org-planning

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.