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BSBHRM614 Contribute to strategic workforce planning Assignment - Central Australian College

Part 1:

ASSESSMENT TASK 1 - Research strategic workforce planning requirements

Prepare Human Resource Strategic Workforce Planning Research Report. Include any supplementary documents/sources used to create the strategic workforce planning research report, such as documents/sources used to research the following:
Emerging trends and practices
Options for sourcing labour

Strategic Workforce Planning Research Report
Organisational Environment
Strategic workforce direction
Strategic workforce objectives
Strategic workforce targets
Agreed workforce programs
Identify at least two workforce programs from each of the strategic plans.

Agreed workforce practices
Identify at least two workforce practices from each of the strategic plans.

Workforce budget
Identify the workforce budget allocated for the organisation's
Strategic Workforce Plans.

Organisational Environment
These details must relate to factors that may have an impact on Human Resource Management (HRM) in your organisation

Emerging practices - Identify two emerging practices for workforce management

Trends - Identify two trends for workforce management

Future labour needs - Identify two labour needs that you feel may be required in the future related to the strategic plans identified above.

Future skill requirements - Identify two skills that you feel may be required in the future related to the strategic plans identified above.

Common options for sourcing labour - Identify two common options for sourcing labour.

New technology - Identify one new technology and its impact on job roles and job designs.

Legislative, Regulatory, and Industrial Requirements - For each of the following, identify at least two requirements that influence workplace planning and explain its relevance in context to the workforce related objectives of the strategic plans identified above.

Legislative requirement
Examples of legislative requirements for the organisation may include anti-discrimination legislation, Fair Work Act 2009, local, state and territory work health and safety (WHS) legislation, Privacy Act 1988

Regulatory requirements
Regulatory requirements may include WHS regulations.

Industrial requirements
Industrial requirements may include WHS regulations.

Recent changes to:
Recent changes pertain to the changes in the requirements in the last two years.

Potential changes to: Potential changes pertain to the changes in the requirements that may be anticipated in the coming years based on your analysis.

ASSESSMENT TASK 2 - Consult stakeholders to develop strategic workforce plan

Submit the following:
Completed Strategic Workforce Plan
Completed Risk Register
Include any supplementary documents/sources used to create the Strategic Workforce Plan, such as:
Organisational policies and procedures relevant to workforce planning
Risk rating matrix used for this task

Workforce Services Objectives and Targets

Cost-Benefit Analysis
These details must relate to options of provisions labour identified in the strategic workforce planning research report prepared i

Workforce Programs, Practices and Budgets

ASSESSMENT TASK 3 - Obtain senior management support for strategic workforce plan

You must submit evidence of communication with at least one senior management member.
Evidence must be at least one of the following:
Email correspondence
Minutes of meeting
Video recording

ASSESSMENT TASK 4 - Analyse Failures and Manage Learnings

You must also submit evidence of implementation of the Strategic Workforce Plan. This can include:
Copies of documents created or received during the implementation of each workforce program
o Certificates
o Specific documentation related to each workforce program (for example, if workforce program is related to increase in productivity, the learner may submit the productivity schedule)
Email correspondence
Video recording of learner implementing the plan Photos of learner implementing the plan

ASSESSMENT TASK 5

Question 1
Human resource practices are the methods adopted by organisations to achieve their goals and objectives. Each function in human resources will have several practices designed to get targeted results.
Explain how each of the following human resource (HR) practices are applied in relation to the employees of the organisation.

a. Total rewards framework

b. Personal development

c. Movement within organisation

Question 2
Explain what Human Resource personnel does in each of the broadly classified human resource functions listed below.
a. Staffing
b. Learning and development
c. Compensation and benefits
d. Employee relations

Question 3
Listed below are the parts found in a Strategic Workforce Plan. Describe the information found in each of the parts.
Part of a Strategic Workforce Plan Description of the information
a. Executive summary
b. Workforce supply analysis
c. Strategic drivers
d. Stakeholders involved

Question 4
List at least three features of a strategic workforce plan.

Question 5
Describe how each of the following modern human resource philosophies guides the outcomes of the policies of an organisation.

a. Accumulation philosophy
b. Utilisation philosophy
c. Facilitation philosophy

Question 6
Explain how each of the following values are applied in the day-to-day activities by an HR professional
Day-to-day activities are the tasks completed by a human resource professional relevant to any of the human resource functions (e.g., recruitment, learning and development, etc.).

a. Transparency
b. Non-bias
c. Dignity and respect
d. Passion
e. Lead by example

Question 7

Bounce Fitness is a premier fitness centre popular across Australia. Bounce Fitness currently has four centres across Australia, with plans of opening a new centre in Perth. Access the website below to learn more about Bounce Fitness:
Access the following policies from the Bounce Fitness website:
Staff Recruitment Policies and Procedures
Diversity Policy

Staff Recruitment Policies and Procedures
a. Identify the purpose of the staff recruitment policies and procedures.

b. List all the steps to be followed by Human Resource Manager or their delegate for recruitment.

c. List at least two legislations that apply for recruitment policies
i. Recruitment
ii. Career development and promotion

Part 2:

Class Activity

Activity 1: Read Chapter 1 of the learner guide and complete the following True or False.

Tick ‘True' if the statement is correct, and ‘False' if not.

Statement

It is important to align the HR strategic vision with the organisation's vision.
An HR management philosophy is based on the whims of the board of directors.
Job design adds efficiency in the fulfilment of a job by eliminating or relooking at tasks that can be automated.
The role of the HR manager is only to process the payroll at the end of the month for all employees.
Organisation environment is the sum total of all the factors that influence the functioning of various activities of the business, including the human resource activities.
Strategic business plans help identify long term business objectives by analysing available resources and predicting the resources required to meet the said objectives.

Workforce supply is the availability of people to work for an organisation at all times.
Workforce segmentation includes segmentation of the existing workforce based on different categories like skill, geographical location, age, education, business verticals.

Activity 2:
1. List any two internal factors that affect the organisational environment with an example.
2. List three sources of labour supply

Activity 3: Read chapter 2 of the learner guide and complete the following True or False

Statement

Workforce policies safeguard the organisation against potential lawsuits.

Targets for workforce services are different from business targets.

It is important to consult internal as well as external stakeholders about their workforce preferences.

It is always safe to invest in the most expensive technology option available in the market.

The efficiency of execution and success of any strategic plan depends on the HR
manager's ability to choose the most beneficial option with the available budget.

Workforce preferences are the ways in which the current workforce and the ones joining the workforce in the future would like to work and communicate.

The best way to mitigate the workforce-related risk is to avoid the risk.

Activity 4: Read chapter 2 of the learner guide and complete the following Task

In your own words, describe the following concepts.
a. Workplace Values
b. Relevant stakeholders
c. Workplace Policies

Activity 5: Read chapter 2 of the learner guide and complete the following Role play activity

STAKEHOLDER MEETING HEALTHY FOODS
You are a senior HR manager in the Strategic Workforce planning team of Healthy Foods, an organisation that runs a food processing plant in Australia.

You must role-play a meeting with two relevant stakeholders and list down their workforce priorities post their meeting. The methodology used is interviewing.

The stakeholders are representatives of:
• Frontline Plant staff
• Product Manager
Explain the purpose of the meeting to the stakeholders. List down their priorities and expectations from the management in terms of workforce planning.

Role Play Activity
Role play the scenario with two volunteers to know their workforce priorities while demonstrating the practical skills listed in the checklist below.
Perform this activity while being observed by your trainer. If your trainer is not available to directly observe you, you may video record the role play activity and submit the recording to your trainer.
Your role
For this activity, you will take the role of an HR manager.
The volunteers' role
For this activity, the volunteers will take the role of:
• Frontline Plant staff
• Product Manager

Activity 6: Read chapter 2 of the learner guide and complete the following Task

Arrange the steps in cost-benefit analysis in the correct order
Assign monetary value to costs List the costs involved and their benefits
Compare the costs versus the benefits
Assign monetary value to the benefits

Activity 7: Read chapter 3 of the learner guide and complete the following True or False

Statement

Review should be done at the end of the project timeline as it can be distracting for the team.

Each team can have their own template to present the status report for strategy implementation.

Collaborative implementation brings together shared vision, common understanding, agreement on responsibilities, and clear communication.

Timely review provides scope for course correction and adapt to changes in an organisational environment.

Action plans or operating plans are subsets of the overall strategic workforce plan.

A post review report is a mere minutes of the meeting report.

The senior management is the sponsor or main promoter of the strategic workforce plan.

Activity 8: Read chapter 3 of the learner guide and complete the following Task

Create a workforce strategy for Healthy Foods based on the stakeholder priorities listed in Activity 3 (Role Play) of
Chapter 2.

Activity 9: Read chapter 3 of the learner guide and complete the Role play activity

REVIEW MEETING HEALTHY FOODS
You are a senior HR manager in the Strategic Workforce planning team of Healthy Foods, an organisation that runs a food processing plant in Australia.
You must role-play a meeting with senior management and present your findings of certain risks that were not covered during the planning stage.
Present the risks involved with reasons and risk mitigation measures that you think are appropriate. The senior management is representatives of:
• Business Leaders
• Chief Human Resources Officer
Explain the purpose of the meeting to the senior management. Seek their support and approval for the risk mitigation strategies formulated by you.

Role Play Activity
Role play the scenario with two volunteers to seek approval for risk mitigation strategies while demonstrating the practical skills listed in the checklist below.
Perform this activity while being observed by your trainer. If your trainer is not available to directly observe you, you may video record the role play activity and submit the recording to your trainer.
Your role
For this activity, you will take the role of an HR manager.
The volunteers' role
For this activity, the volunteers will take the role of:
• Business Leader
• Chief Human Resources Manager

Activity 10: Read chapter 3 of the learner guide and complete the following Task

Fill in the blanks in the context of the process of reviewing the strategic workforce plan

1. The actual performance against the expected performance needs to be

2. The frequency of the review needs to be decided in

3. The special areas to be addressed during review need to be

4. The learnings and recommendations during the review need to be

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