How ESTRI is Measured

ESTRI metrics are operational, audit-ready, and provable from system signals — not survey opinions.

Three metric categories, each tied to a distinct layer of the ESTRI framework.

Explore the full ESTRI Metrics library below

CATEGORY

METRIC

WHAT IT MEASURES

LAYER 01

Trust
Foundation

What’s Real

4 METRICS

Skills Trust Coverage

Validated Skills / Total Skills on Record

% of workforce with validated, proficiency-defined skills on record

Evidence-Backed Skills Rate

Evidenced Skills / Total Skills Claimed

% of skills claims supported by observable evidence

Skills Currency Index

Recency × Relevance Weight

Recency and relevance score of skills across role profiles

Role Standard Variance

σ of standard deviation across role families

Consistency of skill standards across equivalent roles

CATEGORY

METRIC

WHAT IT MEASURES

LAYER 02

Governed
Outcomes

What We Can Prove

3 METRICS

Decision Defensibility Rate

Defensible Decisions / Total Decisions Made

% of workforce decisions with traceable rationale and audit trail

Skills Signal Convergence

Consensus signals / Total signals per skill

Agreement rate across multiple skills signal sources

Skills Truth Index

Weighted composite of all ESTRI metric layers

Executive roll-up composite of trust, readiness, and defensibility

CATEGORY

METRIC

WHAT IT MEASURES

LAYER 03

Readiness
Engine

Who Is Ready

3 METRICS

Readiness Coverage Rate

Assessed Critical Roles / Total Critical Roles

% of critical roles with assessed, explainable readiness status

Readiness Lift Rate

Δ Readiness Score over period

Improvement in readiness determination over defined periods

Time to Readiness

Avg. days from gap ID → readiness confirmation

Average gap-closure time from identified need to role readiness