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Distribution — span-of-control bucket
Headcount shares across direct-report buckets (individual contributor vs scaled manager-load bands).
How it’s computed
DISTRIBUTION(span_of_control_bucket)
What the evidence shows
Evidence (effect sizes, priors, validity) is syncing from Principia.
Run it on your data
This metric is computed in the People Analytics Toolbox on your own numbers. See pricing — posted, no quotes.
sources: toolbox:metrics-catalog
What the literature says
The measurement literature behind this signal — sourced, so you can defend it.
“Span of Control Span of control is the inverse partner to organization layers. As the number of layers goes up, the average number of direct reports to managers goes down, and vice versa. Excess layers of hierarchy tend to result in narrower jobs with less freedom to act. As…”
— Leading Organization Designmatch 53%
“How do we distribute compensation across the organization?Compensation spend distribution analysis takes the total compensation spent on a defined set of employees (i.e., a group) and calculates the percent of the total spend that is allocated to each group. Groups can include…”
— The Compensation Handbook (6th ed.)match 53%
“One should go back to the design criteria for the organization and ask, “Where does this leader need to spend his or her time to bring these capabilities to life?” Options for Direct Report Structures Let’s look at three sets of alternatives that are common models for direct…”
— Leading Organization Designmatch 52%
Resources: Leading Organization Design · The Compensation Handbook (6th ed.)