The succession hierarchy is a visual representation of the probable successors identified for workers at each level. It helps talent managers and plan administrators to analyze succession plans that are in place, particularly for senior and top executives in an enterprise.

Plan administrators and managers can navigate to the View Succession Hierarchy page by clicking the View Succession Hierarchy icon for a worker when creating or updating succession plans. The View Succession Hierarchy icon appears only if at least one probable successor is identified.

On the View Succession Hierarchy page, you can view probable successors who are identified for a worker in a downward view. A successor hierarchy below the selected worker is displayed. For example, if Linda Crowley is a manager, you can view the workers who are identified as probable successors for Linda. You can view the name of the successor and details such as succession status, succession potential, retention potential, readiness percent, and rank. This page also indicates the number of plans in which a worker is identified as a probable successor. If a worker is identified in multiple plans, then you can evaluate the readiness percent of the worker across plans and identify the most suitable role for the worker.