Members are constantly feeling the push to be more strategic. In ASE’s HR Trends & Priorities Survey 2016, Strategic HR departments that delivered comprehensive services aligned with business strategy were rated almost twice as effective as purely tactical departments that are only delivering the core HR functions required for a business to continue to operate (N=89). In addition, HR Strategy is the second most important driver of HR effectiveness, but tied for third least effective out of eight core HR drivers for ASE members (N=119). In response to these conditions, many members have built their people strategies this year. With a strategy in hand, the next step is to ensure the HR department is efficiently set up to execute.

This blueprint from McLean & Company suggests that increased efficiency on the transactional elements of HR will give your department the ability to focus on the most impactful and highest value strategic initiatives. An aligned and optimized HR department supports the people strategy to achieve organizational goals. Once strategic priority areas are identified, HR then has to identify how the department can best support the execution of the people strategy.

Through case studies with the World Food Programme, Red Cross, and a Texan insurer, this blueprint will explain how regular, open, and honest communication ensures your departmental activities are aligned with people strategy, thereby driving organizational results.

Breaking down the optimization process into 5 easy steps, this blueprint will help ensure your HR department supports organizational goals by evaluating and matching the HR structure to that of the organization, optimizing transactional HR activities, and building HR capabilities. Through excel self-assessments and process optimization tools, this blueprint provides the tools you need to analyze the current situation, design your department structure, refine your processes, examine your use of HR technology, and plan your course of action.

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