Developing Professional Practice: Self-Managing HR Professional
CIPD Assessment Activity
Title of unit/s
Developing Professional Practice
Unit No/s
5DPP
Level
5
Credit value
4
Assessment method
Written report
Learning outcomes:
2. Be able to perform efficiently and effectively as a self-managing HR professional.
3. Be able to perform efficiently and effectively as a collaborative member of working groups and teams and as an added-value contributor to the organisation.
All activities should be completed
You are employed as an HR Advisor by an organisation which has just acquired a new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) who has ambitious plans for the business.
The new CEO has decided that certain employees, identified as future talent, should work with him on 6-month high-profile secondments, carrying …show more content…
To impress the CEO you should refer to relevant models and theory within your response.
1. Given the purpose of the project and 6-month timeframe, devise a project plan, with objectives, activities, time-scales and deliverables, for your project.
2. Risk-assess your project for (at least two) potential areas where problems could arise and explain how you would identify and resolve these.
3. Identify a potential aspect of the project which may require creative thinking and explain how you would encourage this in your team.
4. Explain the steps you would take, as project leader, to help your team work together effectively and how you would resolve any inter-personal conflicts.
5. Give at least two examples of how other people/team’s political behaviour in the organisation could impact on the success of your project, and explain how you would apply the skills of influencing, persuading and negotiating to manage these situations and ensure your project stays on track.
6. Assuming that the project reveals several possible ideas for improving processes, explain how you will determine which of these to formally recommend to the …show more content…
The report should respond to all 6 points above and include reference to relevant models and theory.
Guidance for Assessors 5DPP (LO 2 & 3)
This guidance is for assessors only and should not be handed out to candidates.
To achieve a pass, candidates should produce work of approximately 2500 words, which reflects the guidance given below. In responding to this assignment, candidates should demonstrate a practical awareness of how to put skills and knowledge into practice, as well as their wider understanding of related models and theory. All sources should be supported by citations presented in the format that the centre determines.
Activity 1
AC 2.1
Candidates should demonstrate, through application, an understanding of the basic techniques of project planning. They should produce a project plan, which reflects their understanding of the stages of a project, and which includes, as a minimum (although not necessarily using these terms), objectives, activities, time-scales/milestones and deliverables.
Activity 2
AC 2.1,
Title of unit/s
Developing Professional Practice
Unit No/s
5DPP
Level
5
Credit value
4
Assessment method
Written report
Learning outcomes:
2. Be able to perform efficiently and effectively as a self-managing HR professional.
3. Be able to perform efficiently and effectively as a collaborative member of working groups and teams and as an added-value contributor to the organisation.
All activities should be completed
You are employed as an HR Advisor by an organisation which has just acquired a new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) who has ambitious plans for the business.
The new CEO has decided that certain employees, identified as future talent, should work with him on 6-month high-profile secondments, carrying …show more content…
To impress the CEO you should refer to relevant models and theory within your response.
1. Given the purpose of the project and 6-month timeframe, devise a project plan, with objectives, activities, time-scales and deliverables, for your project.
2. Risk-assess your project for (at least two) potential areas where problems could arise and explain how you would identify and resolve these.
3. Identify a potential aspect of the project which may require creative thinking and explain how you would encourage this in your team.
4. Explain the steps you would take, as project leader, to help your team work together effectively and how you would resolve any inter-personal conflicts.
5. Give at least two examples of how other people/team’s political behaviour in the organisation could impact on the success of your project, and explain how you would apply the skills of influencing, persuading and negotiating to manage these situations and ensure your project stays on track.
6. Assuming that the project reveals several possible ideas for improving processes, explain how you will determine which of these to formally recommend to the …show more content…
The report should respond to all 6 points above and include reference to relevant models and theory.
Guidance for Assessors 5DPP (LO 2 & 3)
This guidance is for assessors only and should not be handed out to candidates.
To achieve a pass, candidates should produce work of approximately 2500 words, which reflects the guidance given below. In responding to this assignment, candidates should demonstrate a practical awareness of how to put skills and knowledge into practice, as well as their wider understanding of related models and theory. All sources should be supported by citations presented in the format that the centre determines.
Activity 1
AC 2.1
Candidates should demonstrate, through application, an understanding of the basic techniques of project planning. They should produce a project plan, which reflects their understanding of the stages of a project, and which includes, as a minimum (although not necessarily using these terms), objectives, activities, time-scales/milestones and deliverables.
Activity 2
AC 2.1,