Workforce Intelligence · I-O Psychology · Legally Defensible

Know Your Workforce Risks
Before They Cost You.

Strategic workforce assessments that surface succession gaps, competency deficits, and retirement risk — delivered by practitioners who have worked inside these organizations.

We are not an AI tool. We are I-O Psychologists and workforce strategists who use advanced analytics to do in 48 hours what used to take 6 weeks — and deliver findings your legal team, board, and agency leadership can stand behind.

48hrs
Avg. report delivery
$5K+
Starting engagement value
I-O
Psychology grounded
100%
Defensible documentation
I-O Psychology Methodology
Federal HR Expertise
OPM Classification Standards
Uniform Guidelines Compliant
Statistically Validated Outputs
Executive-Ready Deliverables
Confidential & Privilege-Protected

The intelligence is human.
The speed is AI.

Most firms today license AI tools and call themselves workforce intelligence companies. That is not what we are. Our I-O Psychologists design the methodology, validate every finding, and sign off on every deliverable. AI is how we do it fast. Expertise is how we make it defensible.

The Foundation — Always Human
I-O Psychology & Practitioner Expertise

Two decades of practitioner experience across federal, state, nonprofit, and private sector organizations. We have sat inside these agencies — designed the classification systems, built the competency models, run the adverse impact analyses. That experience is the lens through which every finding is validated before it reaches you.

Ph.D.-level I-O Psychology methodology on every engagement
Human expert review at every phase gate — no AI output reaches a client unvalidated
OPM, EEOC, OFCCP, and MSPB standards applied by practitioners who know them
Legal defensibility reviewed against primary sources — never model-generated citations alone
Professional accountability — a named expert stands behind every recommendation
The Accelerant — Precision Analytics
Multi-Model AI + Statistical Analysis

Our InteliA™ engine routes different tasks — statistical modeling, document synthesis, pattern recognition, scenario projection — to the model capability best suited for each. This is not a chatbot generating reports. It is a structured analytical pipeline that produces the same rigor as a six-week engagement in 48 hours.

Regression modeling for pay equity — same statistical standards as litigation-grade analysis
4/5ths rule and Fisher's exact test for adverse impact — code-executed, not AI-generated
Large-context document analysis for bulk position description review and classification
Scenario modeling across workforce projection variables with configurable assumptions
All quantitative outputs replicable without AI — every analysis can be manually verified
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Why this matters for you: When your pay equity analysis is challenged, when your RIF is reviewed by the MSPB, when your classification decision is appealed to OPM — you need more than an AI-generated summary. You need documented methodology, named expert review, and findings grounded in the actual regulatory standards. That is what Francis Human Capital Group delivers. Every time.

From org chart to strategic plan in 48 hours

A structured, practitioner-designed process that turns your workforce data into executive-ready intelligence — with human expert validation at every stage.

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Intake Assessment

Complete a guided assessment about your organization's mission, pipeline health, and workforce priorities. Our team reviews scope before analysis begins.

Consultant Review
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Data Upload & Validation

Upload your workforce data. Our pipeline validates completeness, standardizes fields, and prepares an analysis-ready dataset before any modeling begins.

Automated QA
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Analysis & Expert Validation

InteliA™ runs statistical models and pattern analysis. Our I-O Psychologist reviews every finding — interpreting results, validating conclusions, and flagging edge cases before synthesis.

AI + Human Expert
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Strategic Debrief

Receive your branded executive report and a 60-minute debrief with your strategist. Findings are explained in context — not just delivered in a document.

Live Consultation

Executive-grade deliverables,
not generic reports

Every engagement produces board-ready documents your leadership can act on and your legal team can defend.

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Workforce Risk Report

Role-by-role retirement risk ratings, succession readiness scores, and critical vacancy analysis — prioritized by mission impact and validated against your org's strategic plan.

PDF · Branded · Expert-Signed
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Succession Plan

Structured succession map with identified candidates, readiness timelines, and development action items. Built on I-O Psychology best practices for talent readiness assessment.

PDF · Actionable
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Competency Gap Analysis

Organization-wide competency benchmarking against OPM and industry standards, grounded in job analysis methodology and cross-validated against your workforce data.

PDF · Benchmarked
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Scenario Planning Model

Projected workforce impact under 4 scenarios — current state, growth, budget constraint, and reorganization — with statistical projections and human-reviewed assumptions.

Interactive Dashboard
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Strategic Action Plan

Prioritized 90-day action roadmap with role-specific recommendations, ownership assignments, and success metrics. Grounded in findings — not generic best practices.

Word Doc · Editable
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Executive Briefing Deck

CHCO- and board-ready slide deck summarizing risk findings, strategic priorities, and recommended investments. Presentation-ready and defensible before any audience.

PowerPoint · Ready

Transparent, value-based pricing

No hourly billing surprises. Fixed-price engagements with clear deliverables, defined timelines, and expert-validated outputs.

Workforce Health Assessment
$2,500 one-time

Entry-level engagement. Full expert analysis for organizations under 25 roles.

Intake assessment & AI analysis
Succession risk scoring
Workforce Risk Report (PDF)
60-min expert debrief call
Up to 25 roles analyzed
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Advisory Retainer
$2,000 /month

Ongoing workforce intelligence. 3-month minimum. Continuous expert oversight.

Monthly workforce data refresh
Quarterly risk report update
2 strategy calls per month
Workforce IQ™ platform access
Priority support
Annual succession review
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Pay Equity Study
$5K – $15K

Regression-based analysis. Legally defensible. Expert-signed findings.

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Class & Comp Study
$6K – $28K

OPM FES-anchored classification, grade determinations, and market benchmarking.

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CDA Assessment
$4K – $12K

Cultural Displacement Anxiety assessment. DEI resistance root cause analysis.

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Strategic Reduction Analysis™
$25K+

Before you cut — know what you're cutting. 6 InteliA™ metrics. 48-hour turnaround.

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Workforce IQ™ Self-Service Platform
Run your own workforce intelligence — powered by the same InteliA™ methodology, without a full engagement. Starting at $99/month.
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Built from real experience.
Delivered with scientific rigor.

"We are not theorists. We have sat inside these organizations — designed the systems, run the analyses, and delivered results that had to hold up under scrutiny. That experience is what you get."

Most organizations wait until a retirement wave hits, a key leader walks out, or a pay equity complaint lands on their desk. By then, it costs ten times more to fix. Francis Human Capital Group exists to get you ahead of it — with the data, science, and strategy to act before it becomes a crisis.

Our practice spans federal government, state and local agencies, nonprofit organizations, and private sector companies. We bring over 20 years of combined expertise — as practitioners who understand the difference between a well-written policy and a workforce that actually functions.

The difference between FHCG and a firm that uses AI tools is this: our analytical outputs are grounded in I-O Psychology research, validated by a named expert, and documented to withstand challenge in any forum — legal, regulatory, or executive.

Ph.D. Candidate · I-O Psychology Federal HR Strategy · GS-0201 OPM Classification Expert Pay Equity Analysis CDA Framework Creator Adverse Impact Analysis Nonprofit Workforce Strategy Healthcare HR Consulting
🔬 The Science Behind the Work

Industrial-Organizational Psychology is the scientific study of human behavior in the workplace. It is the field that established adverse impact analysis, competency modeling, and psychometric assessment as the standard for HR decision-making. Every FHCG engagement is grounded in I-O methodology — not best-practice templates or AI-generated summaries.

⚖️ What Makes Our Work Defensible

Defensible means it holds up — before OPM, MSPB, EEOC, OFCCP, or your own legal team. That requires documented methodology, primary-source regulatory citations, named expert review, and outputs that can be replicated. We build that in from the start — not as an afterthought.

🏛️ Woman-Owned · Minority-Owned

FHCG is proud to be among the few woman-owned, minority-owned workforce intelligence consulting firms in the United States. We bring a perspective shaped by working inside the organizations we now serve — and we use that experience to build more equitable workforce systems.

20+
Years combined HR expertise
5
Sectors served
48h
Average report turnaround
100%
Defensible documentation

Organizations navigating workforce complexity

Where talent strategy is mission-critical and the stakes are too high for a generic report.

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Federal Agencies

OPM-aligned classification, succession planning, and competency frameworks for federal HR teams navigating DOGE mandates, RIF pressure, and workforce transformation.

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State & Local Government

Merit system compliance, pay equity analysis, and workforce planning for state agencies and county governments with complex civil service requirements.

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Nonprofits

Mission-driven workforce strategy, pay equity analysis, and CDA measurement for 501(c)(3) organizations balancing equity commitments with budget constraints.

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Healthcare

Succession planning and retention strategy for healthcare systems facing critical staffing and leadership gaps in high-stakes clinical and administrative roles.

The CDA Framework

Cultural Displacement Anxiety (CDA) is an original research framework developed by Dea Francis — examining how identity threat and perceived displacement drive resistance to DEI initiatives. Unlike surface-level DEI training, CDA assessment identifies psychological root causes to enable targeted, evidence-based interventions.

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Identity Threat

Perceived challenge to cultural identity within the organization as diversity increases.

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Displacement Anxiety

Fear of being replaced or devalued — the psychological mechanism beneath surface-level resistance.

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Resistance Behavior

Active or passive opposition to DEI as a protective mechanism — measurable and addressable.

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Psychological Safety

The mitigating factor — consistently modeled by leadership, it reduces CDA at the organizational level.

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FAQ

No. Francis Human Capital Group is an I-O Psychology-grounded consulting firm that uses advanced analytics as part of a practitioner-led methodology — not as a replacement for expert judgment. The distinction matters: an AI tool generates outputs. FHCG produces findings that are validated by a named I-O Psychologist, documented against regulatory standards, and built to withstand scrutiny in legal, regulatory, and executive settings. Our analytical pipeline accelerates the work. Our expertise makes it defensible.
Most HR consultants offer advice. We deliver documented, analytically rigorous workforce analysis grounded in I-O Psychology — the science of human behavior at work. Our proprietary CDA framework, Francis Competency Dictionary, and InteliA™ analytical engine generate findings most consultants take weeks to produce, delivered in 48 hours. Every finding is validated by a practitioner who has worked inside the organizations we serve — not generated from a template.
Defensibility comes from methodology, not the tool used. Our quantitative analyses (pay equity regression, adverse impact statistics, workforce projections) are produced by code-execution models running standard statistical methods — the same methods used in litigation-grade analysis. Every output is reviewed by our I-O Psychologist before synthesis. All regulatory citations are verified against primary sources. Any FHCG analysis can be replicated manually — if it can't be replicated, it doesn't go in the report.
Yes. Our Workforce Health Assessment starts at $2,500 and is designed for organizations under 100 employees who need professional workforce analysis without a large consulting budget. We work with organizations of all sizes — from 10-person nonprofits to multi-thousand-employee federal agencies.
Initial reports are delivered within 48 hours of receiving your data. Full classification and compensation studies take 2–4 weeks depending on scope. Retainer clients receive quarterly reports on a set schedule. We work on your timeline.
100%. All client data is treated as strictly confidential. We never share, sell, or reference client information without written permission. Every engagement begins with a signed confidentiality agreement. For pay equity and adverse impact engagements, we work with your legal counsel to establish attorney-client privilege protection over the analysis.

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