SSQ Purchase
What’s involved in purchasing the SSQ and the SSQ Process?
There are 7 steps in process for scoring and reporting on the SSQ

1. Initial consultation
Includes setting up the roles, reporting outputs, communications and email invitations to SSQ scoring participants

2. Education/training of participants (online)
Includes video tutorials, guides and white papers

3. Completing the Background Questionnaire (online)

4. Completing the SSQ (online)

5. Generating the Role Plots

6. Comparing SSQ responses from the various scoring participants and finalising the SSQ input

7. Compiling the Role Analysis Reports
SSQ Purchase Further Explained
The investment in purchasing the SSQ includes access to the following:
1. Initial consulting/advisory access from 30 to 60 minutes
- To clarify the process and set-up, provide expert guidance, ensure training, clarity and a successful project launch
- This step involves how to use the website to set up the roles to be analysed, reporting outputs and invitations to participants who will be scoring the roles
2. Completion of Three Webinar Tutorials for SSQ Scoring Participants
- Webinar on The Business Case for SWP, Critical Role Identification and HR Analytics (15 minutes)
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Webinar on About SWP, Critical Role Identification and HR Analytics (30 minutes)
Note. This also constitutes a prelude for those involved in scoring the SSQ. - - Webinar tutorial on How to Score the SSQ (30 minutes)
Warning: It is essential that those involved in scoring the SSQ have observed the above relevant webinars, otherwise the integrity of the tool will most likely be compromised!
3. The Background Questionnaire for Business Leaders
- This Background Questionnaire to be completed prior to all scoring participants completing the SSQ
- The Questionnaire includes organisational challenges, capabilities, competencies, skill elements, roles, impact of AI, etc. This information will be relevant both to the identification of Critical Roles and inform on the development of the Strategic Workforce Plan
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It is designed to achieve ‘buy-in’ of Business Leaders into the process
Note. This questionnaire can be modified to suit the requirements of the client
4. Scoring the SSQ (includes a soft copy of the questionnaire)
- The 55 item SSQ to be scored by the designated SSQ in-house Subject Matter Expert (SME), the relevant Business Partner and the Business Leader who oversees the roles in question
- Each scoring participant enters their scores for each of the roles to the link and thereafter then they are able to compare their scores with those of the other participants
- Scoring differences can then be discussed by scoring participants priot to determining the final scoring
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Role mapping charts are then generated
Note. A Guide to the SSQ is available for download that has examples of scoring for various roles over various industries. A pdf version of the SSQ is also available for download which forms part of the reading and preparation in scoring roles.
5. A Sample Role Mapping and Analysis Report and Template
- A Role Analysis Reports, including the charts generated from point 4, are then compiled by the SSQ In-house SME
To obtain a quotation, click on here

Purchase of other AWS Supplementary SWP Resources
These resources include:
- Workbook and Guide to Developing a Strategic Workforce Plan (SWP)
- Guide to HR Data Interpretation and Interventions
- Sample SWP Reports (that can also be used as templates):
- SWP Part 1: Business & Workforce Strategy Considerations
- SWP Part 2: HR Data & Interpretation
- SWP Part 3: Action Plan
- Excel Tools
- The EVP Profiling Tool (based on the psychological contract) for profiling EVPs by workforce segment
- The Recruitment/Redundancy Forecasting Tool for calculating future recruitment needs and/or redundancy requirements
- The Legacy Workforce Tracking Tool for projecting the workforce into the future if nothing is done
- The Cost of Turnover Tracking Tool for calculating the ‘bottom line’ cost of turnover by workforce segment
These tools come with unlimited usage.
Quotation Enquiry
For the links Request a Quote, go to this form:
For the SSQ Brochure Download, White Paper Download (Store) or Accessing the Video Tutorial on About SWP, Critical Role Identification and HR Analytics, click on the button below