A4: Delivering on Strategy—Effective Tools
Gap analysis is as important in organizational effectiveness as it is in other HR approaches. You cannot improve an organization’s effectiveness without having a good grasp of the gaps between the current and ideal state of your organization.
The HR leader may need to factor into gap identification several strategies and tools to ensure their interventions are effective.
Provide an introduction and conclusion and address the following in detail:
1) Differentiate five benefits of benchmarking that help an organization strengthen their position in a market.
2) Describe the four categories of a SWOT analysis.
3) Explain three major steps HR should take in conducting a SWOT analysis.
4) Distinguish at least three simple steps in conducting an HR gap analysis.
5) Explain at least two major HR areas impacted by supply demand planning in order to establish a workforce that can deliver a company’s business strategy.
