HRSD Maturity Assessment

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  • Updated March 12, 2026
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    Summary of HRSD Maturity Assessment

    The HRSD Maturity Assessment accelerator helps ServiceNow customers evaluate the maturity of their HR Service Delivery (HRSD) processes within the platform. It provides a structured evaluation involving key business stakeholders and delivers targeted recommendations to maximize HRSD value.

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    This assessment focuses on core HRSD capabilities such as Case and Knowledge management, Employee Center and Portal, Life Cycle Events including Onboarding and Journeys, Employee Document Management, HCM Integrations, and specific features like Manager Hub.

    The accelerator is available to customers subscribed to Impact Guided+ (Strategic Value add-on), Advanced, and Total Packages.

    Key Features

    • Maturity Assessment Kickoff Session: A 1.5-hour session to set expectations, clarify customer participation, and request necessary data.
    • HRSD Maturity Assessment Questionnaire: Participants independently assess HRSD deployment maturity by grading targeted statements to highlight gaps and opportunities.
    • Questionnaire Results Analysis: The Impact Squad analyzes responses, compiles tailored recommendations, and shares best practices to optimize HRSD investment.
    • HRSD Maturity Assessment Report: Includes an overall maturity score, top five recommendations based on the NowCreate crawl/walk/run adoption model, relevant content and next steps, and a comprehensive list of findings.
    • Customer Read-Out Session: Up to 1.5 hours to review and discuss the report, present recommendations, and propose implementation plans and resources.
    • Optional Follow-Up Session: Up to 1 hour on customer request to review progress, provide additional resources, and guidance on best practices.

    Customer Participation and Responsibilities

    Successful engagement requires involvement from several customer roles:

    • Main Customer Contact/PMO: Acts as primary liaison, coordinates participant list, ensures questionnaire completion, and sponsors outputs.
    • Participants: Complete the assessment questionnaire by the agreed deadline and communicate any questions promptly.
    • Process Owners: Responsible for the HRSD processes under review.

    The completed questionnaire should be submitted at least two weeks before the read-out session.

    Scope and Exclusions

    • This accelerator does not include a technical review of the HRSD platform.
    • It does not assess other Enterprise Workflow (EWF) capabilities beyond HRSD.
    • ServiceNow does not implement the recommended actions; customers are responsible for applying the guidance provided.

    This accelerator assesses your current HR Service Delivery (HRSD) processes and functional maturity within ServiceNow, providing targeted recommendations on next steps to unlock additional value from the platform.

    Accelerator Overview

    The HRSD Maturity Assessment provides Impact customers with prescriptive recommendations based on a structured assessment conducted by key stakeholders within the customer's business.  By offering customers a snapshot of their current process maturity and targeted next-step recommendations, this accelerator helps maximize the value of their ServiceNow investment.

    This accelerator is designed to address the following HRSD capabilities:
    • Case and Knowledge
    • Employee Center and Portal
    • Life cycle Events/Onboarding/Journeys
    • Employee Document Management
    • HCM Integrations
    • Specific store features, such as Manager Hub

    Package Availability

    Note:
    This Accelerator is available for Impact Guided+ (Strategic Value add-on), Advanced and Total Packages.

    What you get

    Maturity Assessment Kickoff Session (up to 1.5 hours)
    • Set expectations on the process and depth of deliverable
    • Communicate expectations for customer participation
    • Request data and any other inputs
    Maturity Assessment Questionnaire
    Your assessment participants will each be asked to independently fill out a prebuilt HRSD Maturity Assessment Questionnaire that asks them to grade targeted statements to assess gaps and opportunities with your HRSD deployment.
    Questionnaire Results Analysis (time as needed determined by the Impact Squad) 
    The Impact Squad performs the following: 
    • Reviews and analyzes the questionnaire scores
    • Compiles tailored recommendations and leading practices
    • Provides guidance that will help you understand how to best maximize your HRSD investment
    HSRD Maturity Assessment report
    The assessment report is compiled from the responses to the questionnaire and includes the following:
    • Maturity score
    • The top five recommendations of unadopted product features in the standard NowCreate crawl/walk/run model
    • Content, accelerators, and next steps where applicable
    • A complete list of recommendations observed
    Customer read-out session (up to 1.5 hours)
    • Deliver HRSD Maturity Assessment report
    • Review HRSD Maturity Assessment report
      • Present the assessment results
      • Discuss targeted recommendations
      • Provide a suggested plan and resources to help you decide which recommendations to implement
    Follow-up customer session (optional on Customer request– up to 1 hour)
    • Review Customer progress
    • Identify additional resources to achieve Customer goals
    • Provide additional guidance on leading practices

    Requested customer resources

    One or more customer resources are requested. The specific number of resources provided is Accelerator and customer specific.

    Table 1. Customer resource and responsibilities
    Customer Resource  Responsibilities  Required Recommended
    Main Customer Contact, PMO This individual is the primary contact for the duration of the engagement and carries out the following responsibilities:
    • Gathers and shares the list of assessment participants
    • Ensures completion of the assessment by participants
    • Provides sponsorship for outputs based on the recommendations
    		 ✓
    Participants These are the people within your organization that will be completing the assessment. Their responsibilities are:
    • Complete the assessment by the agreed deadline
    • Raise any questions or concerns as soon as possible
    		 ✓
    Process Owner Owns the process being accessed ✓

    Requested Information / Access

    We request that the HRSD Maturity questionnaire is completed by the customer virtually a minimum of two weeks prior to the customer readout session.

    Exclusions

    • This Impact Accelerator does not include a technical review of HRSD.

    • Assessment of other EWF capabilities beyond HRSD is not included.

    • ServiceNow is not responsible for implementing the recommendations made based on the HR Service Delivery Maturity Assessment.