STRATEGIC HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Figure 2.13 The sequence of HR strategy formulation

Analyse;
 what's happening?
 what's good and not so good about It?
 what are the issues?
 what are the problems?
 what's the business need?

Diagnose
 why do these Issues exist?
 what are the causes of the problems?
 what factors are influencing the situation (competition, environmental
political, etc)?

Conclusions and recommendations
 What are our conclusions from the analysis / diagnosis
 what alternative strategies are available?
 which alternative is recommended and why?

Action planning:
 what actions do we need to take to implement the proposals?
 what problems may we meet and how will we overcome them?
 who takes the action and when?

Resource planning:
 what resources will we need (money, people time)?
 how will we obtain these resources:
 how do we convince management that these resources are required?

Benefits:
 what are the benefits to the organization of Implementing these
proposals?
 how do they benefit Individual employees?
 how do they satisfy business needs?