Org Planning
Headcount planning, org design, and team structure optimization. Trigger with "org planning", "headcount plan", "team structure", "reorg", "who should we hire next", or when the user is thinking about team size, reporting structure, or organizational design.
$ npx promptcreek add org-planningAuto-detects your installed agents and installs the skill to each one.
What This Skill Does
This skill assists with organizational structure, headcount planning, and team design. It helps analyze current structures, identify potential issues, and plan for future growth. It's useful for leadership teams and HR when making strategic decisions about the organization.
When to Use
- Plan headcount for next fiscal year.
- Restructure a department for efficiency.
- Evaluate span of control for managers.
- Identify single points of failure.
- Model the cost of new hires.
- Sequence critical hires for a new project.
Key Features
Installation
$ npx promptcreek add org-planningAuto-detects your installed agents (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, etc.) and installs the skill to each one.
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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.
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- License
- MIT
- Source
- admin
- Published
- 3/18/2026
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