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Use when building a people strategy roadmap โ covers stage-appropriate sequencing, the strategy-on-a-page template, and prioritization.
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| name | people-strategy-roadmap |
| description | Use when building a people strategy roadmap โ covers stage-appropriate sequencing, the strategy-on-a-page template, and prioritization. |
A people strategy that's right at one stage is wrong at another. Importing enterprise programs into early-stage companies, or leaving scaleups stuck on early operating models, are the dominant failure modes.
Stage matters. So does business strategy, capital, and founder worldview.
When the founder asks "what's our people strategy?" the answer should fit on a page:
## People Strategy [Year/Quarter]
### Business Context
[2 sentences: stage, strategy, key business priorities]
### People Mission
[1 sentence: what the people function is here to do, in service of the business]
### Top 3 People Priorities (this year)
1. [Priority] โ [why it matters, expected outcome]
2. [Priority] โ [why it matters, expected outcome]
3. [Priority] โ [why it matters, expected outcome]
### What We Will Build (this quarter)
- [Specific program / system / hire]
- [Specific program / system / hire]
- [Specific program / system / hire]
### What We Will Not Build (this quarter)
- [Things someone might expect us to build, with reasons]
### How We'll Know It's Working
- [Specific metric โ adoption, fairness, business outcome]
- [Specific metric]
- [Specific metric]
### Open Questions
- [Things the leadership team needs to align on]
Priority order:
| Stage | Headcount | Top Investments |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-PMF | 1โ10 | Hire well, pay on time, basic offer letters |
| PMF Hunt | 10โ30 | First management layer, structured hiring, basic comp bands |
| Early Scale | 30โ80 | Performance system v1, comp framework, manager basics, HRIS |
| Scale | 80โ250 | Calibration, leveling, real comp cycle, manager development |
| Scaleup | 250โ1000 | Pay equity, succession, specialized programs, systematic L&D |
| Late Stage | 1000+ | Bench strength, executive succession, organizational design at scale |
A surprising amount of high-quality consulting is "stop doing this":
Be willing to recommend killing programs.
A typical roadmap structure:
| Quarter | Focus | Deliverables |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 | Diagnose + foundation | Maturity heatmap, top priorities, philosophy docs (comp, performance) |
| Q2 | Build core programs | Program designs (e.g., performance, hiring) + manager training |
| Q3 | Pilot and roll out | Pilot results; calibration cycles; comp cycle |
| Q4 | Measure and iterate | Outcome data; refresh; next-year planning |
Adjust based on engagement scope.
For a first-meeting visual:
8 dimensions ร 1โ5 score ร stage-appropriate target:
Heatmap surfaces:
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