Step 1
The committee meets for the sole purpose of program evaluation.

Step 2
Committee members are briefed on the need for evaluation and the steps to follow.

Step 3
Results data is presented to the committee (benchmarks from this organization as well as competitors). Make sure that you have access to the information that you need, and that committee members find the most useful. In order to efficiently gather information for the committee members, hiring managers will need access to a form or web-based questionnaire that quickly and effectively collects the information.

The following benchmarks and questions might be helpful for your committee:

• Turnover rates within the succession plan members.
• Number of positions replaced with internal/external candidates.
• Was a successor identified to take the position before the job was vacated?
• If so, how was the individual being prepared?
• If not, explain why we were not preparing a successor.
• Who was selected, and why?