts regularly, at least once annually,
and with changes in market scenario and economic conditions.

A slightly different term is a position replacement chart which lists down all the employees that can
replace an employee holding a job position. Personnel replacement charts are computerised for
easy accessibility and modification as per requirement. Thus, it aids in determining the benefits of
selecting an employee for a position quantitatively and prevents the organisation from losing
revenues in case of any unforeseen exit from the organisation. A personnel replacement chart is
shown above.