Global Ipe Brochure Mercer
Global Ipe Brochure Mercer
Global Ipe Brochure Mercer
T O A N E V O LV I N G
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W H AT I S M E R C E R I P E?
Mercer IPE (International Position Evaluation) is a proprietary global job
evaluation methodology based on a series of business-related factors
and dimensions that represent core job attributes. Application of the IPE
methodology provides an organizing framework based on a jobs value within
the context of an organization and the wider commercial environment. IPE
implementation follows a simple process focusing on organization structure,
the complexities of the business, and the alignment of jobs to the business.
DEFINE
THE BUSINESS
SIZE THE
ORGANIZATION
EVALUATE
THE JOB
GOVERN
THE PROCESS
CENTRALIZED
PRODUCTS
HEADCOUNT
IMPACT
COMMUNICATION
or
SERVICES
or
FINANCIAL
SERVICES
ECONOMIC
VOLUME
INNOVATION
KNOWLEDGE
$ $
ECONOMIC
VALUE CHAIN
RISK
DECENTRALIZED
GOVERNANCE
MODEL
REQUIRED
RESOURCES
PROCESS
Mercer IPEs
organization sizing
approach helps
differentiate segments
of your business based
on three components:
headcount, economic
volume and complexity
delivered through a
value chain assessment.
Organization sizing
plays a key role in
quantifying the level of
impact and contribution
a job has on your
organizations success.
The Mercer IPE evaluation factors reflect current thinking on how many successful companies view and value jobs.
Consistent application of these factors during the evaluation process can enhance business understanding, support
the assessment of relationships between jobs and job families, and fairly align your jobs between levels, among
business segments, and across borders. The five factors are:
IMPACT
COMMUNICATION
The nature of a jobs influence on the organization and the breadth and
depth of the jobs contribution
The type of communication skills required by the job, the purpose of
communication, and the audience with which the job communicates
INNOVATION
The level of problem solving and design/development that the job requires
and the nature of the problems the job typically encounters
KNOWLEDGE
RISK
The nature of mental and physical risk associated with the job and the
conditions in which the job operates
W H AT C A N M E R C E R I P E D O F O R Y O U R O R G A N I Z AT I O N ?
Mercer IPE provides the foundation for consistent and informed HR and business
decisions. It enables rapid blueprinting of new and evolving roles in ways that
manage cost and risk. Mercer IPE helps develop a defined job architecture and
internal job hierarchy that can be the basis for a broad range of talent applications
including:
Global
Leveling
Organization
Design
Rewards
Pay Equity
Talent
Development
Career
Planning
Mobility
Workforce
Planning &
Analytics
The inclusion
of dimensions
such as impact
and innovation
help ascribe
the true value
of work in a
climate where
individual
skills have
never been
more valued
nor governance
more critical.
Mercer IPE
is tied to
market pay
data in over
250 Mercer
compensation
surveys,
providing a
link between
internal and
external job
value.