Resource Plan for an SME: Management of HRM Development, Recruitment, and Resource Planning

Appraising the Development of the Human Resource Function

Successful organisations need to be well managed and led to achieve efficiency and a competitive advantage.   Part of this success is facilitated through identifying, planning and managing all resources to ensure that they are effectively utilised.  Management of HRM development, effective recruitment and selection processes, induction, training, performance management, resource planning and monitoring are key elements to ensure organisations aims and objectives are met and staff attrition is minimised.  Maintaining financial viability by forecasting, budgeting, leasing and stock control to ensure that resources are available when the organisation needs them is crucial.

Completion of this assignment will address the following learning outcomes:

1 Appraise the development of the human resource function.

2 Investigate and plan the resources required to achieve an organisation’s aims and objectives.

3 Evaluate and appraise the use of resources against organisational plans.

4 Formulate plans to ensure that resources are maximised and remedial actions taken where appropriate.

Task:

You have just taken over an SME which has seen a recent decline in productivity.  To ensure your business is well managed from employee and resource perspectives you are to create a Resource Plan.

The plan should provide essential information on the HR & Operations Function and how your chosen organisation should manage its resources to meet its aim, objectives and long term goals over a 12 month period.  

The audience for this is your business mentor from a local enterprise advisory board. Your choice of organisation should be agreed with your tutor during tutorial.

Late Submission

If you are not able to complete your coursework on time due to extenuating circumstances, the ONLY way to receive an extension (up to 5 working days) or a deferral (anything longer than 5 working days) is to contact a Registry team member located at your specific CU site.

* Extenuating circumstances are defined by CU as ‘genuine circumstances beyond your control or ability to foresee, and which seriously impair your assessed work’.

* Please note that you will need to provide third party evidence to support your reasoning for requiring an extension or deferral.

* Your course tutor is NOT able to approve an extension or a deferral, if you have not completed the official forms and had your request approved your work will count as not submitted and receive a zero mark.

Plagiarism and Malpractice

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* Collusion between students (where sections of your work are similar to the work submitted by other students in this or previous module cohorts) is taken extremely seriously and will be reported to the academic conduct panel. This applies to all coursework and exam answers.

* A marked difference between your writing style, knowledge and skill level demonstrated in class discussion, any test conditions and that demonstrated in a coursework assignment may result in you having to undertake a Viva Voce in order to prove the coursework assignment is entirely your own work.

* If you make use of the services of a proof reader in your work you must keep your original version and make it available as a demonstration of your written efforts.

* You must not submit work for assessment that you have already submitted (partially or in full), either for your current course or for another qualification of this university, unless this is specifically provided for in your assignment brief or specific course or module information.

Where earlier work by you is citable, ie. it has already been published/submitted, you must reference it clearly. Identical pieces of work submitted concurrently will also be considered to be self-plagiarism.

Exceptional knowledge base exploring, analysing and evaluating the discipline and its theory with extraordinary originality and autonomy.  

Demonstrates an exceptional grasp of relevant analytical techniques, and the ability to apply these to new and/or abstract information and situations. Shows a highly developed appreciation of the limits and/or appropriate uses of particular analytical and evaluative approaches. Knowledge and understanding of theory, where relevant, is highly detailed. Exceptional appreciation of the limits of theory demonstrated throughout all assessment outcomes. Approach to assessment task is theoretically informed to an exceptional standard.

Exceptional exploration of wider academic sources with a high degree of independent learning which exceeds the assessment brief. Sources have been accurately interpreted and integrated with flawless synthesis, leading to innovative and interesting ideas. With some adjustments, work may be considered for internal publication.

Exceptional answer with coherent and logical presentation of ideas. The answer exhibits a clear argument/line of reasoning with flair and originality. Discipline specific vocabulary used with precision and academic style applied well throughout. No language errors present and referencing in the CU version of Harvard has been employed in an accurate manner. With some adjustments, work may be considered for internal publication.