org-planning

Headcount planning, org design, and team structure optimization. Trigger with "org planning", "headcount plan", "team structure", "reorg", "who should we hire…

npx skills add https://github.com/anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins --skill 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

MetricHealthy RangeWarning Sign
Span of control5-8 direct reports< 3 or > 12
Management layers4-6 for 500 peopleToo many = slow decisions
IC-to-manager ratio6:1 to 10:1< 4:1 = top-heavy
Team size5-9 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.