What is Kahuna?
Kahuna is a Skills and Competency Management Software designed to assist enterprises in managing and developing their workforce. This solution is specifically tailored for enterprises of all sizes, aiming to meet the needs of Human Resources, Talent Management, Learning and Development, as well as industries such as Energy and Field Services.
Key Features
Team Matrix: According to the vendor, this feature provides managers with a comprehensive view of their team's skill assessments and identifies skill gaps. It offers a detailed skill heatmap to gauge strengths and weaknesses and allows managers to quickly search for employees with specific skills.
Employee Dashboard: The vendor claims that this feature consolidates all assigned skills and to-dos into a single view for employees. It highlights assigned skills, provides clarity on focus areas, and helps employees understand skill gaps and access relevant learning resources.
Assessment Form: According to the vendor, this feature utilizes a flexible form to assign and perform assessments of employees. It supports blended assessments with multiple levels, descriptors, inputs, workflow stages, and assessors. Multiple assessment approaches, including checklists, quizzes, on-the-job assessments, and experiential assessments, are supported.
Assignment Workbench: The vendor states that this feature displays a hierarchical taxonomy of skills, competencies, qualifications, and certifications. Administrators can view and manage their team and all currently assigned skill roles. The deep skills library data model allows for flexibility in attributes, verification, workflows, and assessors.
Talent Finder: According to the vendor, this feature enables users to search for employees matching specific job criteria. It queries validated skills data, learning and training completions, and experiences tracked in Kahuna, facilitating the quick identification of talent to meet workforce demands.
Capability Planning: The vendor claims that this feature allows users to create future demand scenarios and measure the current workforce's skills supply. It utilizes skill data to identify deficits or overages and supports the creation of action and development plans to close skill gaps.
Mobile App: The vendor states that this feature provides a streamlined application for easy navigation of the assessment process. It supports hands-free experience with voice recognition and is compatible with both Android and iOS devices, accessible online or offline.
Skills Tracking System with Enterprise Integrations: According to the vendor, this feature integrates directly with leading applications to maximize the utilization of the entire HR and operations tech stack. It enables seamless data exchange and synchronization with other systems.