1. Capability heat map
Colour-coded grid: people on one axis, skills on the other, 0-5 rating in every cell. Red zones jump out. Single points of failure expose themselves. Stretch opportunities become obvious.
Award-winning · The Excel Skills Matrix
The whole spreadsheet, laid bare.
Every feature, every formula, every dashboard, every roadmap, built in Excel, refined over 20 years.
Six interconnected components, one file. Open it, populate it, share it. Your team's capability picture on screen by the end of the morning.
Heat map
Roadmaps
Policy
Dashboards
Analytics
Setup guide
£199 one-off
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+ £1 PulseAI
Launch price held through 30 September 2026.
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The exact file you'll download. Customisable to your team.
In one paragraph
The Excel Skills Matrix Template is a single .xlsx file containing a heat-mapped capability grid, the industry-recognised 0-5 capability framework (fixed levels and maths, editable narrative descriptors), automated individual roadmaps, current-vs-target dashboards, and capability analytics for any team up to enterprise scale. It is yours forever for a one-off £199, runs in Excel on day one with no IT involvement, and includes a £1 upgrade to the AI-powered PulseAI web and mobile version in your first year. See also how to build a skills matrix and skills matrix best practices.
What is in this skills matrix template?
Six tabs: capability grid with heat map, 0-5 policy sheet, automated individual roadmaps, Speedo dashboards, analytics, and a setup guide. Everything is Excel-native. No login, no per-seat fee.
How do you fill it in?
Add names and skills, rate current capability 0 to 5, set targets, read the gap column. Most teams finish a first pass in under 30 minutes. See how to build a skills matrix.
What formats are included (Excel, PDF)?
You receive a .xlsx file. Export any sheet to PDF for audits or board packs. PulseAI upgrade adds web and mobile if you outgrow Excel.
What proficiency scale does it use?
The fixed Upleashed 0-5 scale (editable narrative descriptors). Documented in methodology and 0-5 scale explained.
Free vs Premium: what is the difference?
The free builder is 5x5 in your browser. Premium is 30x30 in Excel with roadmaps, policy, and dashboards. Full comparison on free vs paid templates.
Get the free skills matrix template
Download the editable Excel skills matrix, add your team and skills, and produce a one-page heat map in minutes. No email and no payment required.
Download the free skills matrix →Need more power? The Premium Excel template (£199, was £399) adds automated development plans and larger capacity.
Full template tour
What is the Upleashed 0–5 framework?
Every tab, every dashboard, every formula. The whole product in roughly 4 minutes.
Heads-up: the video mentions an accompanying training programme which is now closed. The template itself is still fully available at 50% off, £199 instead of £399.
The smart play: use this as your internal proof of concept.
Run the £199 Excel template inside your team for a few weeks. Generate the heat map. Take it to your line manager, IT, or procurement as the business case for PulseAI. Then upgrade for £1, the procurement-friendly route. No big-bang software rollout. No internal selling battle. Just evidence, then upgrade.
What's inside
What do you get in the Excel template?
Each component works on its own. Together they answer every operational question a manager or HR partner needs to answer about a team's capability.
2. Editable narrative descriptors on a fixed 0-5 scale
The 0-5 descriptors are pre-filled with the canonical Upleashed wording. Edit any of them to match your industry, your roles, your regulator. The matrix updates automatically.
3. Automated individual roadmaps
Every person gets a generated roadmap of their development priorities: what they're already strong on, where the next investment should land, what stretches are reasonable.
4. Speedo dashboards
At-a-glance gauge dashboards showing team capability vs target. The number every senior leader wants in a one-line update.
5. Current vs target analytics
Charts and tables showing where you are today, where you need to be, and the size of the gap. Plot the same view next quarter to show movement.
6. Setup guide & tutorial
Step-by-step instructions, sample data, and a quick-start checklist so your first matrix is populated in under 30 minutes.
In Excel, today
How it looks on your screen, and on the wall.
Built in Excel so it runs on every machine you already have. Printable so you can stick it up in the team room.
Try it now
Click any cell. See the full descriptor.
A live, interactive mini version of the matrix. Click a cell to see the 0-5 descriptor, the gap to target, and what it really means for your team.
The same logic, the same descriptors, the same maths as the full Excel file.
Why Excel
How long does setup take?
Zero IT lift
No installation, no permissions, no security review. Open the file, you're done.
Yours forever
Pay once, own the file. No subscription, no renewal pressure, no risk of access being yanked.
Procurement-friendly
£199 sits inside almost every manager's discretionary budget. Skip the 6-month procurement cycle.
Familiar interface
Your team already knows Excel. Zero training overhead.
Editable forever
Change the scoring policy, add custom skills, plug in your own logos. It's your file, customise freely.
Upgrade path baked in
When you're ready for AI, mobile, and real-time, upgrade to PulseAI for £1 in your first year.
Key takeaways
- £199 one-off, currently 50% off the £399 RRP. Held through 30 September 2026.
- Six interconnected components: heat map, policy, roadmaps, dashboards, analytics, setup guide.
- Runs in Excel, no installation, no IT, no training.
- Includes a £1 upgrade to PulseAI in your first year of ownership (RRP £199/yr).
- Single-team digital licence, lifetime updates. Award-winning method (North England Prestige Awards 2023/24 and 2024/25).
Simple pricing
One price. Yours forever.
Save £200
Excel Skills Matrix Template
£199
£399
one-off
50% off, launch pricing held through 30 September 2026
Includes £1 PulseAI upgrade
- The full Excel Skills Matrix template (instant download)
- Capability heat map across whole teams
- Auto-generated individual development roadmaps
- Industry-recognised 0-5 framework with editable narrative descriptors
- Current vs target analytics and dashboards
- Step-by-step setup guide and tutorial
- £1 PulseAI upgrade in your first year (RRP £199/yr)
- Single-team licence, up to 30 people and 30 skills
- Lifetime updates to your version
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