Strategic Human Resource Planning

Overview

Strategic Human Resource Planning from University of Winnipeg  enhances organizational performance by providing a unified focus and communicating performance expectations to employees. 

Students at Strategic Human Resource Planning from University of Winnipeg will: 

• Describe the strategic planning process for an organization and their human resource department;

• Assess how strategic priorities impact human resource management practices including recruitment, selection, training, compensation, and performance management;

• Evaluate the external environment to predict labour surpluses or labour shortages;

•  Develop strategies to pro-actively respond to labour surpluses and labour shortages.

• Develop strategies to improve diversity outcomes within the organization, including in international contexts;

•  Assess an organization’s succession hierarchy and recommend appropriate succession planning tactics;

• Understand how to manage the strategic decisions to merge or downsize businesses from a human resource perspective, beyond simple forecasting;

•  Assess how employee attitudes impact information technology usage and associated realization of strategic goals;

•  Describe common HR issues that arise during mergers and recommend best practices to avoid them;

• Discuss contemporary issues and controversies in strategic human resource management