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Portfolio Project #2: Human
Resources Interview and Strategic Alignment
Portfolio Project #2 will be a “mirror image” of Portfolio Project #1.
You will select and interview a human resources (HR) professional in a
leadership position within his/her company.
The individual you select must be in a generalist leadership position
(Manager, Director or VP). Please note: selecting a specialist (Training
Manager or Benefits Specialist) will limit your ability to gain a clear
understanding of the HR department as a whole. (With your instructor’s
approval, you may use a specialist.)
You will conduct a one-on-one interview to secure the information needed
to write a paper analyzing and evaluating the “strategic alignment” of the HR
department to the organization’s vision, mission and goals.
Unlike in Portfolio Project #1, you will not create a strategic plan. You
will secure the needed information through your one-on-one interview.
Milestone Deliverables due Weeks 2, 4 and 5
Week 2: Portfolio Milestone: Interviewee
Selection and Question Preparation (25 points of the final Portfolio grade)
Submit the name and a brief biography of the individual you are going to
interview to your instructor for approval. Also include a minimum of 15
questions you will ask in your interview to your instructor for
review/approval. The questions need to be able to elicit answers from the HR
professional that will ultimately uncover the current alignment of the HR
department with the organizational goals,
Although you will not earn points in Week 2 for this deliverable, it is a
required component of the Portfolio Project, and you will lose points on your
final project grade if you fail to submit this assignment as required by the
end of Week 2. See the Portfolio Project grading rubric on the Course
Information page for details.
Week 4: Portfolio Milestone: Interview (75
points of the final Portfolio grade)
Using the 15 questions you developed in prior modules, conduct your
interview with your selected HR professional. Submit the questions and
answers to your instructor for review. Make sure you gained all of the
information you will need to complete your final analysis and evaluation
paper.
Week 5: Portfolio Milestone: Purpose Statement
(50 points of the final Portfolio grade)
Most of us are aware of the term “purpose statement” but are unsure of
its real meaning within an organization. It is a statement describing the
organization’s purpose, or the reason for its existence. The purpose of an
organization reflects a desired position in the marketplace. It should
accurately answer to the questions below. The purpose statement is the
written summary of those answers.
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Who are we?
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What do we do?
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For whom do we do
this?
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How do we know when we
are getting it done?
The purpose statement is the written summary of those answers. The most
effective purpose statements are short, concise, and direct. A good purpose
statement is between 2–3 sentences.
Review the purpose statement given to you by the interviewee and analyze
the strength of the statement based on your findings from the interview.
Submit your analysis to your instructor for review. Recommended length of
analysis is 250-300 words.
For all Portfolio Milestone assignments: Although you will not earn points the weeks
you submit these deliverables, they are required components of the Portfolio
Project and you will lose points on your final project grade if you fail to
submit these assignments as required by the end of the weeks they are due.
See the Portfolio Project grading rubric on the Course Information page for
details.
Final Deliverable due Week 8
Required Topics – Be sure to cover the following:
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Strategic
Contribution,
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Personal Credibility,
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HR Delivery Metrics,
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Key Performance
Measurements (KPM),
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Action Plan for each
functional area,
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HR mission statement,
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HR vision statement
and objectives.
Your analysis and evaluation paper should include:
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Title Page
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Executive Summary
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Analysis and
evaluation of alignment
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Conclusion
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Reference Page
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Appendix (optional)
Submission requirements:
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Ten pages minimum (not
including the title page, table of contents, reference page or appendix) will
be needed to complete the project.
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Support your analysis
and recommendations with 5 credible sources documented in accordance with theCSU-Global Guide to
Writing and APA Requirements.
Note: Any documentation resulting from personal interviews by CSU-Global
students are for the sole purposes of fulfilling a course assignment and will
not be used as part of a larger study, published, or distributed outside of
the course environment.
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