Developing People, Organisations and HR Strategy

Registration and coffee

Review of learning points from day one

Impact assessment: how to measure the effectiveness of your diversity policies in practice

Diane Hodgson, Director, JSB's Management Development Faculty

• What is impact assessment?
• What is the definition of adverse impact and how can it be avoided?
• Analysing statutory requirements and the public sector's experience
• Examining the purposes and methods of effective impact assessment for the private sector
• Devising experiments to test your hunches
• Breaking down the impact assessment into manageable components - quick wins, pre-empting and pilots

Evaluating HR interventions and policies

This session will include analysis of a sample strategy for recruitment, training and development. It will involve evaluation of how to determine appropriate measures and conduct an impact assessment.

Benchmarking and comparator indicators: an exploration and evaluation of options

• Exploring the potential of alternative human capital measures and benchmarking frameworks
• How to use consultants and external suppliers to achieve value for money

Establishing a strategic HR function through measurement

• Exploring the dynamic measurement practices of HR functions with a strategic influence
• How to use measurement to enhance your HR function's strategic role
• Building HR's skills and capability to drive and manage human capital evaluation and HR measurement successfully

Practical session: how strategic are you?

In this session you will work through a self-assessment and needs analysis exercise to find out how strategic your HR function is and identify areas for improvement.

Case study: using human capital evaluation to reposition HR and set the human capital agenda

• Measuring the HR function's effectiveness in meeting the changing strategic human capital needs of the business

• Using the evaluation to redefine HR's role: shifting the focus from operational support to strategic business partner and change agent
• Using the evaluation to define and deliver a long-term programme of investment in human capital
• Repeating the evaluation to measure progress in human capital growth and HR effectiveness

Critical success factors and obstacles in human capital reporting and HR measurement

• What makes measurement ineffective or worse?
• What are the critical success factors?
• Pitfalls to avoid
• Action planning for the future: what next?

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