DDBA 8582 Week 1 Discussion: Strategic Planning (D–W1) | DDBA8582 Week 1 DQ

DDBA 8582 An HR Plan for Organizational Agility

Week 1: HR Strategy Formation

Discussion: Strategic Planning (D–W1)  2 Pages

According to HR management expert John Bratton, “Strategic human resource management is the process of linking the human resource function with the strategic objectives of the organization to improve performance” (Bradley, 2014). Understanding the organization’s strategy is a key component in planning. Although some organizational strategies may not be published, one can make business assumptions regarding strategies based on available information.

For this Discussion, you will become familiar with the role of HR as it relates to HR strategy formation and planning.

By Day 3 of Week 1

Based on this week’s readings and your own academic research, respond to the following discussion questions/prompts:

• Explain the role of an HR audit as it relates to strategy formation. Describe one benefit of an HR audit.
• Explain the role of the organizational mission and vision in creating an HR operating plan.
• Suggest how the results of a gap analysis directly impact HR strategy and organizational strategy formation. Provide one example.

Course: DDBA/8582 An HR Plan for Organizational Agility