Milestone 1:
The human resource segment is a significant body of an organization or company or any
business body. Anytime the human resource department is mandated in processes of
development and implementation; these processes at any given point should align with the
companies or organizations strategic plans and mission. The human resource departments
undertake various functions such as management of performance, recruitment, compensation,
and training. These roles are essential to an organization, but there is the need for strategic
planning to enable the functions to add value by promoting development and ensure productivity
in the organization (Buller, & McEvoy, 2012). Therefore, it’s crucial to align human resource
functions with an organizational strategic plan.
For a company to have an excellent strategy delivery the human resource must be
incorporated; this enables the human resource department to ensure the choice of the qualified
personnel who will deliver the organizations ambition and enhance development. Secondly, the
alignment ensures adequate training and development. Lastly, there is improved recruitment and
retention of employees, therefore, giving them job security hence more productivity.
The Maersk industry has brought a significant impact when it comes to human resource
management practices within an organization. The industry has incorporated human resource,
and strategic planning and these have enabled the industry to recruit qualified personnel, training
of the staff and lastly retention of the hired employees. Besides that, the fact that the human
resource management has been aligned by strategic management, there has been improved plan
delivery which has largely contributed to productivity in the industry.
The Maersk Company incorporated both the internal and external recruitment strategies.
In the early years the internal recruitment strategy was primarily incorporated. In this approach,
individuals were recruited right after school. Trained for two years and then allowed to work in
the various sectors in the organization. While in the external kind of recruitment, individuals who
are qualified outside the organization were hired to work.
Between the year two thousand and eight and two thousand and twelve under the new
management of Allen as the human resource; the human resource department was aligned with
strategic planning making the company fit in the twenty-first century. The company came up
with a few strategies that were to govern the recruitment process (Groysberg, & Abbot, 2012).
External recruitment was incorporated. To support the growth of the industry experienced
personnel and managers were to be recruited. To meet the needs of the industry recruitment was
based on experience and training was increased for the employees in place.
Nevertheless, the Maersk industry focused on performance therefore for the employees
who underperformed were retrenched; this is an exercise that was never performed before. On
the other had hiring became a group function where rotational programs were incorporated hence
creating an employee culture in the industry. Under the new management, a few processes were
integrated to ensure talent management they included: attraction, identification development,
deployment and scenario planning.
Under Allen’s management the industry’s human resource a new recruitment process was
implemented. I would recommend the process implemented is effective despite the few
challenges that arise when it comes to deployment and many others (Bamberger, Biron, &
Meshoulam, 2014). The process led to improved performance and increased levels of
transparency and responsibility among the employees and managers.
All in all, it’s essential for the human resource department to be aligned with strategic
planning due to the numerous advantages it brings to the industry. On the other hand, for a
company to have employees who ensure excellent performance, transparency and take much
responsibility for what they do; the management must incorporate standards that will govern this
team. In instances where employees do not perform deployment is not exceptional.
Milestone 2:
It is important to do an assessment during an organization training for numerous reasons. It will
allow an organization to view which level an employer is on for the organization needs. It will
also allow an organization to not waste funds on people that do not qualify for the job. A training
needs assessment is a way to find the right person that has the right focus and amount of
experience for the job. The training also will show how fast a person is able to grasp the
materials needed to perform well. Most employees have some weaknesses or not enough
experience in their workplace environment. Training assessment accumulate information about a
particular job function. It is an analysis that identifies the key tasks, competencies and skills that
are required to perform the job proficiently. Training needs assessments are a dear means, but
also a necessity, in order to enhance, not only the existing but also, the predictable needs of the
organization. The components of the needs assessment to determine the training requirements of
a Customer Service- CARE Business Partner at Maersk is organizational and task analysis.
Organizational analysis is the process of reviewing the development, work environment,
personnel and operations of the business. Maersk provides a detailed description of the
organization. Maersk also explains what they have to offer and what they are looking for as far
as the job requirements. Maersk also provide job seekers a background of the company so that
they can kind of get an idea of what type of organization they are applying to. Task analysis is
the process of learning about ordinary users by observing them in action to understand in detail
how they perform their task and achieve their intended goals. The importance of creating
“SMART” objectives for training plan is beneficial to everyone in the organization. SMART
principle can help you organize and reach your goals one step at a time. Specific goal