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Manage Human Resources Strategic Planning Assignment -

Assessment Task 1 - Unit Knowledge Test (UKT)

Questions:

Question 1: Explain how would you analyse the human resource strategic directions, objectives and targets of an organisation? Answer in 150 to 200 words.

Question 2: Explain and justify the four (4) impacts of modern technology on job roles and job design. Write your answer in 100-150 words.

Question 3: Compare the benefits of any three (3) common options for sourcing labour supply. Write your answer in 100-150 words.

Question 4: Explain how modern technology is impacting on job roles and design from a strategic human resource management perspective. Write your answer in 100 to 150 words.

Question 5: Recommend and provide a brief description of three (3) tools that you can utilise to undertake an environmental analysis to determine emerging practices and trends that may impact on human resource management in an organisation. Write your answer in 30-50 words for each.

Question 6: Why is it important to regularly monitor, review and adapt a plan in the changing circumstances? Discuss in 25-50 words.

Question 7: Determine the six (6) skills required in sourcing labour. In 30-50 words for each, describe why you think this skill is important in being able to source labour?

Question 8: Explain the importance of developing strategic objectives and targets for human resource services? Write your answer in 50 to 100 words.

Question 9. Answer the following questions:

a. Determine three (3) best practices through which the HR Manager evaluates and reviews performance of the Human Resource Management plan against planned objectives.

b. In 50-100 words for each practice explain why you think this a best practice method?

Question 10. Answer the following questions:

a. Why is monitoring and reviewing the strategic plan important before and during implementation? Write your answer in 150-200 words.

b. Who might you work with to achieve this purpose? Prepare a list of three (3) stakeholders.

Question 11: Prepare a list and explanation of each of the four (4) steps involved in strategic human resource planning. Write your answer in 350-400 words.

Question 12: Compare the advantages and disadvantages of using each of the following options as listed in the table below, for the provision of human resource services. Provide at least (3) advantages and (3) disadvantages for each.

External provision by a consultant or contractor

Outsourcing the work to an external provider

Allocating the work to existing staff

Question 13: Prepare a list and explanation of each of the six (6) steps in writing a strategic human resource plan. Write your answer in 250-300 words.

Question 14: Recommend the best action to take when analysing costs and benefits of human resource services? Write in 150-200 words.

Question 15: Answer the following questions:

a. What is Human Resource Philosophy and explain the three (3) approaches for treating people in an organisation? (100-150 words).

b. What are the seven (7) cardinal beliefs of human resource philosophy?

c. Why are human resource policies required? (50-100 words).

d. Why is it important all relevant management agree on a HR philosophy, values and policies? (50-100 words).

Question 16: How does suitable technology and systems support human resource programs and practices? Write in 100-150 words.

Question 17: Explain, how risk is managed in a human resource plan? Write in 100-150 words.

Question 18: Answer the following questions:

a. Prepare a list of (5) Human Resources related legislation and/or codes of practice.

b. Provide an example for each legislation and/or code practice of a Human Resource policy and procedure that would be related to it.

c. How do you ensure your knowledge of any recent and/or potential changes to industrial and legal requirements is kept up to date to provide accurate information? (50-100 words).

d. How do you ensure all organisational policies, procedures and regulatory requirements are being met? (150-200 words).

Assessment Task 2 - Unit Project (UP)

Assessment Task 2 - Unit Project - Complete a Report

The objective of the assessment task:

The objective of this assessment task is to ensure you are competent to research the planning requirements and develop, implement and maintain the human resources strategic plan for an organisation.

Description of the assessment task: This assessment task requires you to complete the following activities:

1. Complete a report - Research the planning requirements and report them to the management

2. Role play - Consultation with relevant managers, team leaders and employees.

3. Develop a Human resource strategic plan

4. Implement the Human resource strategic plan

5. Maintain the Human resource strategic plan

You must read the scenario and related information to complete all the mentioned above assessment activities.

You must demonstrate that you have acquired the skills and the knowledge to develop a human resource strategic plan for an organisation to meet its current and foreseeable business and performance objectives.

Assessment activity 1 - Complete a report

This is the first assessment activity. This assessment activity requires to systematically investigate into and study all the materials and information provided to establish facts and reach to conclusions and share your observations with the management of the organisation in a report format. In the first assessment activity, you are required to read the provided scenario and other relevant information and complete a report.

Your report must be based upon the following factors:

Analysing the strategic plans, business plans and operational plans to determine human resources strategic direction, objectives and targets

Appropriately demonstrated and developed budget according to requirements of the organisation.

Timeframes to complete each of the individual tasks

Undertake environmental analysis to identify all external and internal elements that can affect the organisation's performance.

Identifying the current and future labour needs and skill-sets and options for sourcing the labour supply.

Considering new technology and its impact on job roles and job design.

Reviewing recent and potential changes to industrial/legal requirements.

The total costs need to be compared with the predicted benefits. Calculate total costs and total benefits for comparison and compare them by dividing the total costs by the benefits.

Use your analysis to determine what strategies can be applied to manage the costs and realise the benefits.

The report should be between 1000-1400 words.

Assessment Task 3 - Role Play (RP)

Assessment Activity 3 - Roleplay - Consultation with relevant managers, team leaders and employees

This activity is in continuation to the previous assessment activity.

In this assessment task, you are required to work with the relevant managers, team leaders and employees to discuss the report and your findings and identify human resource preferences. The purpose of the assessment activity is to ensure you participate in effective stakeholder engagement.

Applicable conditions on the assessment activity:

You must have this consultation for 10-15 minutes.

The consultation must be based on the provided guidelines.

Your trainer needs to ensure there are six people available and suitable to play the following roles:

- Two managers (one from Sydney and one from Melbourne)

- Two Team leaders (one from Sydney and one from Melbourne)

- Two employees (one from Sydney and one from Melbourne)

Students or other staff members can play the above roles.

Each student must play the role of the HR manager to consult with the relevant managers, team leaders and employees.

You must discuss:

The report you prepared and submitted as part of the assessment activity 1.

Directions and guidelines about the extent and range of HR requirements

Establishing appropriate recruitment and selection programs that build the organisation's capability

Development of strategic objectives and targets for human resources services.

Examining the options for the provision of human resources services and analysing costs and benefits.

Identifying appropriate technology and systems to support agreed to human resources programs and practices

Discussion on objectives, timeframes, products, costs, benefits, budgets and risk management plans.

Differentiating, rewarding, retaining the top performers and skilled employees.

Following and making necessary changes in the organisational policies, procedures and regulatory requirements.

Identifying the possible risks and development of risk management strategies

Discussion with team leaders should be based upon:

- how jobs are to be designed to achieve the organisation's business goals and outcomes.

- the impact of work culture on attracting and retaining employees.

- the impact of the overall work climate.

- management of the employees, programs and resources.

Discussion with employees should be based upon:

To participate in the discussion about how the organisation can meet its strategic objectives and targets

Provide and maintain workplaces, programs and systems.

Provide information about the hazards and risks to the business and staff.

Each and every role must follow the mentioned below guidelines:

Managers

To provide directions and guidelines about the extent and range of their HR requirements

How to establish appropriate recruitment and selection programs that build the organisation's capability

Development of strategic objectives and targets for human resources services.

Examining the options for the provision of human resources services and analysing costs and benefits.

Identifying appropriate technology and systems to support agreed to human resources programs and practices.

Discussion on objectives, timeframes, products, costs, benefits, budgets and risk management plans.

Differentiating, rewarding, retaining the top performers and skilled employees.

Following and making necessary changes in the organisational policies, procedures and regulatory requirements.

Identifying the possible risks and development of risk management strategies

Team leaders

To discuss:

- how jobs are to be designed to achieve the organisation's business goals and outcomes.

- the impact of work culture on attracting and retaining employees.

- the impact of the overall work climate.

- management of the employees, programs and resources.

Employees

To participate in the discussion about how the organisation can meet its strategic objectives and targets.

Provide and maintain workplaces, programs and systems.

Provide information about the hazards and risks to the business and staff.

You must read, understand and follow the Australian Government Fair Work Ombudsman - best practice guide to consultation and cooperation in the workplace.

You must read, understand and follow the guidelines provided by HR Strategies and Planning by the Australian HR Institute.

All team members must agree on human resource philosophies, values and policies before you start working on the development of the human resource strategic plan.

This roleplay activity must occur in front of your trainer/assessor.

Submit a revised copy of the report incorporating consultation.

You must make appropriate changes to your report and submit a revised copy to your trainer/assessor before developing the Human resource strategic plan.

Assessment Task 4 - Unit Project (UP)

Assessment activity 4 - Develop the Human resource strategic plan

This activity is in continuation to the previous assessment activity.

In this assessment activity, you are required to develop the Human resource strategic plan for the organisation. This assessment activity must take place in a closely simulated workplace environment.

Assessment Task 5 - Unit Project (UP)

Assessment activity 5 - Implement the Human resource strategic plan

This activity is in continuation to the previous assessment activity.

In this assessment activity, you are required to implement the Human resource strategic plan for the organisation.

This assessment activity must take place in a closely simulated workplace environment.

In this assessment activity, you are required to implement the Human resource strategic plan for the organisation.

Applicable conditions on the assessment activity:

You must complete the attached template to implement the Human resource strategic plan.

The word limit for this activity is 500-700 words.

Assessment Task 6 - Unit Project (UP)

Assessment activity 6 - Monitor the Human resource strategic plan

This activity is in continuation to the previous assessment activity.

This assessment activity requires you to monitor and review the Human resource strategic plan. For a Human resource strategic plan to be effective, it must be measurable. You must make the necessary changes to the strategic plan developed as part of the Assessment activity 3 based on the additional details provided in this assessment activity.

In this assessment activity, you are required to monitor the Human resource strategic plan for the organisation.

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