Aligning HR Strategy with Organizational Strategy
Course ID: ILRHR552Create a vertical-alignment strategy to improve decision-making, people outcomes, processes, and profits. Align HR functions with the organization to execute strategies.
Description
A thorough understanding of your organization's value creation model and ability to develop competencies through processes, technology, and people are essential to ensuring that the HR organization is aligned vertically and horizontally to produce superior results. With this understanding, HR will be able to articulate how it can improve processes, people and customer outcomes, and financial results.
This course, based on the research and expertise of Christoper Collins, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Director of Executive Education for Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations, develops the skills needed to assess how organizations create value and to align the HR function to execute the organization's strategy. Participants analyze the Balanced Scorecard approach as a means of vertically aligning the HR system with organizational objectives. They learn how to create a vertical-alignment strategy and use it to improve HR decision-making, people outcomes, processes, customer outcomes, and financial results. And they learn the skills required to plan and assess horizontal alignment of HR systems and practices. Finally, the course discusses best practices related to workforce partitioning, performance variability, value identification, and employee impact.
Who Should Take This Course?
This course is designed for manager-, director-, and executive-level HR professionals who are charged with improving HR's ability to contribute to organizational strategy and success. It is also appropriate for HR professionals seeking the strategic skills required for advancement to management and leadership positions.
Certificate Information
This course can be applied toward the following certificate:Course Format
All eCornell courses are delivered online and are self-paced. An eCornell instructor leads the online discussions, grades any course projects, and is available to answer specific questions about the course content.
This course comprises the following modules:
- Value Creation
- Creating Value
- Competency
- Vertical Alignment of HR
- The Balanced Scorecard
- Establishing a Need for HR
- Horizontal Alignment of HR
- What is Horizontal Alignment?
- Assessing Horizontal Alignment
Benefits to the Learner
Participants who complete this course will be able to:
- Discuss how an organization delivers value through coordinating people, processes, and technologies
- Develop a plan to structure an organization's people, processes, and technologies to create maximum value for stakeholders
- Use human resources alignment to maximize employee performance
- Apply the balanced scorecard to improve HR decision making
Authoring Faculty
Christopher J. Collins, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Director of Center for Advanced Human Resources StudiesSponsoring School
Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor RelationsTotal Learning Time
Approximately five to six hours over a period of two weeks.Enrollment
Price: $699.00(This price is good as of 09/02/2010.)
To register, click 'Enroll Now' at right, or contact an Enrollment Counselor at info@ecornell.com or 1-866-326-7635 (+1-607-330-3200 from outside the United States).
Certificate programs are eligible for eCornell Payment Plans. Discounts are available for military personnel, veterans, and Cornell University Alumni. eCornell programs are not eligible for financial aid or federal Pell Grants. Contact an enrollment counselor for more information.
October 13, 2010
November 10, 2010
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Technical Requirements
With all eCornell courses, access is easy. Participants only need a computer and an Internet connection. To view specific technology requirements, visit our Technology Requirements page.
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