HR Strategy and Practices L7 Assignment Brief, University of Salford Manchester

Assignment Brief

This assessment requires you to produce a business case report of 4,000 (+/10%) focusing on one of the following areas:

• Resourcing
• Talent Management
• Reward Management
• Performance Management
  Your intended audience for this assignment is the Director of HR.

Total marks available = 100, split as indicated below. You must cover all of the following within your report:

Introduction

• Appropriate definitions including an overview to the area of focus
• An overview of the organisation and its stance in the market place

Business Need 

• Critically discuss the following:
• External and internal environments including economic and labour market trends. Whilst some of this information can provide an overview, the majority of critical analysis must include your organisational context.
• A related PESTLE and SWOT analysis which should be put in an appendix – only the key discussion points are to be in the report
• Your organisation’s purpose, goals and vision and how this relates to your area of focus
• Your organisation’s current HR strategy, including the current employer branding – and how this relates to your issue/area of focus
• Current related issues to your area of focus (Talent Management/PerformanceManagement/Reward Management/Resourcing) including problem identification (which will guide your recommendations)

Stakeholder Analysis 

• Identification of the primary and secondary stakeholders for this area of focus/HR project placed on a relevant map
• A Power/Interest stakeholder map analysis demonstrating the current relationship management for this area of focus/ HR project
• Written critical analysis on how your organisation is balancing different employment perspectives in relation to your area of focus/this HR project . This can include a benefits and challenges analysis of the main identified stakeholders for this area of focus/HR project

The Proposed Plan and Recommendations 

• Detail on the recommended approaches regarding your area of focus (Talent Management, Performance Management, Reward Management and Resourcing) with desired outcomes
• Costs and benefits analysis as a table and an analytical discussion paragraph
• Assumptions and Risks as a table and an analytical discussion paragraph
• All of the above needs to include justification and critical discussion supported from literature for choices made.

Conclusion

• Link between the chosen recommendations, and the future of the organisation
• Overall ideal outcome for choosing this recommendation, and the danger of not following it to the organisation in the short, medium and long term

Assessment Criteria

Please see the marking rubric we will use within the Assessment folder on Blackboard; this will be attached to the submission area. Weighting of marks and word guidance is provided below: