Strengthening career growth capabilities amid global challenges

Finding the right way to grow your career can be a challenge for global clients. At Conagra, a leading food manufacturer, prioritizing employee growth and career mobility has become especially important amid the recent pandemic.

The company recognized the need for a strong skills base to enable its workforce to develop talent and explore new career opportunities within the organization. With IBM’s support, Conagra successfully implemented a competency-based approach, creating a foundation for employees to chart their career trajectories, discover meaningful work, and seize growth opportunities.

IBM Watson® Talent Frameworks now categorizes 700 Conagra jobs using new job profiles covering more than 4,500 employees. These efforts help ensure that all Conagra employees can pursue impactful career advancement.

Conagra’s Enhanced Workplace Technology Initiative

Conagra felt ill-equipped to navigate new workplace realities in a post-pandemic world. We aimed to provide a transparent skills framework where employees across different departments could assess their skills, receive tailored development plans and explore potential career paths. Employee expectations and values ​​are constantly changing and have changed significantly. Conagra needed a flexible, scalable solution for all current and future job roles.

Illuminating new possibilities with IBM Watson Talent Frameworks

Conagra partnered with IBM to co-create a baseline skills taxonomy for 700 job roles using IBM Watson Talent Frameworks, a powerful library of skills and competencies. Conagra’s human resources (HR) business partners played an integral role in the validation sessions, helping to align the new competency profiles with the company’s strategy and employees’ needs.

IBM Watson Talent FrameworkCombined with Lexonis Essentials tools, it becomes the backbone of our customers’ new models. The success of the project was largely due to the strong collaboration between the Conagra and IBM teams, with both parties actively involved in every step of the process.

IBM Watson Talent Framework Workforce analytics and awareness through a rich data base by helping organizations identify, interview, and coach talent gaps for critical roles across functions such as HR, audit & compliance, sales, finance, marketing, and more. Strengthen HR. Our solutions help you attract and quickly onboard the right talent for the right role.

To learn more, contact an IBM representative today to learn how IBM solutions can drive your organization’s success.

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