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Assessments & Strategic Engagements

Most clients start with some form of low-cost, no-obligation assessment designed to help them move forward no matter where they are in their HCM journey. 

We can create a custom assessment for you, or you can choose from one of our proven assessment offerings.

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Risk Mitigation Engagements

Payroll Continuity Risk Assessment (2 weeks)

  • Addresses: Fear of payroll disruption 
  • Deliverable: Complete risk analysis of your current payroll operation with failure points mapped, plus a zero-downtime migration blueprint 
  • Benefits: We'll show you exactly how to transition without missing a single payroll cycle - or identify why your current setup is more vulnerable than you think

Data Migration Confidence Audit (2 weeks)

  • Addresses: Data migration fears 
  • Deliverable: Assessment of your current data quality, migration complexity score, and sample data conversion with discrepancy report
  • Benefits: We'll prove we can accurately migrate your data by doing a test validation of your most complex employee records

Financial Clarity Engagements

True Cost of Ownership Analysis (3 weeks)

  • Addresses: Unclear ROI and hidden costs 
  • Deliverable: Side-by-side TCO comparison of current vs. new solution including hidden costs (manual workarounds, IT support tickets, compliance risks, shadow systems) 
  • Benefits: Discover how much you are really spending (most companies are spending 20-40% more than they think) on your current system once hidden costs are revealed

Contract Optimization & Exit Strategy (2 Weeks)

  • Addresses: Vendor lock-in concerns 
  • Deliverable: Current contract analysis, negotiation strategy for early termination/credits, optimal timing recommendation 
  • Benefits: We'll help you understand your exit options and might save you significant termination fees you didn't know you could

Technical Validation Engagements

Integration Feasibility Assessment (2 weeks)

  • Addresses: Integration complexity concerns 
  • Deliverable: Technical architecture review with integration map, API compatibility analysis, and proof-of-concept for your most critical integrations
  • Benefits: We'll provide technical walkthroughs of how systems will integrate with attention to key fields and how they will map to your systems

Strategic Planning Engagements

HR Technology Roadmap Workshop (2 weeks)

  • Addresses: Not knowing the art of the possible
  • Deliverable: 3-year HR tech strategy aligned with business goals, capability maturity assessment, and prioritized improvement opportunities 
  • Benefits: Even if you don't change systems now, you'll have a clear strategy for modernizing HR operations on your timeline

Stakeholder Alignment Sprint (2 weeks)

  • Addresses: Internal buy-in challenges
  • Deliverable: Business case presentation tailored for CFO/IT/CEO, objection handling guide, and executive briefing materials
  • Benefits: We'll help you build a solid business case that gets CFO and IT support - no sales pitch, just strategic consulting

Implementation Planning Engagements

Implementation Blueprint & Resource Plan (2 weeks)

  • Addresses: Resource constraints and implementation timeline concerns 
  • Deliverable: Detailed project plan with realistic timeline, resource requirements by week, and mitigation strategies for minimal disruption
  • Benefits: Know exactly what you're signing up for before you sign - including how to staff the project without burning out your team

Change Management Engagements

HR Technology Roadmap Workshop (2 weeks)

  • Addresses: Change fatigue 
  • Deliverable: Employee survey analysis, pain point mapping, and experience improvement scorecard 
  • Benefits: Find out what your employees actually like/dislike about current HR systems - you might be surprised

Ready to Get Started?

Contact the team at Align HCM today.