Skill

org-planning

Name: org-planning
Author: Anthropic

plan headcount and org design

Published by Anthropic Updated Apr 6

Covers Hiring HR Org Planning

Description

Headcount planning, org design, and team structure optimization. Trigger with "org planning", "headcount plan", "team structure", "reorg", "who should we hire next", or when the user is thinking about team size, reporting structure, or organizational design.

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Org Planning

Help plan organizational structure, headcount, and team design.

Planning Dimensions

Headcount: How many people do we need, in what roles, by when?
Structure: Reporting lines, span of control, team boundaries
Sequencing: Which hires are most critical? What's the right order?
Budget: Headcount cost modeling and trade-offs

Healthy Org Benchmarks

Metric	Healthy Range	Warning Sign
Span of control	5-8 direct reports	< 3 or > 12
Management layers	4-6 for 500 people	Too many = slow decisions
IC-to-manager ratio	6:1 to 10:1	< 4:1 = top-heavy
Team size	5-9 people	< 4 = lonely, > 12 = hard to manage

Output

Produce org charts (text-based), headcount plans with cost modeling, and sequenced hiring roadmaps. Flag structural issues like single points of failure or excessive management overhead.

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