Headcount Governance Scorecard
Twenty-five questions that tell Finance, HR and Recruiting leaders whether headcount is governed, partly governed, or just discussed. Ten minutes, one honest score, and the three moves for the band you land in.
Built on 40+ enterprise implementations and 15+ years in the Workday ecosystem establishing headcount control across Finance, HR and Recruiting.
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What is inside
Written to be used, not filed
- 25 questions across the headcount process
- Budget enforcement, approval workflows, cross-functional reconciliation and audit trails, each answered on a scale so the total means something.
- Three scoring bands
- Red (25 to 50) is essentially ungoverned. Yellow (51 to 90) has a process with gaps. Green (91 to 125) is governed, with the remaining risk in the details.
- Three quick wins by email
- The first email after you download it: run the "487 test" by asking Finance, HR and Recruiting for headcount separately, audit your last ten requisitions for a documented budget approval, and time how long it takes to answer "what is our headcount".
- A path forward for each band
- The rest of the sequence reads your band and describes what the next stage of governance looks like from where you are.
Who wrote it
Written from the client side of the HRIS, not from the vendor's documentation
Kinnect's founder spent his career owning headcount systems inside enterprise HR and Finance teams before building the platform. The scorecard is the working method from that time, written down so your team can run it without us.
- 15+ years in the Workday ecosystem
- 10+ years in client-side roles
- 40+ enterprise implementations
Before you enter your email
Is the scorecard free?
Yes. Enter a work email and the download link appears on this page the moment you submit, with a copy in your inbox. There is no call attached.
What will you send me?
A short sequence of emails about headcount governance, starting with three things to do this week. You can unsubscribe from any of them.
Who wrote it?
Kinnect's founder, from 15+ years in the Workday ecosystem and 40+ enterprise implementations.
Is it Workday-specific?
No. It applies to any organization planning and approving headcount, whichever HRIS and ATS are involved. Workday examples appear where they help.
Can I share it with my team?
Yes. Pass the file on to Finance, HR and Recruiting. Several of the exercises work best when all three take them separately and compare.
Free scorecard
Find out whether your headcount is governed or just discussed
Twenty-five questions, ten minutes, one honest score. Your band comes with the three moves that matter most for where you are.