Generic Business Strategies

HR410 UNIT 3 ASSIGNMENT WORKSHEET

(Note the length requirement is 1,000 words)

As a reminder, this was the process for Unit 2. This process lays the foundation for the Unit 3 Worksheet, which begins on the next page.

Step 4: Strategic TD Initiatives for Strategy and Goals — Table 2.4

Diversify the Learning Portfolio

Expand Who Is Trained

Accelerate the Pace of Employee Learning

Improve Customer Service

Provide Development Opportunities

Capture and Store Knowledge

Align Training and Development with Strategy

Work Environment Supports Transfer of Learning

Step 3: Possible Business Goals for Business Strategy –— Table 2.2

Productivity

Reduced Scrap

Reduced Accidents

Increased Employee Satisfaction

Increased Employee Retention

Increased Time and Value Producing Goods

Better Management Decisions

Increased Development of Human Capital

Succession Planning

Others you might add……

Step 1: Summarize Business Strategy:

Cost Leader

Differentiator

Focused Cost Leader

Focused Differentiator

Unit 1 Worksheet

Step 2: How to Compete — Table 2.3

Where

How

With What

Where

How

With What

Unit 3 Worksheet Begins HERE

Your Name

Name of Organization (Single sentence from the Unit 1 Worksheet)

Summarize Business Strategy (Single sentence from the Unit 1 Worksheet)

Step 1. Job: What

What one job would you use for your task analysis?

Step 1. Job: Why (Minimum of one paragraph)

Why did you select this job for your task analysis?

Step 2. Task (Minimum of one paragraph)

How would you identify a preliminary list of tasks performed in this job?

Step 3. Validation (Minimum of one paragraph)

How would you validate these tasks?

Step 4. KSAOs (Minimum of one paragraph)

How would you determine the KSAOs involved in one of those tasks?

Step 5. How Trainable Are the KSAOs? (Minimum of one paragraph for each of the following)

How difficult is it for an employee to get those task KSAOs?

Should the task KSAOs be conditions of employment, or should they be trained after the hire? Why?

TD References (Minimum of two TD references — must be cited in the worksheet and listed here as references.)