Strategy Alignment

There have been several studies over recent years that have confirmed what we have all always intuitively known to be true; that HR functions providing services that are fully in-line with their organisation's objectives are those that deliver maximum value to the business.

Despite organisations now demanding with ever more ferocity this support and value creation from their HR functions, numerous surveys, including activ8's latest research "Mind the Gap" continue to highlight that HR has some way to go before its priorities and objectives are fully aligned with those of the wider business. If the gap between business and HR continues to exist, the future for HR is bleak with critical HR responsibilities being shifted elsewhere in the organisation and HR being bypassed when key decisions are made. As a consequence, organisations will face an uphill struggle to meet their business objectives and achieve optimal success.

We strongly believe that full HR and business alignment lies at the heart of workforce optimisation and in response have developed a portfolio of solutions that can support organisations in addressing this issue. Work that we have undertaken with our clients include:

• Strategically planning resourcing and talent requirements in line with business strategies
• Using our proprietary web-based audit tools to analyse overall HR and business strategy alignment
• Developing aligned strategies between HR policies and practices and business strategy
• Quantitatively assessing the impact of HR interventions on the business
• Redesigning the HR function to ensure strategy alignment