Specifications include, but are not limited to: Producing a compensation and classification system that includes best practices in employment in the state’s professional civil service, which includes nearly 34,000 positions. 2.2.1.1 Classification Plan a) Meet with designated staff members to validate scope of services, methodology, timeliness, and other deliverables. b) Develop a classification study that reflects an overall classification and compensation strategy and includes the clear definition of terms and the development of career ladders for full-time classifications and, in some cases, designated part-time classifications. c) Review background materials including organizational charts, budgets, personnel rules and regulations, and related information. d) Conduct orientation and briefing sessions with employees, supervisors, managers, and department heads. e) Design an appropriate job questionnaire for distribution to employees. f) Upon receipt of completed questionnaires, conduct interview with a representative sample of employees and appropriate supervisory and management personnel to confirm content accuracy and resolve inconsistencies.