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HR Audit Playbook: 729-Point Checklist & XLSX Template [EN]

Name: HR Audit Playbook: 729-Point Checklist & XLSX Template [EN]
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Created byPapaHR ★ 160K students: Courses in Human Resources, HR, SHRM, AI Talent Analytics, HRMS, HRIS, CIPD, Claude, HRCI, PHR, Rewards

Last updated 8/2026

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What you'll learn

You'll be studying alongside 2 million other PapaHR students from 185 countries
You'll gain insights from the course instructor's experience at Preply, Wargaming, Radford, and Deloitte
You’ll receive a 729-point Power HR Audit Checklist, a report template, and 5 AI prompts
Conduct a comprehensive HR audit covering 13 areas in 3 days
Conduct a 10-minute quick assessment of the HR function's maturity
Fill out the checklist with automatic calculation of the HR effectiveness index
Conduct interviews for the audit with the HR team, managers, and employees
Conduct a gap analysis with prioritization and recommendations
Prepare a professional HR audit report for management
Calculate 15 key HR metrics with industry benchmarks
Create a roadmap of improvements using an ROI calculator for a presentation to the CEO

Course content

8 sections • 41 lectures • 19h 23m total length

HR Audit Assessment: Diagnose HR Function, Processes and Compliance29:38
Why HR Audits Fail: HR Diagnostics, Data Gaps and Common Mistakes4:14

1. Build an HR Metrics Audit Framework for Data-Driven HR Decisions45:34
2. Audit Recruitment, Employer Brand and Onboarding KPIs25:36
3. Audit Engagement, Motivation, Satisfaction and Pulse Survey Metrics24:40
4. Audit Compensation, Payroll, Bonus and EVP Metrics22:04
5. Audit Performance, Learning, Career and Talent Management KPIs31:42
6. Audit Turnover, Retention, Exit Interview and Attrition Metrics24:08

1. Audit Business Questions, HR Data and People Analytics Readiness40:52
2. Segment Workforce Data to Find Hidden HR Risks and Gaps33:25
3. Audit Employee Lifetime Value, Workforce ROI and People Costs32:24
4. Review Employee Lifecycle Data, Surveys and Journey Metrics28:32
5. Audit Recruitment Funnels, Hiring KPIs and Quality of Hire36:48
6. Assess Performance, Engagement and Talent Analytics25:08
7. Audit Turnover, Retention, Loyalty and Attrition Risk Metrics31:09
8. Review Survey Design, Correlations and Key Driver Analysis33:34
9. Validate Regression Models and Advanced HR Analytics in Excel21:31
10. Audit Workforce Forecasts, Experiments and Decision Quality32:26

1. Audit the Strategic HR Model, HR Architecture and Business Alignment42:42
2. Review Strategic HR Management, Business Partnering and HR Leadership Roles34:45
3. Evaluate HR Strategy Design, Implementation and Strategic Alignment27:41
4. Audit Organizational Development, Human Capital and Knowledge Strategies32:55
5. Assess High-Performance Culture and Performance Management Strategy31:12
6. Audit Engagement, Workforce Planning, EVP, Retention and Talent Management34:35
7. Review Learning, Reward and Employee Relations Strategies36:17
8. Audit International HR, Global Talent and Expatriate Management Strategies38:00

1. Add People Risk Diagnostics to a Strategic HR Audit40:54
Identify and manage human risks in business using an HR risk framework, exploring decision making, cognitive bias, safety culture, and risk management tools like inspections, investigations, and risk assessments.
2. Audit HR Risks with Heat Maps, Fraud, Safety, and Risk Triangles31:46
Explore how to audit HR risks using heat maps and risk triangles, including the fraud, safety, and VR risk triangles, and apply probability and consequences to prioritize controls.
3. Detect Bias, Conflicts of Interest, and Weak HR Decisions22:31
4. Audit Individual, Company, and Industry Risks with the 4I Model31:46
Apply the 4I model to audit HR risk across four levels: incident, individual, institutional, and industry; study cases to strengthen risk management.
5. Apply ISO 31000 to Find, Assess, Reduce, and Escalate HR Risks32:54
Apply the ISO 3100 risk management model to human resources. Identify, assess, mitigate, and escalate human resources risks using heat maps and a clear policy framework.
6. Audit Executive Risk, Management Maturity, and CEO Warning Signs25:25
7. Evaluate Risk Culture, Company Values, Trust, and Accountability28:10
8. Audit HR Governance with Three Lines of Defense and Clear Ownership27:44
Explore the three lines of defense and six lines of defense, HR risk management, and corporate culture audits to strengthen risk governance, control, and high reliability in organizations.
9. Test Decision Quality with a People Risk Management Checklist29:19
Improve decision-making and reduce human resources risk by using comprehensive decision-making checklists that reveal visible and invisible risks. Leverage decision-support analysts and audit processes to ensure high-quality human resources decisions.
10. Close HR Audit Gaps with Codes of Conduct and Role Accountability28:28

Requirements

The desire to learn from the person who created the Unicorn Preply HR system
Our ambition is to become the leading provider of HR audits and HR function assessments
A willingness to move forward without looking back, to see it through to the end, and to put that knowledge into practice
Basic understanding of HR processes (recruitment, onboarding, training, retention)
Access to the company's HR data for completing practical assignments
No prior auditing experience is required—this course is suitable for beginners

Description

This course contains the use of artificial intelligence.

You’ve just stepped into a new HR Director (HRD) role — and already in your first week leadership is asking: “What’s wrong with HR?” You don’t have data yet — only intuition. Or maybe you’ve been in the company for a while: processes keep multiplying, but the feeling of chaos only grows stronger. Sound familiar?

Most HR audits end with vague statements that no one actually reads:

“Onboarding should be improved,” “KPI system needs revision” — and zero specifics.

This course is different. You won’t sit through abstract theory. Instead, you will step by step complete the Power HR Audit Checklist with 729 items, build a report with real numbers, and walk away with a clear action plan for the CEO.

In just 3 hands-on sessions, you will go through the full HR audit cycle:

Step 1. Diagnosis — what an HR audit really is and how it differs from HR analytics.

3 levels of audit: compliance, best practices, strategic alignment.

Rapid HR maturity scoring in 10 minutes with automatic visualization.

Step 2. Creation — the structure of a 729-point checklist across 13 HR areas.

Live demo based on a 200-employee IT company.

4 data collection methods.

Gap analysis, prioritization, and a ready-to-use report template.

Step 3. Implementation — 15 key HR metrics with formulas and benchmarks.

RACI matrix.

ROI calculator for executive presentations.

A roadmap: quick wins in 30 days, mid-term and strategic changes.

Scripts for handling resistance.

Course author — Mike Pritula, creator of the most comprehensive HR audit checklist and architect of the HR system at Preply on its way to a $1.2B valuation.

150,000+ students from 185 countries.

20+ years of experience at Wargaming, iDeals, and Starlightmedia.

While you continue working “by intuition,” others are already coming to the CEO with data, gap analysis, and ROI-driven plans.

Don’t wait — click “Enroll” and run your first professional HR audit this week.

What you’ll get on Udemy:

Lifetime access to all materials and future updates
Active instructor support in Q&A
Udemy Certificate of Completion
Practical, career-ready skills
Real business cases and projects
Access to a student community
A program valued at $1000, available with a significant platform discount

Who this course is for:

A person who takes responsibility for their own education
I'm willing to set aside time for training, complete the course, and achieve results
A new HR director who has just joined the company and needs to understand the true state of HR within the first 30 days
HR Generalist looking to streamline HR processes in a growing company
An HRBP who prepares analytics for business leaders and needs a systematic tool
An HR consultant who conducts audits for clients
CEOs and COOs of small businesses without an HR department who need to verify that everything is working properly
An HR professional who wants to move from gut feelings to data and numbers

HR Audit Playbook: 729-Point Checklist & XLSX Template [EN]

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HR Audit Diagnosis: Compliance, Best Practices and Strategic Alignment2 lectures • 34min

HR Audit Checklist: 729 Items, Gap Analysis and XLSX Report Template2 lectures • 34min

HR Audit Implementation: Metrics, ROI Calculator, Roadmap and Action Plan3 lectures • 28min

Extra: HR Metrics Audit and People Analytics Checklist6 lectures • 2hr 54min

Extra: HR Analytics Audit, Workforce Metrics and Predictive Insights10 lectures • 5hr 16min

Extra: Strategic HR Audit, Workforce Planning and Human Capital Strategy8 lectures • 4hr 38min

Extra: HR Risk Audit, Governance, and ISO 3100010 lectures • 4hr 59min

BONUS: HR Audit Templates, 729-Point Checklist and XLSX Tools1 lecture • 1min

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