HR Audit Playbook: 729-Point Checklist & XLSX Template [EN]

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This course contains the use of artificial intelligence.

You’ve just stepped into a new HR Director (HRD) role — and already in your first week leadership is asking: “What’s wrong with HR?” You don’t have data yet — only intuition. Or maybe you’ve been in the company for a while: processes keep multiplying, but the feeling of chaos only grows stronger. Sound familiar?


Most HR audits end with vague statements that no one actually reads:

“Onboarding should be improved,” “KPI system needs revision” — and zero specifics.

This course is different. You won’t sit through abstract theory. Instead, you will step by step complete the Power HR Audit Checklist with 729 items, build a report with real numbers, and walk away with a clear action plan for the CEO.


In just 3 hands-on sessions, you will go through the full HR audit cycle:


Step 1. Diagnosis — what an HR audit really is and how it differs from HR analytics.

3 levels of audit: compliance, best practices, strategic alignment.

Rapid HR maturity scoring in 10 minutes with automatic visualization.


Step 2. Creation — the structure of a 729-point checklist across 13 HR areas.

Live demo based on a 200-employee IT company.

4 data collection methods.

Gap analysis, prioritization, and a ready-to-use report template.


Step 3. Implementation — 15 key HR metrics with formulas and benchmarks.

RACI matrix.

ROI calculator for executive presentations.

A roadmap: quick wins in 30 days, mid-term and strategic changes.

Scripts for handling resistance.


Course author — Mike Pritula, creator of the most comprehensive HR audit checklist and architect of the HR system at Preply on its way to a $1.2B valuation.

150,000+ students from 185 countries.

20+ years of experience at Wargaming, iDeals, and Starlightmedia.


While you continue working “by intuition,” others are already coming to the CEO with data, gap analysis, and ROI-driven plans.

Don’t wait — click “Enroll” and run your first professional HR audit this week.


What you’ll get on Udemy:

  • Lifetime access to all materials and future updates

  • Active instructor support in Q&A

  • Udemy Certificate of Completion

  • Practical, career-ready skills

  • Real business cases and projects

  • Access to a student community

  • A program valued at $1000, available with a significant platform discount

  • The desire to learn from the person who created the Unicorn Preply HR system
  • Our ambition is to become the leading provider of HR audits and HR function assessments
  • A willingness to move forward without looking back, to see it through to the end, and to put that knowledge into practice
  • Basic understanding of HR processes (recruitment, onboarding, training, retention)
  • Access to the company's HR data for completing practical assignments
  • No prior auditing experience is required—this course is suitable for beginners
  • You'll be studying alongside 2 million other PapaHR students from 185 countries
  • You'll gain insights from the course instructor's experience at Preply, Wargaming, Radford, and Deloitte
  • You’ll receive a 729-point Power HR Audit Checklist, a report template, and 5 AI prompts
  • Conduct a comprehensive HR audit covering 13 areas in 3 days
  • Conduct a 10-minute quick assessment of the HR function's maturity
  • Fill out the checklist with automatic calculation of the HR effectiveness index
  • Conduct interviews for the audit with the HR team, managers, and employees
  • Conduct a gap analysis with prioritization and recommendations
  • Prepare a professional HR audit report for management
  • Calculate 15 key HR metrics with industry benchmarks
  • Create a roadmap of improvements using an ROI calculator for a presentation to the CEO
  • A person who takes responsibility for their own education
  • I'm willing to set aside time for training, complete the course, and achieve results
  • A new HR director who has just joined the company and needs to understand the true state of HR within the first 30 days
  • HR Generalist looking to streamline HR processes in a growing company
  • An HRBP who prepares analytics for business leaders and needs a systematic tool
  • An HR consultant who conducts audits for clients
  • CEOs and COOs of small businesses without an HR department who need to verify that everything is working properly
  • An HR professional who wants to move from gut feelings to data and numbers