Problem
Using RRC's 2022-2026 strategic plan answer the below after watching the RRC strategic video
Vimeo Video: "Strategic Plan: 2022-2026 - In Front of What's Ahead".
I. The textbook outlines different kinds of corporate strategies (restructuring, growth, stability).
i. What kind of corporate strategy do you believe RRC is pursuing?
ii. Give four reasons for why you believe RRC is pursuing this corporate strategy.
II. The textbook outlines several steps in the strategic planning process - establishing a mission, vision and values, developing objectives, analyzing the external environment, etc.
i. Do you think RRC's mission passes the "person on a bus test" - why or why not?
ii. Identify and describe two external environment trends that have shaped RRC's 2022-2026 strategy.
iii. Identify and describe five steps in the college's strategic planning process (there are more than five steps, so choose five to discuss for this question).
One of the approaches to strategic HR planning begins with corporate strategy. In this approach, corporate strategy leads to HR strategy. Reflect on RRC's 2022-2026 strategic plan and think about what might be included in a strategic HR plan for the college.
III. Select one of the high-level "commitments" in the 2022-2026 strategic plan - transforming the learning model, commit to truth and reconciliation or deepen partnerships. Each commitment has associated priorities and key outcomes.
i. Identify the "commitment" you have selected. Based on what you've read about the commitment you have chosen, describe what kind of employees you might need (broadly speaking) in order to achieve the key outcomes. (2 marks)
ii. Think about the impact this commitment might have on HR programs/initiatives, such as how the college does recruitment and selection, training and development, performance evaluation, compensation (and more). For each HR program below, briefly explain what you.
Through the process of strategic planning, organizations systematically determine their goals and plans to achieve them. The strategic planning process often results in a strategic plan. The first two questions in this assignment require that you review Red River College Polytechnic's 2022-2026 strategic plan.
The remaining questions focus on the strategic HR planning process. RRC does not have a current strategic HR plan, so the remaining questions are speculative (in other words, there isn't a right or wrong answer; all reasonable answers are acceptable).
Think the impact might be (your answers will vary depending on which commitment you have chosen to focus on):
a. Recruitment and selection
b. Training and development
c. Performance evaluation
d. Compensation
IV. Why do you believe RRC could benefit from having a strategic human resources plan? Identify and discuss at least five reasons.
V. HR professionals need to play a strategic role in organizations.
i. What does it mean to be a strategic partner?
ii. Identify and discuss four ways that you believe an HR professional can become more of a strategic partner.