Headcount Planning Maturity Model
Twenty statements across planning process, technology and governance that place your headcount planning on one of four levels, from Reactive to Governed, and show which dimension to fix first.
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
- Three dimensions
- Planning Process, Technology and Integration, and Governance and Controls, each scored separately so the breakdown tells you more than the total.
- Four levels
- Level 1 Reactive (20 to 32), Level 2 Structured (33 to 48), Level 3 Integrated (49 to 64) and Level 4 Governed (65 to 80), with what each level looks like day to day.
- Built to be taken three times
- Finance, HR and Recruiting take it independently and compare. Organizations rarely land on the same level from all three seats.
- Three quick wins by email
- Align on one definition of headcount, measure your reconciliation tax (the hours spent making three numbers agree), and re-run the assessment with all three functions in the room.
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 maturity model 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 maturity model 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 planning maturity, 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 maturity model
See which level your headcount planning is really at
Take it yourself, then hand it to Finance, HR and Recruiting. The gap between the three scores is the finding, and the model tells you which dimension to fix first.