Considering a Strategic Approach to Talent Management

UnitNumberandTitle Unit 6 – Managing a Successful Business Project
Project Title Considering a Strategic Approach to Talent Management
Learners Declaration: I certify that the work submitted for this unit is my own and the research sources are fully
acknowledged.
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Project Guidelines:
Please copy the above and insert into your assignment’s front page.
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bodies’ regulations.
Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to, the following: Verbatim (word for word) quotation
without clear acknowledgement, cutting and pasting from the Internet without clear acknowledgement,
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web or books without referencing the material; submitting joint coursework as an individual effort;
copying another student’s coursework; stealing coursework from another student and submitting it as
your own work.
Suspected plagiarism, and any other cases of suspected academic misconduct, will be investigated and
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refer to 5o.i the Academic Misconduct Policy and Procedure; 5o.ii Academic Misconduct Student Guide;
Academic Good Practice Handbook, all available on HELP.)

 The submission must be in the specific format(s) as specified in the project brief instructions. This could be
a variety of formats such as report, essay, presentation, poster etc.
 The project must be submitted in a MS Word© format, or equivalent.
A PDF submission will be classed as a Non-Submission
 Use a standard report or essay structure (if specified), word-process the report and use a normal script of
font size 10 to 11. Line spacing 1.5. Pages should be numbered and include a Table of Contents where
appropriate.
 The overall word limit of 3,000 to 3,500 words is recommended, although you will not be penalised for
exceeding the word count.
 Complete the title page and sign the statement of authenticity (see above). These details should be
included in the front page of your project.
 All work should be comprehensively referenced and all sources must be fully acknowledged, such as books
and journals, websites (include the date of visit), etc.
 Include a References/Bibliography at the end of the project. Use the Harvard referencing system.
 To achieve aPass you need to address all Pass criteria.
 To achieve a Merit you need to address all the Merit criteria along with Pass criteria.
 To achieve a Distinction you need to address all the Distinction criteria along with Pass and Merit criteria.
 Use a common structure in writing, for example:
 Introduction (analyse the question.)
 Underpinning Knowledge (write about the relevant theory/points)
 Applied knowledge (Application to a business scenario and supported by applicable data)
 Conclusions and Recommendations (summarizing the whole scenario keeping in view pass, merit,
distinction criteria.)
Where you are required to select an organisation please ensure you use your selected organisation(s) to provide
context and application of knowledge wherever required. Information about your organisation must be supported by
actual evidence with in-text citations and references for the sources of information. General statements that could
apply to any organisation should be avoided.
Resubmission
A resubmission opportunity Is available to any student that has a referral or did not submit in the first submission
period. When resubmitting changes made to the project should reflect feedback received. The entire project should be
uploaded and not just referred sections/tasks. If referred on 2nd submission this may lead to retaking the project with
full attendance and payment of course fees.
Please ensure you are familiar with the learning outcomes and their criteria that must be met in order to achieve
a Pass, Merit or Distinction grade. See table below.
Unit Aim and LearningOutcomes:
The aim of this unit is to offer students an opportunity to demonstrate the skills required for managing and
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implementing a project. They will undertake independent research and investigation for carrying out and
executing a business project which meets appropriate business aims and objectives.
On successful completion of this unit students will have the confidence to engage in decision-making,
problem-solving and research activities using project management skills. They will have the fundamental
knowledge and skills to enable them to investigate and examine relevant business concepts within a work-
related context, determine appropriate outcomes, decisions or solutions and present evidence to various
stakeholders in an acceptable and understandable format.
Learning Outcomes
LO1 Establish project aims, objectives and timeframes based on the chosen theme.
LO2 Conduct small-scale research, information gathering and data collection, generating knowledge to
support the project.
LO3 Present the project and communicate appropriate recommendations based on meaningful conclusions
drawn from the evidence findings and/or analysis.
LO4 Reflect on the value from conducting the project and its usefulness to support sustainable organisational
performance.
ProjectBriefandGuidance:
Introduction to the Theme
The Pearson-set theme for use with Level 4 Unit 6: Managing a Successful Business Project is Talent
Management.
Talent management (TM) is the process by which businesses and organisations recognise and develop talented
people who can have a positive impact on their organisations and their productivity. It not only has become a
key component of human resource management but also the responsibility of leaders and managers at all
levels to manage talent within the business, with TM strategies being developed in line with the particular
needs and structure of the business and industry.
Staff retention, training and morale is key in any industry where talented motivated employees can help
differentiate one organisation from another and influence business success. An increasing number of
businesses are rethinking ways to get the most from their staff. Rising costs, recruitment difficulties and
changing employee attitudes mean that, for many employers, the traditional approaches to recruiting, training
and retaining staff are being revisited to harness and develop talent and ultimately drive competitive
advantage.
Selected Topic and Scenario
You have been offered a position as a Junior Human Resources Management consultant within your current
place of work or organisation of your choice. As part of responsibilities, you have been tasked to Investigate,
Plan and Execute a business research project centred on “What talent strategies do the best companies use to
attract and retain people?”
To do so you may pick an organisation/company of your choice and base the report on your chosen
organisations policies and strategies on Recruitment; Training and development and Staff Retention. You are
also to pick an organisation you believe have the best strategies in place to use as a benchmark for your chosen
organisation. Organisations like Google have been known to have good strategies and that can be a base for
research.
The project is to be Planned and Executed in two parts as below with the findings submitted to the Senior HR
Consultant in a Report Format
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