Human Resources Management Operational Plan for Valhalla

This report presents an operational plan for Valhalla, a company dedicated to preserving traditional music by producing and selling music records. The report begins with an introduction highlighting the company's mission to conserve traditional music forms, followed by an analysis of its vision, mission, and values. It then evaluates the importance of quality, productivity, and profitability within the company's operational framework and examines the basic planning procedures, including objective development, tactic development, resource identification, budgeting, and monitoring. The report also explores the roles of the three management levels (top, middle, and lower) and identifies key factors influencing the planning process, such as quality, productivity, and profitability. Furthermore, it delves into the relationship between human resources planning and organizational strategy, emphasizing the need for employees with a strong affinity for music. Finally, the report discusses the management philosophy, organizational structure, and methods for fostering a favorable organizational culture, including communication and grievance redressal systems. The overall goal is to provide a comprehensive operational plan that supports Valhalla's sustainability and success in the music industry.

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Introduction
Establishment of an operational plan is necessary when it comes to the sustainability of
the operations of an organisation’s operations. The company known as Valhalla is a company
that is motivated to help the community to preserve the traditional way of listening to music. The
main aim of the company conserve traditional records that are now on the edge of extinction
from use. The main products that are offered by the company are music records. The aim that has
been taken up by the company is sustainable in nature helps in conservation of the traditional
form of music. It can be said that the development of an operational plan will be crucial for
Valhalla. Thus the aim of the paper is to provide an operational plan for the company while it
operates in the industry that is deemed to be considerably lack lustre. The following section will
critically evaluate the vision, mission and the values of the company, adjudge the importance of
quality, productivity and profitability of the company along with evaluation of planning from the
perspective of HRM. Furthermore, methods of control that is employed by the organisation along
with methods of development of a favourable organisation culture will be evaluated in the paper.
Company background
The company was developed with the help of an entrepreneur who seemingly had
immense love for music. The latter aimed to do something through which the latter would be
able to contribute to the world of music. Thus, the idea behind conservative sales was through of.
Hence, the aim of the company in terms of development of the organisational goals and the
sustainability mission was thought of. Record productions have been going down as a result of
the emergence of new forms of innovative technology through which one can listen to music.

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Operational plan
The operational plan that is established by a company helps in determining the flow of
operations that will be responsible to ensure that the viability of operations of the company will
be sustained in the long run. An operational plan that has been adopted by a company is a part of
the plan of the organisation that helps in determination of the objectives and the strategic goals of
the organisation. With the help of the strategic goals and objectives that have been taken up by
the organisation, the organisation can move towards the achievement of the same while they are
operating in markets regardless of the nature of the market that is being catered to by the
company. The vision, mission and the values of the organisation determines the effectiveness if
the culture of the organisation and determines the viability of achievement of the operational
goals of the organisation (Kamery, 2019).
Vision, Mission and Values
The vision that the company has is to re-establish the position of musical record while by
re-popularising the audio records. The mission of the company is to source all kinds of music
including oldies and modern music and write the same on audio records. The company aims to
provide music through one of the most traditional forms.
While sticking to the core vision and mission, the company aims to preserve the
prestigious aspect of the music industry. The appreciation for music is instated into the value of
the organisation and is incorporated with the core value of the company. The aim that the
company achieves to aim through the sustainable initiative is the awareness and increased
knowledge about different aspects of music present throughout the world.

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Basic planning procedure
The basic process of planning that is followed in the organisation is characterised by
different components. The aim of the latter is to cater to the needs and development of the goals
that are associated with the viability of the organisation in the long run. Following are the steps
that are followed while the organisation is operating in the market;
Development of objectives
The development of objectives is one of the most crucial steps that is associated with the
planning phase (Towards the development of a non-intrusive objective quality measure for
DNN-enhanced speech, 2019). The objectives help in setting the goals that the organisation will
capitalise on while the company is in operation.
Tactic development
Once the objectives have been established, it is the role of the organisation as a whole to
establish tactics through which they can achieve the objectives that the organisation has been
able to develop with aim to gain sustainability of the organisation.
Identify crucial resources
There are various types of resources that are needed for sustaining the operations of the
company. The resources that are needed for maintaining sustainability in operations include
tangible and intangible resources and hence, resource planning will be crucial when it comes to
sustainability of the organisation in the long run.
Budget and timeline
The development of a budget to ensure the viability of the operations will ensure that the
cost stay in check while the company in functioning in the industry (McConnachie et al., 2018).

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Furthermore, development of a timeline would help in ensuring that the task that have been
developed is completed on a timely basis.
Monitoring
It is one of the most crucial steps that is associated with checking the viability of the
operations that is being carried out while the organisation operates. This step involves checking
and tracking the progress that the company has been able to carry out and what the operations of
the company is lacking. Thus, in order to ensure that the activities are up to the standards
established by the company, they will need to ensure that there is a process of monitoring that is
effective and efficient.
Role of three levels of the management
The management of organisation are made up of three levels, namely Lower
management, Middle management and the top level management (A Hybrid Cascaded Multilevel
Converter Based on Three-Level Cells for Battery Energy Management Applied in Electric
Vehicles, 2019). All the said levels of the management have importance according to viability of
the operations in the level that is applicable. Following are the roles of the management
according in Valhalla.
Top Management
The organisations is an entrepreneurship based and hence the top management of the
company includes the CEO that is the developer of the idea behind the generations of the
company, the board of directors and the General management officials. It will be the role of the
top level management to implement the policies that will shape the nature of operations that
takes place in the organisation.

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Middle Management
The middle level management is responsible for the activities that are carried out by the
organisation in a departmental level. The aim of the latter is to segregate the operations of the
individual functional divisions of the organisation which includes the marketing, operations,
finance and the human resources department. With effective operations from the part of all the
aforementioned departments, the middle management of the company will be able to deal with
the operations in an effective manner.
Lower Management
The lower level management is the management team who are working directly at the
ground level. The actual sales of the records, the production of the records in the production line,
the sourcing of the music, the financial operations and every other operation of that directly
affects the development of the factors associated with the sustainability of operations in the
company fall under the middle management and hence directly affect the operations.
Important factors in the planning process
There are various factors that affect the viability of the process of planning. The main
reason behind the development of the objectives that are associated with the viability of the
operations are determined through the process of planning. While planning, all the levels of the
management should ensure that the following factors are catered to in an effective manner;
Quality: The quality of the product or service is one of the most crucial factors that must be
catered to in an effective manner from the part of the organisation. It determines the nature of the
product that is being pitched in the market and also determines the nature of acceptance that the
company will be subject to.

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Productivity: It is an internal factor that the company must cater to internally. The policies help
in shaping the nature of operations of the company that is a direct result of the motivation that
the employees are subject to. A motivated and engaged workforce will determine the nature of
productivity of the organisation.
Profitability: It is the ultimate reason behind the operations of any for profit organisation
regardless of the nature of operations of the company. Apart from the sustainability goals of the
company the profitability of the company is the factor that is responsible for the corporate
governance through stakeholder satisfaction.
Relationship between Human Resources planning and Organisational Strategy
Human resources planning refers to the process of planning regarding the development of
the workforce of the company (Sekhri, 2010). It can be said that the company is ultimately
sustained through the help of the workforce of the company. It has been sated that the employees
are one of the most important stakeholders of the company. However, the statement can be only
deemed to be partially true. On a contrary note to the aforementioned statement, it can be said
that the right employees are the most valuable assets for an organisation and not all the
employees. Thus, recruiting the most suitable employees would be an important aspect that
needs to be catered to from the part of the organisation.
The organisational strategy refers to the overall strategy that has been taken by an
organisation, in order to achieve the long term goals of the organisation. The aim of the company
is to gain sustainability in operations in the long run by catering to the needs of the musical
niche. The company aims to sustain that traditional forms of music through the development of
records through which the aim of the company can be sustained. The objective of the company is
to spread awareness regarding older forms of music in the industry that they are operating in.

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Hence, it can be realised that the company aim to capitalise on the efficacy of individuals who
are to be recruited into the company have to have considerable amount of knowledge on music.
Furthermore, they should have understanding of music which according to the management
would give them an upper hand when catering to the needs of the musical niche. Thus, the latter
is a component that must be incorporated into both the operational strategy and the human
resources planning. Hence, the company aims to gain a competitive advantage in the market that
they are operating in with the help of incorporation of the affinity for music in both human
resources planning and the operational strategy.
Management philosophy and Organisational Structure
Just as the entrepreneur, the management has considerable affiliation towards music
which is evident from the human resources planning practices that have been incorporated into
operations. The management believes the fact that music is something that can bind every
individuals. The management realises that different individuals have different tastes in music and
that is what shapes their individuality. Hence, in order to bolster the efficacy of culture of the
organisation, it is ensured be that there is considerable amount of communication with the help
of music. The culture of an organisation is one of the most important aspects that must be
incorporated into the operations of the company. With the help of music, the latter can be
encouraged.
The structure of the organisation is similar to that of matrix organisation. The structure
that exists in the organisation is segregated to functional divisions. The communication
framework of the organisation is bolstered with the help activities that grievance redressal
systems and a feedback system that encourages to a fro communication. In order to ensure that
there is a positive working environment, music is played throughout the working hour and it

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ensures that people of the organisation are constantly in touch with music. Additionally all kinds
of music, from oldies to blues, jazz, rock, metal, reggae, hip hop and every other genre. Thus, the
working environment is always cheerful. This, keeps the stress away and it is believed to give
people an advantage in terms of achieving desired objectives and high performance outcomes
that ensures that the productivity is efficient and stakeholder satisfaction is achieved.
Fig: Organisational structure of Valhalla

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Process of control
Controlling or monitoring is an activity that should be included in the operations of an
organisation in order to ensure that the activities associated with the implementation of the
objectives of the organisation are being catered to in an effective manner. The aim of the process
of control is to check whether the activities of the organisation are going according to the
planning. Furthermore, even if the processes are being carried out favourably, control should be
established on the quotient of Quality, Productivity and Profitability. Following are the steps that
are associated with the control process in the said organisation;
Establishment of standards: It a step that is characterised by the establishment of benchmarks.
Benchmarks are established in order to effectively identify the position that the organisation has
to be In order to be up to mark with the operational standards.
Evaluation of performance: The evaluation of performance determines the effectiveness of the
organisation’s performance. It is a process that is characterised by the development inferences
related to the performance of every individual employee, the performance of individual
departments and that of the organisation as a whole.
Adjustment: If it is found out that the organisation is not being able to perform according to the
said standards, there needs adjustment in the nature of activities that are being carried out in the
organisation. Thus, it a crucial step that is necessary in order to effectively evaluate the viability
of operations of the organisation in terms of achievement of the said organisational goals. On the
other hand if the performance is up to the established standards adjustments might or might not
take place and the latter would depend on the notions and current aims of the management and
the company as a whole.
General Manager
Human Resources
Division
CEO and board of
Directors
Marketing Division Finance Division
Sourcing
Public RelationsHR executives
Sales

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Conclusion
On a concluding note, it can be said that Valhalla is a company that has come into
existence with the help of an entrepreneur who has considerable amount of affiliation towards
the traditional technology of playing music. Thus, the latter was able to develop a fully
operational firm with the help of an innovative and sustainable idea. The idea is to spread
messages of conservation of one of the most traditional type of music through which the
extinction of such forms of devices can be protected. The nature of operations of the organisation
would be incorporated into all the three levels of the management which would help in direct
integration of the same into the activities of the organisation. The matrix structure of the
organisation would help in bolstering the communication framework of the organisation.
Moreover, importance is paid to the culture of the organisation as is deemed to be an effective
way of motivation and employee engagement which is deemed to be the gateway to achievement
of the organisational goals.

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