Category: Human Resources Management

Complete your 15-25 page final capstone project plan AND a 5-10 slide PowerPoint

Complete your 15-25 page final capstone project plan AND a 5-10 slide PowerPoint presentation synthesizing your research and summarizing your plan for improving effectiveness.
Introduction
The field of HRM has experienced many opportunities and challenges in recent years. HRM has moved from being an administrative function to being a role that demands a number of new and challenging competencies. The HRM literature suggests that the profession faces a critical time. With more organizations downsizing, outsourcing, or eliminating their HRM functions, clearly HRM professionals must seize the opportunity to solidify with other senior management their role as strategic partners.
Review your own experiences with HRM. There are many important HR functions and programs to assess. The most important question may be whether HRM in your organization, or based on your reading, has become this strategic partner within an organization. More important, does HR leadership exhibit the competencies necessary to lead an organization through a period of more uncertainty and change?
As you complete your course project, imagine yourself as an HRM leader who must lead and enhance the role of HRM in your organization. Think about what employees and senior managers need to know about a strategic HRM function.
Complete your capstone project plan and PowerPoint presentation. This work synthesizes your research in the field of HRM and summarizes your effectiveness improvement plan as it relates to your topic (Employee Retention), organization (Amazon Warehouse), and problem or opportunity (High Turnover Rates).
Instructions
Complete the following:
Finalize your plan, adding all the components you have completed and integrate them with an introduction and a conclusion. Note that your final plan should not simply merge the previous project components into a single document. Rather, it should be a thoughtful, fully integrated plan that demonstrates your achievement of the HRM program outcomes. Use headings and subheadings to organize and structure your plan.
Develop a PowerPoint presentation with speaker notes, that showcases your effectiveness improvement plan by providing a summary of your capstone project. The presentation should synthesize all of your research, highlight key findings, and summarize your final plan for improving effectiveness.
Additional ​Requirements
The deliverables for this assessment apply professional skills in HRM to workplace situations that you will likely encounter in your day-to-day work in human resources. As part of your learning, focus on the development of effective professional communication skills for the workplace. Your assessment should meet the following additional requirements:
Length: Your plan should be 15–25 typed, double-spaced pages, plus the cover and resources pages.
The first page should be a cover sheet with your name, the course number, assessment title, and date. No other information is required on this page.
The last page should be the reference list.
Length: Your PowerPoint presentation should include 5–10 slides.
Select a professional slide background.
Use slide headings and concise, bulleted text.
Use the notes section of PowerPoint to outline supporting research and to cite references.
Organization: Make sure that your assessment writing is well organized, using headings and subheadings to organize content for the reader.
Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.
Resources: Use a total of at least 10 references and include both trade publications and peer-reviewed articles.
Evidence: Support your assertions with data and/or in-text citations.
APA formatting: Resources and in-text citations are formatted according to current APA style and formatting.
Written communication:
Articulate meaning relevant to the topic, scope, and purpose of the plan.
Address the appropriate audience, using familiar, discipline-specific language and terminology.
Organize content so ideas flow logically with smooth transitions.
Use spell-check and other tools to ensure correct spelling and grammar.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies:
Competency 1: Apply a strategic perspective to Human Resource Management that guides and influences organizational effectiveness.
Apply foundational disciplines of HRM to be an effective HR practitioner.
Employ strategic thinking and business acumen to be an effective strategic partner.
Competency 2: Develop skills to lead, build relationships, partner, influence others, and navigate the organization.
Utilize leadership, change management, and consultation in the roles of an HR practitioner.
Competency 3: Apply and interpret the law and the legal responsibilities of a human resource professional.
Apply and interpret the law and the legal responsibilities of an HR manager.
Competency 4: Use evidence-based decision making to inform and support Human Resource Management practices.
Analyze data and metrics to support and evaluate HR programs.
Competency 5: Apply the SHRM code of ethics to decision making and practice.
Apply the SHRM code of ethics to decision making and practice.
Competency 6: Communicate clearly, accurately, and professionally for the HR field.
Articulate meaning relevant to the topic, scope, and purpose of the plan.
Address the appropriate audience, using familiar, discipline-specific language and terminology.
Organize content so ideas flow logically with smooth transitions.
Instructions from Previous Assessments
Assessment 1
Prepare a 3–4 page literature review, including the following:
Analyze current HRM models of service, process, and systems enhancements as they relate to your topic and problem or opportunity.
Determine the applicability of existing HRM models to your project.
Analyze the factors that are necessary to develop and implement improvements in your chosen organization. In other words, think about how the problem could be solved or how to capitalize on the opportunity selected.
Analyze leadership, change management, and consultation in the roles of an HR practitioner, as they relate to your chosen topic.
Apply foundational disciplines of HRM to be an effective HR practitioner within the organization selected. This can be done by analyzing specific theories, markets, and reporting practices in HRM that relate to your topic and identified problem or opportunity.
Assessment 2
Write 3-5 pages on the use of technology, including metrics, analytics, and other measurements, as related to your topic of research, organization, and problem or opportunity in your capstone project, an effectiveness improvement plan. Include the following in your plan:
Develop a strategy to measure the success of the effectiveness improvement plan.
Include a consideration of various measurements such as an HR scorecard, benchmarking, dashboard, and ROI computations.
Describe the use of technology within your plan.
Assess the risks and benefits of a technology systems improvement.
Include the strategic considerations and alignment with the organizational mission.
Analyze both the ethical and the legal responsibilities that relate to the organization and in society as a whole.
Assessment 3
Write 3-5 pages on talent and workforce management as it relates to your topic of research, organization, and problem or opportunity in your capstone project, an effectiveness improvement plan. For this assessment, complete the following:
Research and analyze current articles that do the following:
Link HRM practices to talent and workforce management strategies.
Consider HRM’s role in thinking critically about solutions in the context of strategic management.
Evaluate your chosen organization’s strategic management capabilities in order to develop a strategy to improve talent and workforce management.
Analyze approaches to total rewards that may affect performance.
Analyze both the ethical and the legal responsibilities that relate to talent and workforce management, both in the organization and in society as a whole.
Assessment 4
Write 3-5 pages on strategy and culture as it relates to your topic of research, organization, and problem or opportunity in your capstone project, an effectiveness improvement plan. Research current articles that explore strategy and culture to complete the following:
Analyze HRM’s role in building organizational culture.
Develop a strategy for working within the organizational culture, as you develop leadership and consultation approaches for implementing your plan to improve organizational effectiveness.
Assess the cultural factors that will likely affect the development and implementation of your plan.
Consider the employee life cycle and employee experience within your selected organization.
Analyze both the ethical and the legal responsibilities related to culture, both in the organization and in society as a whole.

You are interviewing a candidate for a newly created Chief Diversity Officer pos

You are interviewing a candidate for a newly created Chief Diversity Officer position at STEMStar. Draft at least five (5) questions (balance the need to evaluate behavioral and situational competencies) that you’d ask in the interview. Then draft at least three (3) categories you’d include on a scorecard or rubric to evaluate the candidate.

You are interviewing a candidate for a newly created Chief Diversity Officer pos

You are interviewing a candidate for a newly created Chief Diversity Officer position at STEMStar. Draft at least five (5) questions (balance the need to evaluate behavioral and situational competencies) that you’d ask in the interview. Then draft at least three (3) categories you’d include on a scorecard or rubric to evaluate the candidate.

Review Chapter 4 in your course textbook.
Review the article Strategic Human Res

Review Chapter 4 in your course textbook.
Review the article Strategic Human Resource Management and Employee Relationship Management: An Approach for Realizing Sustainable Competitive Advantage (attached)
Review the article Strategic HRM and Organisational Performance: Does Turnover Intention Matter? (see attached)
Refer to Figure 4.3: SHRM Critical HRM Competencies on page 122 of your course textbook. 
Please select three of the competencies listed in this figure and explain how you would demonstrate these competencies in your future role as a human resource leader. 
For each competency you select, please share one to two sentences on how you would develop your skills for the competency.
Please read and use the texbook and material provided for this instructions attached. 

Review Chapter 13 in your course textbook.
1. Review the article 4 Steps Manager

Review Chapter 13 in your course textbook.
1. Review the article 4 Steps Managers Can Take to Inspire and Retain Their Employees 
Using Mission, Vision and Values
2. Review the article Listening to Employees to Confront Postpandemic Turnover
Discuss at least two reasons employee turnover can be positive for an organization 
and two challenges presented when employee turnover is high. 
Recommend one or more HRM practices that could appropriately minimize or even 
eliminate employee separation. Explain in detail.
Use at least two scholarly sources to support your ideas. Remember to properly reference and cite your sources 
Please read texbook and articles attached. Thank you 

Case Study
Purpose:
Flexibility, adaptability, and responsiveness to the externa

Case Study
Purpose:
Flexibility, adaptability, and responsiveness to the external environment is essential if organizations are going to survive and thrive in a rapidly changing environment. Therefore, leaders and managers must know how to implement change successfully in their organizations or departments in response to rapidly shifting conditions. The ability to respond to change is partially determined by an organization’s structure and culture, along with having the knowledge of how to implement change effectively. The purpose of this project is to examine your understanding of the roles and skills of managers and to build a set of skills that will help you understand how to implement organizational change strategies. Using a case study, you will be asked to demonstrate how motivation, relationship building, and trust affect organizational effectiveness as change is implemented.
Step 1:  Carefully read the case study below.
Step 2:  Comprise a 5-6 page paper (excluding the title page and reference list page) that includes ALL of the following points:
Research the concepts of organizational structure and change management and use this as the basis for creating your change management plan.
Research the concepts of motivation, trust, and behavior as they individually, and collectively, relate to the ability for leaders to create sound management relationships that ultimately lead to successful organizations; and the concepts of organizational structure and change management as they relate to the creation and implementation of a global organizational structure.
Apply your research on the concepts of motivation, trust, and behavior to the relationship-building issues identified in the case study. 
Develop a forward strategy for leadership and management that focuses on relationship building, diversity and trust that will help the organization implement these new strategies.
Consider change management and global organizational culture as you develop your plan.
Explain the reasoning/conclusions behind your plan elements and support them with your research, class materials, and case-study facts. 
INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO PREPARE THE SUBMISSION:
Carefully read the grading rubric for the assignment!
Check the instructions to make sure ALL elements of the assignment have been covered
Students are expected to use a variety as well as multiple course readings and research to support ideas, reasoning, and conclusions.
This assignment requires the use of, at minimum, 5 scholarly references/sources
Follow an approved writing style format such as MLA, APA, or Chicago style, and format guidelines to ensure that your final submission includes a Title Page, In-Text Citations, and a Reference  List.
Paraphrase from relevant sources to show a greater understanding of the topics. Limit quotes, though when used explain their significance. Provide the page or paragraph number as appropriate. Note that a reference within a reference list cannot exist without an associated in-text citation and vice versa.
The analysis should begin with an introductory paragraph that clearly and succinctly explains what you intend to cover in the body of the paper.
The analysis should end with a conclusion/summary paragraph that clearly and succinctly explains what you covered in the body of the paper.
Third-person writing is required. Third-person means that there are no words such as “I, me, my, we, or us” (first-person writing), nor is there use of “you or your” (second-person writing). If uncertain how to write in the third person, view this link: https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/first-second-and-third-person .
Contractions are not used in business writing, so the expectation is that students do NOT use contractions in the assignment.
The paper must be double-spaced with 1-inch margins with 12 pt. font.
Submit the final project into the appropriate assignment submission folder by the due date.
Case Study
Ann McConnell is chief information officer (CIO) at Jackson Spice Ingredients (JSI), a large Maryland spice and food ingredient company. In an industry that has a large national market presence, yet is global in its need for raw materials, JSI is always looking for ways to increase productivity and speed things up while staying connected to its worldwide sources.  The mission of the organization is “to profitably expand its global leadership position in the spice, seasoning markets while being good stewards of the environment.”
Two years into the job, McConnell suggested to company president, Charles Jackson, that it implement a new global organizational structure that is focused on divisions or geographic areas, thus enabling a stronger focus on local environments and sustainability. One of the first steps would be to reorganize the current functional structure and moving or hiring new managers for each of the new divisions.  The new divisional structure will enable more of a focus on the local environment, thus assisting managements in understanding how they can impact each demographic area.  
In a meeting with managers,  Charles and Ann need to introduce the new strategies. They know that 3 of the 7 current managers will be reluctant to change to the new organizational structure and strategy.   Charles and Ann need to consider what management strategies they will need to focus on how to get all the managers on board and they need to consider what management skills will be most needed to implement the new strategies.
Taking into consideration what you have learned the past few weeks on learning organizations, culture, and human capital, develop a strategy for leadership to use that will help management in their new roles and that will focus on the organizational vision and purpose.
References to be used will be attached to this order 
https://timelesstime.co.uk/knowledgebase/competitive-advantage-through-people/

https://bmcresnotes.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13104-019-4255-7

https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/insights/focus/human-capital-trends/2019/internal-talent-mobility.html