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title: "EPD Employee Development Plans"
canonical: https://www.renatovaldes.com/workbook/development/
description: "Turn performance reviews into funded employee development plans for Engineering, Product, Research, Design and Marketing, with real stretch assignments."
author: Renato Valdés-Olmos
updated: 2026-09-11
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# Turn performance reviews into funded development plans.

Start with the last review. Find what is getting in the way, choose one piece of live work and clear time for it. The manager leaves with a commitment too.

For EPD and IT leaders and People teams turning review feedback into real work for Engineering, Product, Research, Design and Marketing. Operating partners can use the same format across a portfolio.

**Format:** 26 pages, 13 sections, printable PDF and editable spreadsheets.
**Price:** $39.
**Free sample:** [Read chapter two without an email address](https://www.renatovaldes.com/workbook/development/#sample).

## What it helps you do

- **Find the constraint.** Check whether the person needs practice or whether the job is withholding authority, opportunity, time, exposure or cover.
- **Fund 90 days of real work.** Name the assignment, decision boundary, protected hours, displaced work and a mistake the person is allowed to make.
- **Give the manager a job.** Record what they must hand over, open or protect, then put the review date in both calendars.

## What is included

Growth map, quarterly plan, stretch brief, pairing agreement, development signals and funded development, plus a worked example.

## Where to start

Bring the last review to a quarterly conversation. Use the growth map to choose one move and write the assignment and manager commitment together.

## Practical questions

### What do I receive?

You can read the workbook on this site and download a printable PDF and editable .xlsx templates. The set includes all three. No physical book is shipped.
### Do I need the other workbooks?

The growth map uses the six axes defined in Leveling. Start with Leveling, or get the set, if those axes are new to your team.
### Will this work with our HRIS and AI tools?

Yes. Map the spreadsheet fields into your HR system and use a stable employee ID. Keep private notes out of the approved record. An AI client or MCP connection can read the exported JSON through your own file or drive connector, check for missing fields and prepare drafts. A person still approves every level, pay decision and development commitment.
### Why not use the framework built into our HR package?

You may be able to. HR software handles forms, permissions, workflow and storage well. This set helps the leadership team decide what the fields mean, which evidence counts and who may make an exception. If the package can preserve those choices and keep assessment, pay and development separate, configure the process there.
### How do I get access?

After checkout, an email goes to the address you paid with. Its private reader link opens the complete workbook. You can also open the reader from this page and enter the access key from the email. The sample remains a separate public chapter.
### Can I use it with my team?

A single purchase covers one person, with sharing permitted with your own manager and managers who report to you while running a cycle. The $499 team license covers one leadership team or function at one company. Company-wide, multi-division or portfolio-company use needs an enterprise license. A single purchase can be credited toward the team license. Read the license.
### What if we need an enterprise rollout?

Enterprise licenses start at $2,500 for company-wide, multi-division or portfolio-company use, procurement requirements and an agreed rollout scope. Contact me with the organizations, approximate audience, countries and timing for a quote.
### Can I get a refund?

Read the complete sample chapter before buying. Because the workbook, PDF and editable files are delivered immediately, checkout asks you to acknowledge that the purchase becomes final when digital access begins. Duplicate charges, persistent access failures, material differences from the description and mandatory legal remedies remain covered. Read the access and refund terms.
### Are updates included?

Every revision of v1 is included and sent to the address you paid with. Your purchase does not subscribe you to the essay newsletter.
### Can I get a company invoice?

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