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HR calculator
See how many direct reports each manager carries, on average, and what reshaping your structure would do to management cost. Enter your headcount and manager count.
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List your managers and their direct reports. The workbook shows how wide each span runs and where the structure is carrying a layer it does not need.
What is inside
Taken from the kit’s own Start Here guide, so what you see here is what you open after checkout.
How to use it
This calculator shows your average span of control: how many direct reports each manager oversees on average. It compares your span to typical ranges by the kind of work, estimates how many reporting layers your structure carries, and shows the manager count and management cost at any target span. Use it to see whether your structure is flat and lean or narrow and top-heavy, and to size the case for widening or narrowing spans.
Before you buy
The point of a product page is to let you judge the work before checkout.
4 PDF guides, 1 Excel workbook, each one named in the What is inside section above. The purchase is a download, not a subscription, and the files are yours to keep.
Yes. The preview images on this page are taken from the current deliverable, so you can judge the structure and writing before buying.
The files are designed to be edited for your own internal operations. Review the included license and have legal counsel check decisions that require jurisdiction-specific advice.
Use the $149 Setup Session for one hour of implementation help on this tool. TrueStep HR does not offer broader consulting engagements. For a legal question, use qualified counsel.
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