$1\mathrm{.}1.$ Background

TechInnovate SA is a mid$-$sized technology company based in Cape Town, specializing in innovative software solutions for the healthcare industry. Over the past decade, the company has grown significantly within South Africa and now plans to expand its operations across the continent, targeting markets in Nigeria, Kenya, and Ghana. The company's business strategy has three main pillars which are innovation, market expansion, and workforce diversity. To assure the success of its expansion, TechInnovate SA has charged its HR manager with building a strategic human resource planning approach that not only supports but also improves the company's commercial objectives. I will outline the key steps in the strategic HR planning process, discuss how each step aligns with the company's overall business strategy, and provide examples of how this alignment can lead to meeting business objectives and gaining a competitive advantage in the African market. Identify and describe the key steps involved in the strategic human resource planning

process. $(15$ marks$)$

$$ Explain how each step of this HR planning process can be aligned with the company$$s

overarching business strategy and specific business plans. $(15$ marks$)$

$$ Provide examples of how this alignment can lead to achieving business objectives and

competitive advantage in the African market. $(15$ marks$)$

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