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Strategic Employee Development (SED) ProgramAs with many other U.S. agencies, succession planning is becoming a critical need for NASA. The primary drivers include (a) NASAs higher-than-average aged workforce with approximately 50 of employees eligible for retirement within 5 years; and (b) employees who need better developmental conversations to increase morale and retention. This problem is particularly concerning for Safety Mission Assurance (SMA) organizations since they traditionally rely on more experienced engineers and specialists to perform their organizations functions.In response to this challenge, the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) SMA organization created the Strategic Employee Development (SED) program. The SED programs goal is to provide a proactive method to counter the primary drivers by creating a deeper bench strength and providing a more comprehensive developmental feedback experience for the employee. The SED is a new succession planning framework that enables customization to any organization, and in this case, specifically for an SMA organization. This is accomplished via the identification of key positions, the corresponding critical competencies, and a process to help managers have relevant and meaningful development conversations with the workforce. As a result of the SED, several tools and products were created that allows management to make better strategic workforce decisions. Although there are opportunities for improvement for the SED program, the most important impact has been on the quality of developmental discussions for employees.
Document ID
20170010299
Acquisition Source
Kennedy Space Center
Document Type
Presentation
Authors
Nguyen, Johnny (NASA Kennedy Space Center Cocoa Beach, FL, United States)
Guevara (Castano), Nathalie (NASA Kennedy Space Center Cocoa Beach, FL, United States)
Thorpe, Barbara (NASA Kennedy Space Center Cocoa Beach, FL, United States)
Barnett, Rebecca (NASA Kennedy Space Center Cocoa Beach, FL, United States)
Date Acquired
October 24, 2017
Publication Date
October 18, 2017
Subject Category
Administration And Management
Report/Patent Number
KSC-E-DAA-TN47103-1
Meeting Information
Meeting: International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety Conference (IAASS)
Location: Toulouse
Country: France
Start Date: October 18, 2017
End Date: October 20, 2017
Sponsors: International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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