Acquisition Toolkit
Human Resources Acquisition Guide
The central HR guide in a five-part acquisition series.
November 6, 2026 edition · Version 1.0
Who it is for
People due diligence and integration for a primarily US workforce.
It covers the people work from due diligence through the first 90 days: who is joining the organization, what has been promised, what needs attention and who will follow through.
The guide and companion reference
The companion includes 36 FAQs and 114 terms and acronyms.
What it covers
72 evidence requests across 18 HR workstreams.
- Deal scope and the employing entity4 requests
- Workforce census and jurisdiction map4 requests
- Organization, authority and continuity4 requests
- Employment terms and transition documents4 requests
- Employment compliance and local obligations4 requests
- Employee relations, claims and investigations4 requests
- Labor relations and represented employees4 requests
- Employment verification and Form I-94 requests
- Employer-sponsored immigration4 requests
- Leave, accommodations and return to work4 requests
- Recruiting, staffing and qualifications4 requests
- Policies, practices and employee commitments4 requests
- Talent, leadership and retention4 requests
- HR systems, vendors and data migration4 requests
- Employee records, privacy and preservation4 requests
- Communications and employee trust4 requests
- Restructuring, separations and employee selection4 requests
- Integration governance and sustained ownership4 requests
After the workstreams: readiness gates, the first 90 days, reusable working templates, handoffs to the companion guides, a worked example and source notes.