HR Tech Advisory
Human expert support when diagnosis or requirements need action.
The senior, expert-led layer of HRStack.ai — for when the tools alone aren't enough. SIGNAL, FORGE, and HELM are three independent services: engage one for a specific problem, or sequence them across the full lifecycle. We don't take vendor commissions.
Free · 30 minutes · no pitch
HR Tech Diagnostics
From $2,500
4–8 weeks · fixed-scope
System Evaluation & Selection
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8–16 weeks · fixed-scope
Implementation Advisory
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Monthly retainer · duration of implementation
Entry points
Advisory starts from the problem you are actually facing.
Maturity improvement
From Digital Maturity
Use Advisory when the maturity report raises questions about roadmap, governance, HR data, automation, AI readiness, operating model, or change readiness.
Requirements readiness
From Fit Engine
Use Advisory when requirements need sharper definition, stakeholder alignment, business-case framing, evaluation criteria, or procurement readiness before vendor conversations.
Evaluation & selection
From an RFP or Demo Pack
Use Advisory when your vendor scores are close, a top vendor was knocked out, or you want a senior advisor to pressure-test the recommendation before you commit.
Implementation readiness
Mid-implementation
Engage HELM even if you never ran a diagnostic or selection with us — client-side governance, vendor accountability, and go-live assurance through the rest of the project.
Advisory plans
SIGNAL, FORGE, and HELM are separate services.
Use one plan for a specific problem, or sequence plans when maturity, requirements, selection readiness, and implementation readiness all need support.
HR Tech Diagnostics
Understand where you are before committing to change.
From $2,500
A structured assessment of your People, Process, and Technology — scored against defined criteria, not advisory judgement. If nothing is broken, we say so.
- HR Tech Health Scorecard across People, Process, and Technology
- Gap analysis with prioritised remediation roadmap
- Process inventory and maturity scoring across the HR lifecycle
- Path A (gaps found) → recommended next steps · Path B (no material gap) → optimisation roadmap for the current platform
Standalone, or the entry point into Selection / Implementation Advisory.
System Evaluation & Selection
Vendor-agnostic procurement, end to end.
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Requirements through commercial close. Three platforms recommended from your context, not our familiarity. Scripted demos against your real processes. Structured scoring. Commercial negotiation support.
- Requirements matrix with MoSCoW prioritisation and success criteria
- Long-list (8–12 vendors) → 3 recommended platforms scored against your requirements
- RFP, scripted demos, and weighted evaluation scorecard
- Total Cost of Ownership model and commercial negotiation support through signature
Engage standalone if you've already done a diagnostic — or as the next step after Service 01.
Implementation Advisory
Client-side advisory throughout the implementation.
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We sit on your side of the table — guiding your team at every stage, holding the vendor accountable, and protecting the outcome. We don't configure software or handle your data.
- Project governance and stage-gate review across all implementation tracks
- Vendor accountability — SLAs, deliverables, change control, escalation
- Risk register and mitigation owned client-side, not by the implementation partner
- Go-live readiness assurance and post-go-live stabilisation handover
Engage standalone — even mid-implementation, even if you never did a diagnostic or selection with us.
Demo Intelligence
Add-onWalk into every demo ready. For buyers who already have a set of vendors but want sharper demos and fewer vendor surprises.
- Vendor-specific discovery question sets
- Risk probes based on your integration and compliance profile
- Red flags to surface before you commit
Start with the right question