Homework: Organizing HR Projects
Overview
Your company has had embedded HR generalists in business units for the past several years. Over that time, it has become more costly and more difficult to maintain standards, and is a frustration for business units to have that budget "hit." The leadership has decided to move to a more centralized model of delivering HR services and has asked you to evaluate that proposition and begin establishing a project team to initiate the needed changes. The project team is selected, and you must now provide a general direction.
Instructions
Write a 5 to 6 pages paper in which you:
A. Review and define the five steps of strategic planning depicted in Exhibit 2-1 in the textbook on page 34. Based on the information, provide a statement of the overall importance of these steps to your project team.
B. Develop a vision and mission statement for the project team specific to the current project. Hint: It is highly recommended to follow the guidance offered in the textbook about vision and mission statements.
C. Explain to the project team what a project charter is and why it is used.
D. Review Exhibit 3.3 in the textbook and select any three charter elements you feel are more important and explain why.
E. Provide a statement of emphasis to your project team based on the information you provided in the previous three sections of the paper requirements.
1. The goal is to ensure your team understands the importance of the information.
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
1. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.
The specific course learning outcome associated with this homework is:
1. Create an overview of project planning, a project vision and mission statement, a project charter, and a statement of emphasis.