Confirming Development Needs for Team Members

If the Development Plan process is set up to require manager confirmation for Development Needs, the manager receives an Action for each Development Need.

The manager can:

  • Confirm the Development Need immediately
  • View the Development Need in context before confirming.

To confirm a Development Need immediately:

  1. In the menu, select Actions:

    Screenshot: Cursor on the Actions link the WX menu

    WX displays your Actions page.

  2. Scroll to the Development Plan section:

    Screenshot: Approve Development Need action on the Actions page

    WX displays Development Needs that need confirmation for your Team Members.

  3. Select Approve Development Needs:

    Screenshot: Cursor on the Approve Development Need button

    WX displays the Approve view for the type of Development Need you selected, in this case a Competency Need:

    Screenshot: Approve view for a Competency based Development Need

    You can change or add details, including progress notes and an outcome, for example if the Development Need is being added retrospectively.

  4. To confirm the Development Need, select Approve.

To view the Development Need in context:

  1. In the menu, select Actions:

    Screenshot: Cursor on the Actions link the WX menu

    WX displays your Actions page.

  2. Scroll to the Development Plan section:

    Screenshot: Approve Development Need action on the WX Actions page

  3. Select the Team Member:

    Screenshot: Cursor on the Team Member name for an action

    WX displays the Team Member profile open at the Development Plan page:

    Screenshot: Development Plan for a Team Member

    Badges mark the Development Needs waiting for your confirmation.

  4. Select:

    • View Details to display more information about the Development Need. You cannot edit the details in this view.
    • Edit to display the details of the Development Need in editable form. You can Approve from the Edit view.
    • Approve to display the details and approve; you can edit details in the Approve view.