prepare a presentation
and a briefing paper about competency-based HR programs
You represent an HR
consulting firm that’s responding to an inquiry from the CEO of a medium-size
software development company called Stentor. Your firm’s Managing Partner has
already had an informal meeting with Stentor’s CEO and has learned the
following:
Stentor has recently
come to realize the importance of their human resources to their company’s
future success and have decided to do something to better integrate their HR
organization into their business strategy. Stentor’s senior Human Resources
executive has informally discussed a competency-based approach to HR management
as a means of strategically aligning the HR organization, but is admittedly not
an expert on the subject and will need the help of a consulting firm to help
“sell” the concept and help with its implementation.
As a preliminary
activity to preparing a formal proposal, your firm has been asked to make a
presentation to Stentor’s top management team, explaining:
– What encompasses a
competency-based approach to HR?
– How will such an
approach strategically align the HR organization and facilitate the effective
implementation of Stentor’s business strategy?
– How can the
development of a competency-based approach reveal Stentors core competencies?
Once identified, how would the HR organization make use of the information
about core competencies?
– How would a
competency-based approach to HR likely impact Stentor’s business performance,
both short-term and long-term?
– How would a
competency-based approach work and what would be the specific benefits in terms
of:
Training and
Development, Recruitment and Selection, Compensation and Performance Management
and Workforce Planning and Deployment
In addition, develop a
formal proposal for consulting services. This should be a written report that
conveys the same basic information, but in more detail, as a “leave
behind” for Stentor executives.
It should include the
following:
– Executive Summary
– Background and
Introduction
– Outlining a
Competency-Based Approach to HR
– The Benefits of a
Competency-Based Approach to HR for Stentor
– Recommended Next
Steps for Stentor
