Advisor Role Evolution Playbook Addendum
Use this addendum to examine how advisor responsibilities change as an HRB program moves from recommendation through implementation and ongoing support.
Identify the partners involved, define responsibilities, document scope, and close ownership gaps.
Browse all resourcesUse this addendum to examine how advisor responsibilities change as an HRB program moves from recommendation through implementation and ongoing support.
Use these questions to connect employer-side and individual-market broker work, surface assumptions, and clarify ownership before handoffs occur.
Map knowledge strengths and gaps across broker roles so training, specialist support, and handoff responsibilities can be assigned deliberately.
Supports complete, documented handoffs between employers, brokers, vendors, and operating partners.
Document specialist and partner profiles, service boundaries, contact paths, and qualifications for work that must be routed beyond the core team.
Records the partners supporting an HRB arrangement and the functions each partner provides.
Assesses whether a platform and its partner ecosystem cover the capabilities required for the intended HRB model.
Document referral relationships, compensation facts, disclosures, approvals, and supporting records for qualified compliance review.
Assigns ownership for key HRB responsibilities and makes handoff or accountability gaps visible.
Structures partner scope, deliverables, boundaries, assumptions, and ownership for an HRB engagement.
Maps common support needs to the partner or role responsible for response, escalation, and resolution.
Captures a vendor or partner's role, capabilities, dependencies, contacts, and operating boundaries.
Evaluates vendor scope clarity, capability coverage, dependencies, and unresolved ownership gaps.