Fit Engine

Turn vague HRMS needs into clear requirements.

Fit Engine helps mid-market teams move from organisational context to clear HRMS requirements. Start with the free diagnostic, then decide whether a free discovery call and deeper advisory support are needed.

Best for HR leaders, CHROs, HR tech specialists, founders, and CEOs
Designed for complex or cross-border HRMS decisions

Independent and requirements-first — every recommendation is justified by your requirements.

How it works

Free path. Free call. Then choose if (and which) Advisory you need.

The first two stages are free and self-serve. The third is paid Advisory — three independent services, each engageable on its own terms.

AI synthesises your diagnostic. Humans lead the advisory.

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Free Self-Diagnostic

Free · 15 min

An automated 8-section assessment covering organisational context, HR & AI maturity, growth pressure, compliance posture, integration complexity, implementation capacity, and priorities. You get a weighted requirements document and a basic fit report — yours to keep, no commitment required.

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Free 30-min Discovery Call

Free

A working session — not a sales detour. We review your diagnostic outputs, pressure-test the problem you're trying to solve, and tell you whether (and which of) the three Advisory services would actually add value. If the answer is none, we say so.

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Three independent Advisory services

Paid · optional

SIGNAL (HR Tech Diagnostics, 4–8 wks), FORGE (System Evaluation & Selection, 8–16 wks), and HELM (Implementation Advisory, retainer). Engage any one standalone — including after Digital Maturity, after Fit Engine, or mid-implementation — or sequence them across the lifecycle. Each is fixed-scope, delivered through its own methodology.

Free diagnostic

Eight sections. Fifteen minutes.

The free self-diagnostic captures your operating context across eight structured dimensions. No account required to start — just answer what applies to your organisation.

1Company Context
2HR Maturity
3AI Readiness
4Growth Pressure
5Compliance Posture
6Integration Complexity
7Implementation Capacity
8Priorities

What you get

Weighted requirements document

Your diagnostic inputs are translated into a structured requirements matrix — with weights and must-have logic derived from your context, not a generic template.

AI-assisted requirements brief

An AI-generated plain-language synthesis of what your diagnostic responses mean for HRMS requirements — key tensions, what capabilities matter most, and what to probe in the discovery call.

Clarity on next steps

A clear view of whether to continue self-serve or where a discovery call — and potentially deeper advisory support — would add practical value.

Three independent services

Engage one, two, or all three — in any order.

Each Advisory service is independently scoped and delivered through its own methodology — SIGNAL for maturity and current-state diagnostics, FORGE for evaluation and selection readiness, HELM for implementation. Engage standalone if that's what you need, or sequence them across the full lifecycle.

SIGNAL4–8 weeks · fixed-scope

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.

Most engaged
FORGE8–16 weeks · fixed-scope

System Evaluation & Selection

Independent 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.

HELMMonthly retainer · duration of implementation

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.

FAQ

Common questions.

Is the Fit Engine self-diagnostic the same as paid HR Tech Diagnostics?

No — they're different. The Fit Engine self-diagnostic is a free, automated 15-minute self-assessment that produces a basic fit report and weighted requirements. HR Tech Diagnostics (SIGNAL) is a paid 4–8 week structured consulting engagement covering People, Process, and Technology — with stakeholder workshops, a full HR Tech Health Scorecard, gap analysis, and a Path A or Path B roadmap. The free version helps you self-orient; the paid service produces evidence that stands up to board, procurement, and legal review.

Do I have to start with the free self-diagnostic?

No. The three Advisory services are independent. You can engage FORGE (System Evaluation & Selection) directly if you've already defined your requirements, or HELM (Implementation Advisory) directly even mid-implementation — without ever doing a diagnostic or selection with us. Digital Maturity and Fit Engine are useful entry points, not prerequisites.

What's the discovery call for?

A free 30-minute working session where we review your self-diagnostic outputs and pressure-test what you're actually trying to solve. We tell you whether (and which) of the three Advisory services would add value. If the answer is none, we say so — no pitch, no follow-up cycle.

Can I engage Implementation Advisory if I selected my system without you?

Yes. HELM is designed to be engaged standalone — even if you never did a diagnostic or selection process with us, even if implementation has already started. We sit on your side of the table for the rest of the project — governance, vendor accountability, risk register, go-live readiness.

What does "independent" actually mean in Selection?

We do not arrive with a preferred platform. The three platforms presented for structured evaluation are derived from your requirements matrix and organisational context — not from our familiarity with any particular system. If your requirements point to platforms we have less direct experience with, the FORGE evaluation method is the source of rigour, not platform familiarity.

How is this different from G2 or Capterra?

Review sites show what others thought of a product. The Fit Engine self-diagnostic shows what fits your organisation — your size, integrations, compliance posture, implementation capacity. Different questions entirely, and the answers rarely overlap.

Ready to start, or want to talk through it first?

Start the diagnostic

Next step

Requirements done. Ready to evaluate vendors?

Demo Pack turns your requirements into a structured scoring toolkit for vendor demos — AI-tailored questions, module weights, team scoring, and an AI-synthesised evaluation report. RFP Pack turns them into a tailored RFP document for vendors who haven't been shortlisted yet.