Executive Education - Courses and Subject Focus at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business

Strategic Human Resource Planning
Integrating your business challenges with HR strategies

Executive Summary

As the most focused offering in the Ross School of Business portfolio of human resource executive programs, Strategic Human Resource Planning is designed for HR executives who are responsible for the design and implementation of human resource strategies. Primarily focused on private sector issues, this weeklong program explores ways to integrate your firm's strategic objectives with its human resource strategies and practices. As you discuss the real business challenges your firm faces with faculty and peers, you will learn how to design and implement a human resource strategy that will result in a value-added HR agenda and improved HR practices.

Dates & Locations17 Nov - 21 Nov 2008Ann Arbor, MI - $8,425 USDRegister
 30 Mar - 03 Apr 2009Ann Arbor, MI - $8,425 USDRegister
 27 Jul - 31 Jul 2009Ann Arbor, MI - $8,425 USDRegister
 02 Nov - 06 Nov 2009Ann Arbor, MI - $8,425 USDRegister
FacultyRichard W. Beatty, J. Wayne Brockbank, William Joyce
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Key Takeaways
  • Acquire a comprehensive framework for effective HR strategic development
  • Gain tools for managing strategic change through the HR function
  • Learn strategies to position HR in the leadership role in your organization

Who Should Attend Strategic Human Resource Planning

  • HR managers responsible for the design and implementation of HR strategies
  • Vice Presidents and Directors of specialty functions within HR
  • HR generalists at any level will also benefit from the program
Learning Experience

This five-day, hands-on program combines practical tools, cutting-edge best practices, powerful frameworks and current research. By engaging in active dialogue around real HR issues confronting your organization, you will gain practical knowledge to develop and implement strategies that deliver value to your business. The program's focus on organizational strategy makes it an ideal learning opportunity for teams.

Unique Features

The program's focus on strategy makes it an ideal learning opportunity for teams. By engaging in active dialogue around real HR issues confronting your organization, your team will gain practical knowledge to help you develop and implement strategies that deliver value to your business.

Program Focus

HR as Fundamental to Business Success

  • Importance of HR in today's business environment
  • High-value-added HR agendas
  • Linking HR practices to the competitive marketplace
  • Adding short-term and long-term competitive value through HR

Logic and Process for Linking HR to the Business Strategy

  • Trends and practices in corporate strategy formulation
  • Interpreting the business environment from an HR perspective
  • Best practices in building a business-driven HR strategy
  • Transitioning HR from operationally reactive to strategically proactive
  • Measuring HR's strategic value added

Creating the Competitive Human Organization

  • The role of human resources in driving speed, productivity, service, innovation, and cost reduction
  • Creating the customer-focused culture
  • HR's role in designing and implementing effective organizational structures
  • Retaining and utilizing your best talent
  • Making HR strategy happen

Strategic Organizational Change

  • Identifying and selecting alternative models of change
  • Diagnosing and enhancing your company's change capacity
  • Increasing the likelihood of success in major change initiatives
  • Partnership of management and HR in effective change
Sample Program Outline
  Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Morning Program Introduction

Understanding
Business Strategy

Linking Business Strategy and HR Strategy Creating a Workforce
Strategy
HR Workforce Strategy HR Leadership Agenda
Afternoon Business Strategy, cont'd Linking Business Strategy and HR Strategy, cont'd Creating a Workforce
Strategy, cont'd
Managing Change  
Evening Dinner at Local Restaurant     Dinner at Local Restaurant

Please note: We continually update our programs to better serve the needs of our customers. Actual program content may slightly differ from this sample outline.
Fee Policy

The program fee includes tuition, instructional materials, hotel accommodations, continental breakfast, lunch, and coffee breaks each day, and selected dinners. Fee is payable in advance in US dollars and is subject to change. See our Cancellation, Transfer and Substitution Policy

*Please inquire about team discounts.

Dates & Locations17 Nov - 21 Nov 2008Ann Arbor, MI - $8,425 USDRegister
 30 Mar - 03 Apr 2009Ann Arbor, MI - $8,425 USDRegister
 27 Jul - 31 Jul 2009Ann Arbor, MI - $8,425 USDRegister
 02 Nov - 06 Nov 2009Ann Arbor, MI - $8,425 USDRegister
FacultyRichard W. Beatty, J. Wayne Brockbank, William Joyce
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