Overview The final project for this course is the creation of a strategic HR plan. The final product represents an authentic demonstration of competency because it is important for HR professionals to gain management support and buy-in for HR involvement from a strategic perspective in the achievement of organizational goals. This assignment will involve creating a strategic plan that focuses on achieving goals that have influence across the organization. The project is divided into three milestones, which will be submitted at various points throughout the course to scaffold learning and ensure quality final submissions. These milestones will be submitted in Modules Three, Five, and Seven. The final product will be submitted in Module Nine.

In this assignment, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following course outcomes:

Develop strategic human resource initiatives for supporting the recruitment and retention of qualified talent within an organization

Formulate recommendations that support organizational effectiveness based on an analysis of internal elements

Determine the impacts of external factors that influence an organization for mitigating risks

Develop strategic approaches that incorporate relevant human resources behavioral competencies in addressing organizational issues

Prompt For the final project, you will assume the role of an HR professional for an organization. You will apply technical and behavioral competencies to develop strategic HR initiatives across the organization. You will be required to support the organizations recommendations using data, specific examples, and detailed explanations of how these HR initiatives address organizational goals.

Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:

I. People: In this section, you will develop strategic HR initiatives around acquiring and retaining qualified talent for an organization. Provide specific examples.

A. Talent Acquisition: Determine appropriate strategies for acquiring qualified talent, and explain how the strategies support organizational goals.

B. Employee Engagement and Retention: Determine appropriate employee engagement strategies and explain how this approach will increase retention.

C. Learning and Development: Determine learning and development opportunities aimed toward attracting and retaining qualified talent within the organization.

D. Total Rewards: Identify appropriate total rewards strategies to increase employee retention, and explain how these strategies support the goals of the organization.

Milestones Milestone One: Employee Engagement and Retention In Module Three, you will analyze HR strategic engagement initiatives for attracting, retaining, and rewarding employees. The four critical element focus on talent acquisition, employee engagement and retention, learning and development, and total rewards. This milestone will be graded with the Milestone One Rubric.

Milestone Two: Performance Management: Employee and Labor Relations In Module Five, you will analyze HR strategic initiatives of employee and labor relations that positively impact organizational effectiveness. The three critical element focus on employee discipline, performance management, and employee and labor relations. This milestone will be graded with the Milestone Two Rubric.

Milestone Three: Global HR, Diversity, Risk Management, and Social Responsibility In Module Seven, you will analyze HR strategic initiatives of managing HR globally, diversity and inclusion, risk management, and social corporate responsibility that impact an organizations strategic goals. This milestone will be graded with the Milestone Three Rubric.

Final Submission: Strategic HR Plan In Module Nine, you will submit your final project. It should address each of the four sections of the final project (People, Organization, Workplace, and Behavioral Competencies) that focus on HR initiatives that move across an organization. It should be a complete, polished artifact containing all of the critical elements of the final product. It should reflect the incorporation of feedback gained throughout the course. This submission will be graded with the Final Project Rubric.

Guidelines for Submission: Your strategic HR plan must be 12 to 15 pages in length (plus a cover page and references). Use double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. You should use current APA style guidelines for your citations and reference list.