The HR frameworks that matter,
made interactive.
11 frameworks every HR professional should command — each one explorable, 3 of them usable with your own data. Built for consultants and practitioners.
9-Box Grid (Performance × Potential)
Working toolThe 9-box plots people on two axes — current performance and future potential — producing nine segments that drive differentiated talent decisions.
Best for · Talent differentiation / succession
Ulrich HR Model (Four Roles)
Dave Ulrich’s model organizes HR’s work into four roles along two axes: strategic vs.
Best for · HR operating model / role clarity
McKinsey 7S
Seven interdependent elements — strategy, structure, systems, shared values, style, staff, skills — that must align for an organization to perform.
Best for · Org alignment / transformation diagnosis
HR Maturity Model
Working toolA staged model of how HR functions evolve: from ad hoc personnel administration to an optimizing, data-driven strategic function.
Best for · HR function assessment / transformation roadmap
Kirkpatrick Four Levels
The standard model for evaluating training: Reaction, Learning, Behavior, Results.
Best for · Training evaluation / L&D ROI
Job Evaluation (Point-Factor Method)
Working toolA systematic method for sizing jobs (not people): rate each job against weighted factors, sum the points, band the points into grades.
Best for · Pay equity / grade architecture
Competency Framework Design
The anatomy of a competency framework: core values-based competencies, functional/technical competencies, and leadership competencies, each defined at observable proficiency levels.
Best for · Capability definition / talent standards
Strategic Workforce Planning
The supply-demand gap model: project the workforce you will have, define the workforce the strategy needs, quantify the gap, and close it with build/buy/borrow/bot decisions.
Best for · Future workforce supply/demand gaps
Total Rewards Model
The full value exchange between employer and employee — pay is only one layer.
Best for · Retention / EVP / rewards strategy
Ulrich HR Competency Model
What great HR professionals are actually good at, per the multi-decade RBL/Michigan research rounds (paraphrased).
Best for · HR professional capability
Employee Lifecycle & Moments That Matter
The employee journey from attraction to alumni, viewed through the moments that disproportionately shape engagement and retention.
Best for · Employee experience / engagement