{
  "name": "Bodhih Competency Spine",
  "version": "v1",
  "published": "2026-10-02",
  "publisher": "Bodhih Training Solutions Private Limited, Bengaluru, India",
  "url": "https://www.bodhih.org/competency-framework",
  "licence": "CC BY 4.0",
  "licenceUrl": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "Bodhih Training Solutions (2026). Bodhih Competency Spine, version v1. https://www.bodhih.org/competency-framework. Licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "scale": "0-100",
  "bands": [
    {
      "band": "aware",
      "min": 0,
      "max": 19
    },
    {
      "band": "applying",
      "min": 20,
      "max": 39
    },
    {
      "band": "independent",
      "min": 40,
      "max": 59
    },
    {
      "band": "advanced",
      "min": 60,
      "max": 79
    },
    {
      "band": "expert",
      "min": 80,
      "max": 100
    }
  ],
  "halfLifeDays": "Days after which a reading carries half its original weight in a person’s current profile; skills that fade faster have shorter half-lives.",
  "competencies": [
    {
      "code": "SPN.1.1",
      "clusterCode": "SPN.1",
      "cluster": "Communication",
      "name": "Written Clarity",
      "definition": "Writes so the reader acts correctly the first time, without a follow-up call.",
      "halfLifeDays": 900
    },
    {
      "code": "SPN.1.2",
      "clusterCode": "SPN.1",
      "cluster": "Communication",
      "name": "Spoken Fluency",
      "definition": "Speaks at length without searching for words, at a pace an audience can follow.",
      "halfLifeDays": 900
    },
    {
      "code": "SPN.1.3",
      "clusterCode": "SPN.1",
      "cluster": "Communication",
      "name": "Listening and Comprehension",
      "definition": "Hears what was meant, not only what was said, and checks rather than assumes.",
      "halfLifeDays": 900
    },
    {
      "code": "SPN.1.4",
      "clusterCode": "SPN.1",
      "cluster": "Communication",
      "name": "Presenting and Storytelling",
      "definition": "Structures a case so a room remembers the point a week later.",
      "halfLifeDays": 900
    },
    {
      "code": "SPN.1.5",
      "clusterCode": "SPN.1",
      "cluster": "Communication",
      "name": "Difficult Conversations",
      "definition": "Raises the real issue early and keeps the relationship intact.",
      "halfLifeDays": 900
    },
    {
      "code": "SPN.1.6",
      "clusterCode": "SPN.1",
      "cluster": "Communication",
      "name": "Cross-Cultural Communication",
      "definition": "Adjusts register, directness and context for the person across the table.",
      "halfLifeDays": 900
    },
    {
      "code": "SPN.2.1",
      "clusterCode": "SPN.2",
      "cluster": "Collaboration and Influence",
      "name": "Teamwork",
      "definition": "Contributes to a shared result rather than a personal one, visibly.",
      "halfLifeDays": 900
    },
    {
      "code": "SPN.2.2",
      "clusterCode": "SPN.2",
      "cluster": "Collaboration and Influence",
      "name": "Stakeholder Management",
      "definition": "Knows who needs what, when, and keeps them ahead of surprises.",
      "halfLifeDays": 900
    },
    {
      "code": "SPN.2.3",
      "clusterCode": "SPN.2",
      "cluster": "Collaboration and Influence",
      "name": "Negotiation",
      "definition": "Finds the trade that both sides can defend to their own people.",
      "halfLifeDays": 900
    },
    {
      "code": "SPN.2.4",
      "clusterCode": "SPN.2",
      "cluster": "Collaboration and Influence",
      "name": "Conflict Resolution",
      "definition": "Moves a stuck disagreement to a decision without a winner and a loser.",
      "halfLifeDays": 900
    },
    {
      "code": "SPN.2.5",
      "clusterCode": "SPN.2",
      "cluster": "Collaboration and Influence",
      "name": "Networking and Relationship Building",
      "definition": "Builds the relationships needed before they are needed.",
      "halfLifeDays": 900
    },
    {
      "code": "SPN.3.1",
      "clusterCode": "SPN.3",
      "cluster": "Leading People",
      "name": "Delegation",
      "definition": "Hands over outcomes with the authority to achieve them, and does not take them back.",
      "halfLifeDays": 1080
    },
    {
      "code": "SPN.3.2",
      "clusterCode": "SPN.3",
      "cluster": "Leading People",
      "name": "Coaching and Feedback",
      "definition": "Says the useful thing close to the event, specifically enough to act on.",
      "halfLifeDays": 1080
    },
    {
      "code": "SPN.3.3",
      "clusterCode": "SPN.3",
      "cluster": "Leading People",
      "name": "Performance Management",
      "definition": "Sets expectations that are clear in advance and holds them fairly.",
      "halfLifeDays": 1080
    },
    {
      "code": "SPN.3.4",
      "clusterCode": "SPN.3",
      "cluster": "Leading People",
      "name": "Motivating and Engaging",
      "definition": "Connects the work to something the person actually cares about.",
      "halfLifeDays": 1080
    },
    {
      "code": "SPN.3.5",
      "clusterCode": "SPN.3",
      "cluster": "Leading People",
      "name": "Leading Change",
      "definition": "Takes a team through a change they did not choose without losing them.",
      "halfLifeDays": 1080
    },
    {
      "code": "SPN.3.6",
      "clusterCode": "SPN.3",
      "cluster": "Leading People",
      "name": "Hiring and Onboarding",
      "definition": "Selects on evidence rather than impression, and makes the first month count.",
      "halfLifeDays": 1080
    },
    {
      "code": "SPN.4.1",
      "clusterCode": "SPN.4",
      "cluster": "Thinking and Judgement",
      "name": "Problem Solving",
      "definition": "Gets to the cause rather than the symptom, and knows the difference.",
      "halfLifeDays": 1260
    },
    {
      "code": "SPN.4.2",
      "clusterCode": "SPN.4",
      "cluster": "Thinking and Judgement",
      "name": "Analytical Reasoning",
      "definition": "Reads evidence carefully, including the evidence against their own view.",
      "halfLifeDays": 1260
    },
    {
      "code": "SPN.4.3",
      "clusterCode": "SPN.4",
      "cluster": "Thinking and Judgement",
      "name": "Decision Making",
      "definition": "Decides at the right moment with the information available, and says why.",
      "halfLifeDays": 1260
    },
    {
      "code": "SPN.4.4",
      "clusterCode": "SPN.4",
      "cluster": "Thinking and Judgement",
      "name": "Systems Thinking",
      "definition": "Sees the second-order effect before it arrives.",
      "halfLifeDays": 1260
    },
    {
      "code": "SPN.4.5",
      "clusterCode": "SPN.4",
      "cluster": "Thinking and Judgement",
      "name": "Commercial Acumen",
      "definition": "Understands how the organisation makes money and what their work costs it.",
      "halfLifeDays": 1260
    },
    {
      "code": "SPN.5.1",
      "clusterCode": "SPN.5",
      "cluster": "Execution and Self-Management",
      "name": "Planning and Prioritisation",
      "definition": "Sequences work so the important thing is not crowded out by the urgent one.",
      "halfLifeDays": 720
    },
    {
      "code": "SPN.5.2",
      "clusterCode": "SPN.5",
      "cluster": "Execution and Self-Management",
      "name": "Ownership and Accountability",
      "definition": "Owns the outcome including the parts they did not control.",
      "halfLifeDays": 720
    },
    {
      "code": "SPN.5.3",
      "clusterCode": "SPN.5",
      "cluster": "Execution and Self-Management",
      "name": "Adaptability and Resilience",
      "definition": "Recovers quickly from setbacks and changes approach rather than repeating it.",
      "halfLifeDays": 720
    },
    {
      "code": "SPN.5.4",
      "clusterCode": "SPN.5",
      "cluster": "Execution and Self-Management",
      "name": "Time and Energy Management",
      "definition": "Protects attention for the work that needs it.",
      "halfLifeDays": 720
    },
    {
      "code": "SPN.5.5",
      "clusterCode": "SPN.5",
      "cluster": "Execution and Self-Management",
      "name": "Continuous Learning",
      "definition": "Closes their own gaps deliberately rather than waiting to be trained.",
      "halfLifeDays": 720
    },
    {
      "code": "SPN.6.1",
      "clusterCode": "SPN.6",
      "cluster": "Digital and Data Fluency",
      "name": "Spreadsheet Proficiency",
      "definition": "Builds a model somebody else can open, understand and trust.",
      "halfLifeDays": 450
    },
    {
      "code": "SPN.6.2",
      "clusterCode": "SPN.6",
      "cluster": "Digital and Data Fluency",
      "name": "Data Literacy",
      "definition": "Reads a chart critically and knows when a number is not evidence.",
      "halfLifeDays": 450
    },
    {
      "code": "SPN.6.3",
      "clusterCode": "SPN.6",
      "cluster": "Digital and Data Fluency",
      "name": "Digital Collaboration Tools",
      "definition": "Uses the organisation’s tools well enough not to lose work in them.",
      "halfLifeDays": 450
    },
    {
      "code": "SPN.6.4",
      "clusterCode": "SPN.6",
      "cluster": "Digital and Data Fluency",
      "name": "AI Tool Fluency",
      "definition": "Gets useful output from AI tools and checks it before relying on it.",
      "halfLifeDays": 450
    },
    {
      "code": "SPN.6.5",
      "clusterCode": "SPN.6",
      "cluster": "Digital and Data Fluency",
      "name": "Information Security Awareness",
      "definition": "Recognises the everyday risks and does not become the way in.",
      "halfLifeDays": 450
    }
  ]
}