One of the best ways to make sure departments aren’t overspending on personnel costs is to implement position control, which is a series of linked processes ensuring that the characteristics of the positions being filled (such as title, salary or wage, grade and step, and so on) match what is authorized in the budget and that the number of authorized positions isn’t exceeded. Here is a quick checklist to help you develop a position control system for your organization.

• Publication date: December 2023