1. The project must be developed considering the practices of the organization f

1. The project must be developed considering the practices of the organization for which you work. (You may use either your current or past employment or enlist someone with a job that you can ask questions to help you complete your assignment)
2. You must submit a written report in Blackboard by the assigned due date on the syllabus. This submission has a value of 250 points.
3. In addition to the written report, you must submit a presentation of no more than 10 minutes. The presentation is worth 150 points and will be graded as described in the syllabus.
4. Use APA style
Sections and characteristics of the expected written report:
• Identification of the organization
A. Name (Michael E DeBakey VA Medical Center
B. Mission
C. Headcount
D. Number of different positions
E. Other relevant information
• Workforce Planning
A. Use framework depicted in exhibit 5.2 of the textbook (p.154)
B. Determine if the supply is lower, equal, or greater than the demand
C. Propose specific actions, consistent with this result
• Job analysis
A. Use template provided by the professor
B. Use a position the organization needs to fill
C. Make sure to establish the links: Expected outcomes – Activities – Competencies
• Recruitment
A. Define your strategy to attract applicants with the right qualifications.
B. List roles and role players (positions, not people)
C. List the sources to be used. Be selective. You cannot do all of them
D. Craft a recruiting message.
E. List organization, environment, and legal issues relevant to this recruitment effort.
• Selection
a. Describe your selection strategy. Illustrate:
• How you plan to conduct your initial and final screenings
• The selection method you recommend (Compensatory, multiple hurdles, etc.)
• Will you conduct interviews as part of the selection process? What type of interview? Provide questions.
• The organizational, environmental, and regulatory aspects to consider
• Onboarding
a. Describe your strategy to ensure your onboarding process will comply with the four C’s described by Bauer (2010): Compliance, Clarification Culture, and Connection.
• Performance Management
Outline Performance Management Process you would propose for this position (See exhibit 9.2 on page 330 of the textbook):
a. Identify specific performance dimensions for this position
b. Define the measure that will be used to assess performance of the position’s incumbent
c. Describe the method you commend to assess performance of the position’s incumbent
d. Discuss how the individual will be given feedback about their performance.
e. Propose potential plan to improve the employee’s performance.
• Compensation
a. Explain how you will use the job analysis/job design to make compensation decisions
b. What approach do you recommend reaching internal alignment? Why?
c. What do you recommend the organizational to be externally competitive?
• Career Management
o Propose the best way for the organization to manage careers (see (SHRM, 2015)
• Retention and turnover
o Outline a retention plan (see Allen, 2008)