Portfolio Project (300 Points)

Option #1: HR Organizational Analysis  
You have been asked to serve as an HR Consultant and conduct an organizational analysis of HRM practices in an organization of your choice:

Choose an organization that you are interested in learning more about.
Make arrangements to conduct a 30-minute interview with the HR Manager/Director/VP of that organization either by phone or in person.
Prepare a list of 10-15 questions for the interview that are related to the primary functional areas of HR, such as recruiting, legal/EEO compliance, compensation, benefits, performance management, reward systems, training, and development.
As part of your preparations for the interview, research best practices in each of those functional areas and how they align with organizational strategy and success.

Upon the completion of your interview, write a consulting report to the CEO that compares the existing state of the organization to best practices in HRM. Include your interview questions in your report. As part of the consulting report to the CEO, develop and present recommendations for necessary changes and/or additions to current practices in the organization.
Requirements:

Conduct a 30-minute interview with a Human Resources Manager, Director, or VP at an organization of your choice.
Write a 12-15 page consulting report, or about 5000 words, not including the title and reference pages, or the interview questions/responses, which are required.
Include your interview questions in your report.
Your paper must be properly cited and formatted according to the CSU-Global Guide to Writing & APA (Links to an external site.).
Include a formal reference page. This is an individual paper, however, you should reflect on our discussion forums and incorporate ideas from there, as appropriate.
You must support your analysis with at least five scholarly references, and can include resources from this course.

Structural Requirements for Module 8 Portfolio Option 1 HR Organizational Analysis

If you choose Option 1, for maximum points, please use the section headers in bold below in order in a minimum of a 12 page paper (excluding the title and reference pages, or the interview questions/responses, which are required). Use size 12 Times New Roman font.

Section 1- Introduction- In this section, explain the purpose of the consulting report and identify the upcoming topics.
Section 2- Current Organization State vs. Best Practices in Employment- In this section, identify and describe (1) how this HR functional area conceptually aligns with organizational strategy and success, (2) the current, actual state of affairs in the organization for this HR functional area, (2) the best practices associated with this HR functional area.
Section 3- Recommendations to Improve Employment- In this section, identify specific recommendations for improvement (with your rationale) to this HR functional area based your previous analysis.
Section 4- Current Organization State vs. Best Practices in HR Development- In this section, identify and describe (1) how this HR functional area conceptually aligns with organizational strategy and success, (2) the current, actual state of affairs in the organization for this HR functional area, (2) the best practices associated with this HR functional area.
Section 5- Recommendations to Improve HR Development- In this section, identify specific recommendations for improvement (with your rationale) to this HR functional area based your previous analysis.
Section 6- Current Organization State vs. Best Practices in Total Rewards- In this section, identify and describe (1) how this HR functional area conceptually aligns with organizational strategy and success, (2) the current, actual state of affairs in the organization for this HR functional area, (2) the best practices associated with this HR functional area.
Section 7- Recommendations to Improve Total Rewards- In this section, identify specific recommendations for improvement (with your rationale) to this HR functional area based your previous analysis.
Section 8- Current Organization State vs. Best Practices in Employee Relations- In this section, identify and describe (1) how this HR functional area conceptually aligns with organizational strategy and success, (2) the current, actual state of affairs in the organization for this HR functional area, (2) the best practices associated with this HR functional area.
Section 9- Recommendations to Improve Employee Relations- In this section, identify specific recommendations for improvement (with your rationale) to this HR functional area based your previous analysis.
Section 10- Current Organization State vs. Best Practices in Labor Relations- In this section, identify and describe (1) how this HR functional area conceptually aligns with organizational strategy and success, (2) the current, actual state of affairs in the organization for this HR functional area, (2) the best practices associated with this HR functional area.
Section 11- Recommendations to Improve Labor Relations- In this section, identify specific recommendations for improvement (with your rationale) to this HR functional area based your previous analysis.
Section 12- Current Organization State vs. Best Practices in Risk Management & Safety- In this section, identify and describe (1) how this HR functional area conceptually aligns with organizational strategy and success, (2) the current, actual state of affairs in the organization for this HR functional area, (2) the best practices associated with this HR functional area.
Section 13- Recommendations to Improve Risk Management & Safety- In this section, identify specific recommendations for improvement (with your rationale) to this HR functional area based your previous analysis.
Section 14- Interview Questions- In this section, identify 10-15 interview questions and organize them by the above HR functional categories.
Section 15- References- In this section, You must support your analysis with at least 5 scholarly references in APA format.