application a third function category shown in block 304 provides miscellaneous functions including the u201c change selected skill set u201d function that allows the user to select a skill set for use in the skill set assessment process a skill set must be selected before the user may utilize various ones of the assessment functions to enter skill set assessment data in the example provided by fig3 skill set u201c group 1 u201d is selected as shown in block 306 this skill set includes a subset of the skills included in the comprehensive skill set this subset may for example pertain to employment responsibilities for employees of u201c group 1 u201d another group of functions is shown in block 308 under the heading u201c admin u201d selection of this functional category provides the user with a sub menu including various reporting capabilities to be used in manipulating and reporting the analysis results 112 in a meaningful way based on user selections the generated reports can be used by management personnel to make informed management decisions the various administrative functions provided by the current skill set assessment tool are the subject of this application and are described in detail below before describing the administrative functions a brief description is provided concerning the definition of skill sets and the use of skill sets in performing the.