HR Practices Audit
Define Your HR Roadmap
A facilitated, collaborative assessment that benchmarks the maturity of your HR function across 10 core practice areas - and delivers a prioritised roadmap for where to focus investment first.
Most HR functions don't have a clear picture of where they stand.
Without an objective baseline, it's hard to prioritise investment, secure leadership buy-in, or know which practices to formalise first. The HR Practices Audit provides that baseline.
Most organisations lack reliable HR data to support talent decisions. Without data, priorities are based on opinion, not evidence.
Informal practices don't scale. As organisations grow, the lack of formal processes creates inconsistencies, compliance risks, and talent loss.
Many organisations have HR tools that aren't used to their full potential. Technology without adoption generates no value.
How it works
A structured five-step process combining facilitated workshop, data analysis, and report delivery.
Half-day session, virtual or in-person. Structured scoring dialogue across all 10 HR practice areas with key stakeholders.
Participants evaluate maturity across each practice area against the three critical factors - data, process, and technology.
Visual dashboards highlight gaps, priorities, and relative maturity. Benchmarked against comparable organisations.
Written audit with detailed scoring, narrative on strengths and gaps, and a prioritised roadmap tied to business outcomes.
Leadership alignment session on findings, recommendations, and next steps - including the path to ongoing improvement.
Assessment. Analysis. Roadmap.
The audit combines a facilitated workshop with data analysis and report delivery in a single managed engagement.
Half-day structured session with key HR and leadership stakeholders. Covers all 10 practice areas using a structured scoring dialogue against the three critical factors.
- Virtual or in-person based on preference
- Facilitated by senior Peopletree consultants
- Includes CHRO, HR leads, and optional business leaders
- No prior preparation required from participants
Analysis of workshop data to produce a maturity heatmap and full audit report. Benchmarked against comparable organisations.
- Maturity heatmap across 10 practice areas
- Detailed scoring against data, process, and technology
- Benchmarking against comparable organisations
- Clear narrative on strengths, gaps, and opportunities
Leadership alignment session on findings, recommendations, and next steps - including the path to ongoing improvement.
- Findings presentation to leadership team
- Discussion of priorities and next steps
- Roadmap with short-term and long-term actions
- Path to TMaaS for organisations that want to continue
A clear picture of where your HR function stands
The HR Practices Audit evaluates 10 core practice areas that every business should have in place - from workforce planning and succession management to recruitment, retention, and performance.
Each area is evaluated against three critical factors: the quality of your data, the formalisation of your processes, and the effectiveness of your technology. The result is a data-driven picture of your strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities.
The audit serves as a foundation for transformation and a natural gateway into ongoing solutions such as TMaaS.
Data & Information
Accuracy, objectivity, and accessibility of HR data across the function.
Processes, Policies & Procedures
Formalisation, adoption, and integration of HR processes across the business.
Tools & Technology
Usability, agility, and insight generation from your current HR technology stack.
The 10 HR practice areas
Each area is scored against data, process, and technology - producing a maturity heatmap across your entire function.
Workforce Planning
Talent Acquisition & Recruitment
Onboarding & Integration
Performance Management
Learning & Development
Succession Management
High-Potential Management
Retention & Engagement
HR Technology & Analytics
HR Governance & Compliance
Designed for organisations at inflection points
Scaling Organisations
50–500 employees
- Experiencing rapid growth where informal HR approaches no longer scale
- Struggling to maintain culture while building structure and process
- Need clarity on which practices to formalise first - succession, retention, high-potential management
Mid-Market & Enterprise
500+ employees
- HR teams in place but lacking integration across practices
- Stretched HR resources, competing priorities, limited data and analytics maturity
- Need an objective baseline to secure leadership buy-in for HR technology investment
Leadership Teams
C-suite & boards
- Want a simple, visual way to understand HR's effectiveness
- Need to identify where investment will deliver the most impact
- Require a shared language for HR capability across the executive team
Audit + Roadmap
Audit Report
- Heatmap of maturity across 10 practice areas
- Detailed scoring against data, process, and technology
- Clear narrative on strengths, gaps, and integration opportunities
Roadmap
- Prioritised short-term and long-term actions
- Recommendations tied to business outcomes (retention, leadership pipeline, scalability)
Fixed fee. No surprises.
- Half-day workshop included
- Comprehensive report and roadmap
- Follow-up debrief session
- Scalable pricing for multi-division or multi-country
Questions about scope or pricing? Speak to the team
Common questions
Audit + Roadmap
Everything you need to understand where your HR function stands and what to do next.
Heatmap of maturity across 10 practice areas, detailed scoring against data, process, and technology, and clear narrative on strengths, gaps, and integration opportunities.
Prioritised short-term and long-term actions. Recommendations tied to business outcomes (retention, leadership pipeline, scalability).
Leadership alignment session on findings, recommendations, and next steps - including the path to ongoing improvement.
Comparison of your HR maturity against comparable organisations to identify where you are above or below industry standard.
Who is the HR Practices Audit for?
Organisations at inflection points that need a clear picture of their HR function before investing in transformation.
Ready to define your HR roadmap?
Book an audit or speak to the team about scope and pricing.