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.