Assess projects across the organization for delivery performance and target capabilities, identifying strong
mentoring candidates for formalized skill development under the support, direction, and mentoring of senior CoC
members.
Establish practice forums, educational seminars, and targeted Human Resources initiatives to attract,
develop, and promote CoC talent.
Get buy-in and a confirmation of support from each candidate's manager. They must be made aware that the
mentor will need dedicated time to perform mentoring activities.
Initially, unless you have experts on staff, you will need to hire mentors from outside your organization. Over time,
these external mentors will transfer knowledge to resident mentors in your organization, so that they can support the
process and tools on their own. Typically these are senior, experienced practitioners who can lead.. When they are
ready, these professionals will divide their time between applying the process and tools in real projects (60 to
70 percent) and mentoring other projects (30 to 40 percent).
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