Workforce management strategies and practices:
Report content:
Pretend you are a management consultant contracted by the organisation to audit their workforce management strategies and practices, analyse the key issues and provide recommendations for improvement. Your report should address the following questions with reference to peer-reviewed academic literature:
1. To what extent are the organisation’s workforce management strategies and practices aligned with the organisational strategies? Why is alignment important? What are the implications of lack of alignment [drawing on the academic literature]?
2. To what extent are their workforce management strategies underpinned by a thorough workforce plan (including analysis of workforce metrics)? Why is this important for organisational success [drawing on the academic literature]?
3. What are the key workforce management issues evident in the organisation? Why are these issues for the organisation [drawing on the academic literature]?
4. To what extent are the different HR practices integrated with one another? Why is integration important? What are the implications of lack of integration [drawing on the academic literature]?
5. To what extent do you think the workforce management strategies and HR practices would enable the effective management of the workforce? Why [drawing on the academic literature]?
6. Based on your analysis above, what recommendations would you make to the senior management team of the organisation aimed at improving their workforce management [drawing on the academic literature to justify your response]?
Format of report:
This assignment is a report that you need to present in academic form because of the inclusion of theoretical discussion. The structure of your report may include:
- Introduction
- Background
- Discussion
- Findings and Conclusions
- Recommendations
- References
- Attachments