How do you track the capabilities of your team when it comes to technologies they know across the broad group of IT roles and resources?

i begin by outlining the business goals the team need to deliver against. this identifies the tasks and then the skills / capabilities / personal and team traits needed to complete those tasks today. I predict the skills / capabilities / personal and team traits  that will be needed in the future as the team needs to ready today to bring forward value - they should not need to be asked or find themselves not ready to delivery in the future (this is career and skills pathing work). then i list all the skills/ behaviours etc. needed per role / team. complete a skills analysis (high, medium, low) of the team and set that against what I need. you then find there may not be enough expert coding skills in 6 months or skills are imbalanced etc.  so now the time begins to close the skills / capabilities / personal and team traits with SMART tracked L&D plans / recruitment.

I keep track of all of the team members technical abilities and certifications in a thorough skills inventory. I can quickly gauge people's talents and identify gaps within the team. I push for my staff to engage in ongoing education opportunities like certifications and industry training. This not only benefits their education and development, but also keeps me updated on their successes and new talents.

I'd say all of those, and I'll up the ante by adding in SFIA (Skills Framework for the Information Age). It's a godsend for figuring out career pathways.

https://sfia-online.org/

We are subscribed to Microsoft's online service hub and also have a subscription to LinkedIn Learning. Additionally, we offer reimbursement for tuition fees when individuals complete online courses and provide evidence of successful completion. However, in all cases, it must align with our internal objectives and developmental needs.

Many organizations simply use spreadsheets to track skills/skill sets that their employees have. We also know, as Roland indicated, who has certain certifications and we both encourage and pay for them to certify. We also provide tools such as LinkedIn Learning and Pluralsight, from which we can gather various analytics.