Human Resources Functional Maturity Diagnostic
Assess HR maturity across 26 functional capabilities
This self-diagnostic will help higher ed leaders assess their HR department’s maturity and prioritize areas for investment.
The Human Resources Functional Maturity Diagnostic is a self-assessment tool that covers the critical responsibilities overseen by the HR unit to help leaders better understand their unit’s operational and strategic maturity. The diagnostic helps higher education institutions prioritize three areas for immediate investment.
How to use the HR maturity diagnostic
1. Background reading
On page 3 of the diagnostic, read over the Key HR Categories and their corresponding functional capabilities. This provides a general outline of the types of activities assessed by the diagnostic.
2. Assess maturity
On page 4 of the diagnostic, read the functional capability. Then read the four descriptions of how this capability can manifest at an institution. Select the description that best describes how your institution’s HR consistently operates. The number to the right of that description equals your level of maturity.
3. Assess urgency
Using the rubric at the bottom of the diagnostic pages, decide how urgent improving this capability is for your institution on a scale of 1-4. This number equals your urgency.
4. Calculate score
Using the box at the bottom of the diagnostic pages, subtract your urgency from your level of maturity. The result indicates the priority of improving this capability. The lower the number, the higher the priority.
Repeat steps 2-4 for each functional capability
5. Determine highest priority activities
On page 29 of the diagnostic, use the scorecard to compare the scores for each functional capability. Select the three activities with the lowest score to improve.
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