# HR Workflow Assessment Loop

Iterative assessment for HR workflows registered in `registry/workflows/`.
Feeds the INTENT phases: current-state assessment → automation roadmap → metrics
framework → specific workflow refinement.

## Purpose

HR workflows in this repo are planning artifacts, not production automation.
The assessment loop keeps each entry honest about what is known, what is
automatable, and what must stay human-led—matching the INTENT balance of
technology as amplifier, not replacement.

## Loop stages

Each workflow entry tracks `assessment.stage` in its front matter. Advance only
when the exit criteria for the current stage are met.

| Stage | Goal | Exit criteria |
|-------|------|---------------|
| `inventory` | Capture what exists today | Actors, triggers, inputs/outputs, and current tools documented |
| `automation_potential` | Score routine vs strategic work | Automation candidates listed with impact/effort notes |
| `human_touch` | Bound what stays human-led | Relational, ethical, or judgment-heavy steps explicitly retained |
| `readiness` | Ready for roadmap prioritization | Dependencies, risks, and metrics hooks identified |

Stages are linear for a first pass. Revisit earlier stages when org context,
tools, or policy change.

## Cadence

- **On entry creation:** start at `inventory`.
- **Per workplan cycle:** review open workflows; advance or document blockers.
- **After INTENT phase shifts:** re-assess workflows tied to the active phase.

## Outputs

Stage progression produces inputs for downstream INTENT work:

- `inventory` + `automation_potential` → **automation roadmap** prioritization
- `human_touch` → policy drafts and manager-enablement notes
- `readiness` → workplan tasks and (later) metrics framework hooks

## Registry linkage

- Workflow entries: `registry/workflows/*.md`
- Index: `registry/indexes/workflows.yaml`
- INTENT anchor: `INTENT.md` (phases and HR function list)
- Scope boundary: `SCOPE.md`

## Assessment record (per workflow)

Workflow front matter includes:

```yaml
assessment:
  stage: inventory | automation_potential | human_touch | readiness
  last_reviewed: "YYYY-MM-DD"
  blockers: []
  notes: []
```

Update `last_reviewed` whenever the stage changes or material facts change.