Project Overview

• Review CBJ financial positions up to Pay Range 20 for correct classification placement and salary range assignment .

Primary Project Objectives

• To assure consistency of position allocation, accuracy of class specifications and minimum qualifications, as well as proper salary alignment.
• Currently, there are 30 positions allocated to 16 job classifications. At this time we do not anticipate that there will be a reduction in the number of overall job classifications.
  • Positions under review
• To define/clarify career ladders for this series.

Follow the progress of the Class Study:

= Completed

= Currently working in this area

u = Not started

Milestone 1 - Project Planning (4/9/08 - 6/27/08)

• Identify all affected classifications and positions – Done but may get updated
• Create spreadsheet w/PD date – Complete
• Send Project Plan to departments for review/comment – June 16, 2008
• Comments due back from departments – June 27, 2008
• Update Project Plan based on comments – As received

Milestone 2 - Data Collection (7/1/08 - 7/22/08 8/7/08)

• Project kick off.  HR will hold a meeting in Chambers with respective departments and impacted employees to explain the project and request updated position descriptions (if needed). – July 1, 2008
• Updated position descriptions due back from departments – July 22, 2008. Received all position descriptions as of 8/7/08.

Milestone 3 - Data Review ( 7/22/08 8/7/08 - 8/12/08 9/5/08 9/29/08, 10/10/08 )

• All positions descriptions reviewed against current class specifications – gaps identified - August 15, 2008
• Additional information gathered about work performed from desk audits and management interviews – August 18-September 17, 2008
• Update or create class specifications as necessary – August 12 October 10, 2008
• Begin gathering market salary data for all classifications.

Milestone 4 - Review of Draft Product ( 8/12/08 9/5/08 - 9/5/08 10/3/08, 11/3/08)

• Draft class specifications sent to departments for review and comment. – August 12 October 10, 2008
• Comments on draft class specifications due back from departments – August 26 October 20, 2008
• Review position descriptions and conduct desk audits as needed.
• Finalize the class specifications based on feedback and desk audits  – September 5 November 3, 2008
• Tentative position allocations complete – September 5 November 3, 2008

Milestone 5 - Salary Analysis & Final Project (9/9/08 - 10/13/08, 12/8/08)

• Distribute final class specifications with tentative allocations – September 8 November 4 , 2008
• Comments due back from departments – September 22 November 17, 2008
• Conduct desk audits as based necessary based on department comments
• Work on final salary analysis and memo – throughout this milestone
• Review department comments and finalize allocations.
• Distribute final memo – October 6 November 21 , 2008
• Request any PA’s from departments – October 6 November 21 , 2008
• PA’s due back from departments – October 10 November 26, 2008
• Proposed effective date of changes:  October 13 December 8, 2008
• Update HR2000 and all PCN files – October 13 December 8, 2008
• Class specifications abolished as needed.

Project Assumptions

• After Department information is received, a discussion will be necessary on how best to organize and divide the work.

Project Duration Estimates