Create a workforce strategy for healthy foods

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BSBHRM614 Contribute to strategic workforce planning Assignment

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

Attachment:- Class Activity.rar

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