Report to the Chief Operations Officer

Step 1) Assume your CEO, COO, and the VP of HR want certain HR functions to be centralized to meet the needs of the employees and achieve HR and organizational goals. This will promote consistency across the organization. As a result of the change, each area will have one single HR representative who will be the face of HR in the field, called an HR Business Partner. The HR Business Partners have access to the following centralized HR functions at headquarters:

• Recruitment Selection (Module 3)
• Performance Management (Module 4)
• Training Development (Module 5)
• Compensation Benefits (Module 6)

Step 2) Review the information found in the Hypothetical Organizational Data for HR Strategic Recommendations Report, found below the requirements for this assignment. This information provides background information for your organization and describes the problems with the current HR Department.

Step 3) In at least 10 full pages (excluding reference page and appendices) write a report to your Chief Operations Officer discussing the following topics in order, using the prescribed section headers in bold.

• Section 1- Introduction. In this section,
  1. Describe the purpose and value of this report.
  2. Provide persuasive evidence as to why the COO needs to take action based on your recommendations.
• Section 2- Strategic Recommendations for Recruitment and Selection. In this section,
  1. Explain how this centralized HR function supports the HR department’s purpose statement submitted in Week 5.
  2. Provide recommendations and rationale on improving the consistency of the services, programs, and/or tools for employees and managers related to this HR function.
  3. Identify and define important quantitative HR metrics that can be used to measure the effectiveness of this human resource function. You must include the formula or equation to calculate quantitative measurements.
• Section 3- Strategic Recommendations for Performance Management. In this section,
  1. Explain how this centralized HR function supports the HR department’s purpose statement submitted in Week 5.
  2. Provide recommendations and rationale on improving the consistency of the services, programs, and/or tools for employees and managers related to this HR function.
  3. Identify and define important quantitative HR metrics that can be used to measure the effectiveness of this human resource function. You must include the formula or equation to calculate quantitative measurements.
• Section 4- Strategic Recommendations for Training and Development. In this section,
  1. Explain how this centralized HR function supports the HR department’s purpose statement submitted in Week 5.
  2. Provide recommendations and rationale on improving the consistency of the services, programs, and/or tools for employees and managers related to this HR function.
  3. Identify and define important quantitative HR metrics that can be used to measure the effectiveness of this human resource function. You must include the formula or equation to calculate quantitative measurements.
• Section 5- Strategic Recommendations for Compensation and Benefits. In this section,
  1. Explain how this centralized HR function supports the organization’s purpose statement submitted in Week 5.
  2. Provide recommendations and rationale on improving the consistency of the services, programs, and/or tools for employees and managers related to this HR function.
  3. Identify and define important quantitative HR metrics that can be used to measure the effectiveness of this human resource function. You must include the formula or equation to calculate quantitative measurements.
• Section 6- References. In this section, provide the full citations for 5 peer-reviewed credible sources

Additional requirements:

• This assignment is not a traditional APA-styled paper. A conclusion section is not required.
• You may have optional appendices after Section 6.
• Use one-inch margins, size 12 font, double-spaced line spacing, and page numbers.
• A minimum of 5 scholarly/peer-reviewed references must be included in the reference list and incorporated in the body as appropriate.