Connecting the course content to your own experiences Assignment 2 is about reflecting on the course content and connecting it to your own organization and experiences. If you are not currently employed, select an organization that you are familiar with. Assignment 2 is worth 60% of your final mark. It is graded out of 60. 1. Briefly describe your organization. Is it public/private? What is its main business/purpose? (you don't need to name the organization if you are concerned about confidentiality) (2 marks) 2. Identify and describe two business metrics that your organization reports (either internally or externally) on a regular basis in some way (annual reports, reports to shareholders, etc.). (1 mark each for identifying two business metrics, 1 mark each for describing the two metrics, for otal of 4 marks) 3. Identify two broad area in which HR can or does make a strategic impact in your organization. Areas might include growth in revenue/profit, service delivery, customer service, product or market development, cost control, innovation, productivity, etc. (2 marks) 4. Select one of the areas you identified in question #3. Briefly describe how you believe HR can or does make an impact in the one area you have selected. (If you do not believe HR makes a strategic impact in your organization, feel free to speculate on how you believe it can make such an impact). (2 marks) 5. Identify and describe two specific HR initiatives/programs/processes that are in place or needed to make an impact in this area. (1 mark each for identifying two HR needed to make an impact in this area. (1 mark each for identifying two HR programs/initiatives, 1 mark each for describing them, for a total of 4 marks) 6. Think about how you will measure the impact of the two HR initiatives/programs /processes you identified in question 5. Identify five metrics that will help you measure the impact of each initiative/program/process (that's 10 metrics in total). Describe why you chose each metric. For each metric, identify where you will get the information from. (1 mark for identifying each metric, 1 mark for each description, 0.5 marks for identifying where each metric will come from, for a total of 25 marks) For the purposes of this assignment, organize your answer to question #6 in a table something like this: HR initiative/program Metric Why I selected the metric Where I will get the metric/data from Name of program 1 Name of metric 1 2 3 HR Metrics and Analytics 4 Name of initiative 2 5 6 7...and so on... 7. Describe what you believe might be three limitation(s) of the metrics you selected. (3 marks) 8. How will you ensure that decision makers can trust the information you are sharing with them? Identify three ways in which you will create trust (i.e. how will they know that the information is in fact true?). (3 marks) 9. Describe how you will communicate the metrics you have selected to the decision makers in your organization. Why do you want them to know this information? Include in your answer a description of how you will link the metrics you have chosen to the organization's strategy. (5 marks) 10. Give two examples of how you believe your organization could use (or does use) HR analytics for predictions or forecasting. Your answer could reference the metrics you referenced in question 6, or you could reference different metrics for the purposes of predictive analytics. (5 marks for each example, for a total of 10 marks) There is no one right answer. Think about what makes sense for your organization