ISO TS 30410-2018 PDF

Full title and description

ISO/TS 30410:2018 — Human resource management — Impact of hire metric. A technical specification that defines principles and measures for identifying critical positions and for measuring the impact and performance of hires in those positions on organizational value and performance.

Abstract

This technical specification provides guidance on how organisations can determine which positions are critical using workforce‑segmentation approaches and how to measure the impact of those positions — and the people hired into them — on value creation and organisational performance. It is intended to be scalable and applicable across sizes, industries and sectors and supports workforce planning, talent management, succession planning, recruitment and human capital reporting activities.

General information

• Status: Published
• Publication date: June 2018 (Edition 1)
• Publisher: International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
• ICS / categories: 03.100.30 — Management of human resources
• Edition / version: 1 (2018)
• Number of pages: 9 (technical specification)

Scope

ISO/TS 30410:2018 specifies principles and measures to: (a) support identification of critical positions through workforce segmentation; and (b) assess the impact of those positions and of people hired into them on the organisation’s value creation and performance. The document is intended for use by any organisation regardless of size, industry or sector and supports activities such as workforce planning, organisational design, talent management, succession planning, recruitment and human capital reporting.

Key topics and requirements

• Principles for identifying critical positions using workforce segmentation approaches.
• Definition and selection of metrics to assess the impact of a hire (impact of hire metric).
• Guidance on linking hire performance to organisational value creation and overall performance.
• Recommendations for scalable application across organisations of different sizes and sectors.
• Use of the impact‑of‑hire measures to inform workforce planning, succession and talent management decisions.
• Considerations for reporting and integrating hire impact into human capital metrics.

Typical use and users

Intended users include HR leaders, talent acquisition and analytics teams, workforce planners, organisational development specialists, HR consultants, and stakeholders responsible for human capital reporting. Typical uses are: selecting and prioritising positions for focused recruitment, measuring the contribution of new hires to business outcomes, improving recruitment and onboarding processes, and informing succession and talent strategies.

Related standards

ISO/TS 30410:2018 sits within the ISO 30400 series for human resource management. Closely related documents include ISO 30409 (workforce planning), ISO/TS 30411 (quality of hire metric), ISO 30405 (guidelines on recruitment), ISO 30408 (guidelines on human governance) and ISO 30414 (human capital reporting guidance and requirements). Organisations will often use these together to build a coherent HR measurement and governance framework.

Keywords

impact of hire, quality of hire, hire metric, human resource management, workforce segmentation, critical positions, talent management, recruitment metrics, succession planning, human capital reporting

FAQ

Q: What is this standard?

A: ISO/TS 30410:2018 is a technical specification that defines the "impact of hire" metric and provides guidance on identifying critical positions and measuring how hires in those positions affect organisational value and performance.

Q: What does it cover?

A: It covers principles for identifying critical roles using workforce segmentation, recommended measures to determine hire impact and performance, and guidance for applying those measures in workforce planning, recruitment and human capital reporting.

Q: Who typically uses it?

A: HR executives, talent acquisition and analytics teams, workforce planners, organisational development professionals, HR consultants and anyone responsible for measuring and reporting human capital outcomes.

Q: Is it current or superseded?

A: ISO/TS 30410:2018 was published in June 2018 as a Technical Specification (Edition 1). Users should check the issuing organisation or national body for any reviews, confirmations or later revisions before relying on the text for compliance or procurement decisions.

Q: Is it part of a series?

A: Yes. It is part of the ISO 30400 family of human resource management standards and is conceptually linked with documents such as ISO 30409, ISO 30405, ISO/TS 30411 and ISO 30414.

Q: What are the key keywords?

A: Impact of hire, hire metric, critical positions, workforce segmentation, recruitment metrics, quality of hire, human capital reporting.