Course Description

Course Overview

Organizations that are successful at strategy have mastered certain skills and all of them relate directly to the competencies and responsibilities of human resources. As a result, human resources must be aware of what value it creates, how it creates value and what interests affect and are affected by HR activities.

Since HR has a unique cross-functional and global perspective of the organization’s most critical asset-the knowledge, skills and abilities of its workforce-HR leaders can create value by consulting and advising on aligning workforce assets with strategic demands. HR can also apply value chain analysis to its own business, identifying cost centers, its core competencies and activities that may be candidates for outsourcing.

This programme on HR as a Strategic Partner will focus on why HR should become a strategic partner, how HR can become a strategic partner and, more importantly, how do we change the HR function to better support the business objectives and become a true “business partner”.

Course Objectives          

At the end of this Course, participants will understand how to:

• Improve the strategic relationship between effective HRM and core business functions
• Better apply information with which to contribute to the organization’s strategic plan
• Design strategies to ensure a strong customer service culture in the HR function
• Develop visions for critical solutions to organizational human capital challenges
• Make better decisions with confidence based on analysis of available information to drive business success
• Create a strategy to develop a culture that fosters efficient and effective interactions and decision making

Course Outline

The Strategic Role of Human Resources in Organizations

• The Evolving Role of the HR Profession
• Dimensions of Change in the HR Profession
• Management Functions
• Critical Management Skills for HR Professionals
• Strategic Planning
• Aligning the HR Function with the Strategic Plan
• Emergent Strategy

 Assessing the Internal Environment

• Assessing an Organization’s Internal Environment
• HR’s Internal Business Partners
• Organizational Design
• Organizational Structures
• Building Partnerships in the Internal Environment
• Building Credibility
• Making a Business Case

Scanning the External Environment 

• Environmental Scanning
• Factors that Impact the External Environment
• Demographics
• Economic Factors
• International and Globalization
• Political Factors
• Social Factors

Measuring Strategic Outcomes

• Strategic Measurements
• The Use of Technology
• Measurement Techniques
• Understanding Research Terms and Techniques
• Human Resource Auditing
• Indicators of HR Strategic Performance

Issues Affecting Organizations 

• Ethics and Creating an Ethical Environment
• The Legislative and Regulatory Environment
• Precautionary Exercises
• Preparing for the Future

Target Audience

• HR Managers
• Directors
• Line Managers

Delivery method: This will include combine lectures, discussions, group exercises and illustrations. Participants will also understand the theoretical and practical knowledge of the topic.

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Duration: 1 week

Course Date: April 10^th-14^th 2023