London Institute of Business & Technology

Strategic HR Management

Align People Strategy with Organisational Vision

Only 29% of organisations report that their HR strategy is fully aligned with their business strategy, limiting performance potential.

The Challenge

HR functions frequently operate in silos, disconnected from business strategy, resulting in misaligned talent and wasted investment.

The Solution

Align HR strategy with business objectives to drive organisational performance, reduce talent risk, and build competitive advantage.

Programme Overview

Strategic HR planning, workforce analytics, organisational design, talent strategy, HR transformation, and strategic workforce planning.

Who This Is For

HR Director
Chief People Officer
VP Human Resources
Head of HR Strategy

What You'll Achieve

  • Understand the importance of HRM in the contemporary workplace
  • Be able to critically evaluate the efficacy of HRM policies and their impact on overall firm performance
  • Be able to develop inclusive workplaces through a critical understanding of the concepts of diversity & equality
  • Be able to demonstrate an in-depth understanding of global trends in employment & HRM

Programme Sessions

5-Day Certification Programme

Covers: Understanding Strategic Human Resource Management, Components of HRM, Understand the Importance of HRM in the Contemporary Workplace, and 1 more topics

Topics covered:

  • L1.1

    Understanding Strategic Human Resource Management

  • L1.2

    Components of HRM

  • L1.3

    Understand the Importance of HRM in the Contemporary Workplace

  • L1.4

    Factors Affecting Human Resource Management in Organisations

Covers: Organisational Life Cycle Theory, Strategic Contingency Theory, General Systems Theory, and 1 more topics

Topics covered:

  • L2.1

    Organisational Life Cycle Theory

  • L2.2

    Strategic Contingency Theory

  • L2.3

    General Systems Theory

  • L2.4

    Transaction Cost Theory

Covers: HRM and Organisational Performance, Handling Performance, Defining and Identifying HRM Policies and Evaluating their Effectiveness, and 1 more topics

Topics covered:

  • L3.1

    HRM and Organisational Performance

  • L3.2

    Handling Performance

  • L3.3

    Defining and Identifying HRM Policies and Evaluating their Effectiveness

  • L3.4

    Today's HRM Challenges

Covers: Understanding Strategic Planning, Writing the HRM Plan, Challenges of Strategic Planning, and 1 more topics

Topics covered:

  • L4.1

    Understanding Strategic Planning

  • L4.2

    Writing the HRM Plan

  • L4.3

    Challenges of Strategic Planning

  • L4.4

    Goals of a Compensation Plan

Covers: Analyse the Global Trends and HRM, Understanding Organisational Culture, Characteristics of Organisational Culture, and 2 more topics

Topics covered:

  • L5.1

    Analyse the Global Trends and HRM

  • L5.2

    Understanding Organisational Culture

  • L5.3

    Characteristics of Organisational Culture

  • L5.4

    Importance of Organisational Culture in HR

  • L5.5

    Offshoring and Outsourcing

Covers: Training and Development in HRM, Steps to Take in Training and Employment, Training Delivery Methods, and 2 more topics

Topics covered:

  • L6.1

    Training and Development in HRM

  • L6.2

    Steps to Take in Training and Employment

  • L6.3

    Training Delivery Methods

  • L6.4

    Challenges of HR with Training and Development

  • L6.5

    Designing a Training Program

Covers: Issues with HRM, Rightsizing and Layoffs, Employee Rights in HRM, and 1 more topics

Topics covered:

  • L7.1

    Issues with HRM

  • L7.2

    Rightsizing and Layoffs

  • L7.3

    Employee Rights in HRM

  • L7.4

    Safety and Health at Work

Covers: Work-Life Balance, What are Work-Life Balance Issues?, How to Improve Your Work-Life Balance, and 1 more topics

Topics covered:

  • L8.1

    Work-Life Balance

  • L8.2

    What are Work-Life Balance Issues?

  • L8.3

    How to Improve Your Work-Life Balance

  • L8.4

    Understanding the Changing Patterns of Global Work Practices

Competencies Developed

Understand the importance of HRM in the contemporary workplace

Critically assess the strategic importance of current, future, and anticipated HR requirements in organisations

Analyse how HR planning impacts the strategic plan; Evaluate the factors affecting human resource management in organisations

Be able to critically evaluate the efficacy of HRM policies and their impact on overall firm performance

Analyse different HRM policies and their impact on overall firm performance

Explain how human resource management contributes to the achievement of strategic plans

Be able to develop inclusive workplaces through a critical understanding of the concepts of diversity & equality

Evaluate the current legal frameworks that influence an HR plan in creating inclusive workplaces

Identify approaches and methodologies to support the recruitment and selection of staff based on the concepts of diversity and equality; Critically evaluate the impact of current legislation and organisation requirements

Be able to demonstrate an in-depth understanding of global trends in employment & HRM

Develop a human resource management strategy for an organisation based on the global trends in employment &HRM

Critically evaluate how organisational culture affects recruitment and retention of employees in a global context; Discuss the work environment influences on personal work-life balance issues and the changing patterns of global work practices

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Hear from students who have completed this programme

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Key Information

Duration5 Days (40h)
DeliveryHybrid
Pass Threshold40%
Awarding BodyLondon Institute of Business and Technology

Fees & Payment

Best Value

Pay in Full

£1,200

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