Tesco: Strategic Workforce Planning, HR Influences, Evaluation

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of Tesco's strategic workforce planning, emphasizing the purpose, scope, and aims of such plans. It delves into the internal and external factors influencing Tesco's HR functions, evaluating strategic and operational considerations for the organization. ...Read More

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
PART 1............................................................................................................................................1
1-Purpose, scope and aim for strategic workforce plan...............................................................1
2- Analyzing key internal & external influences on the HR function of TESCO......................2
3-Evaluation strategic and operational consideration for the organization.................................3
4- Contemporary concept linked to practice in regard to determine how it supports HR tactic
and meet business aims for meeting performance & sustainable growth comparing with
another company..........................................................................................................................4
PART 2............................................................................................................................................5
Covered in PPT............................................................................................................................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION
Strategic human resource management is the process associated with developing &
implementing course of actions for overcoming challenges faced by personnel of company. In
the current era, it has become crucial for the company to have strategic human resources
processes in turn better processing can be obtained. The current report is based on TESCO
which operates in retail industry and offers groceries, etc. It is one of the third largest retail
company generating higher revenues. Present report will comprise aim, scope., purpose of
strategic workforce plan. Case study will give emphasis on analyzing the internal & external
factors influences HR practices. Strategic & operational consideration and key contemporary
theory will be evaluated in present case study.
PART 1
1-Purpose, scope and aim for strategic workforce plan
Strategic workforce planning is created by an organization for the designing of a process
in the organization which helps in the anticipation of the future hiring needs of the organization.
It helps in ensuring that the organizational needs which it requires for meeting the goals and
objectives (Fournier, 2018). The main purpose of developing a work force plan is that it helps
the organization with addressing the gaps which are present in the workforce. These gaps can be
the lack of skills which are present in the employees. With the help of an evaluation the
organization is able to ensure the hiring and development of skilled and required necessities for
the sustainability of the company's success. The scope for the strategic workforce plan is that it
prepares the organization for the unexpected change of events which can have negative effects
on the organization. Having a strategic workforce allows the business to prepare of the changes
which can affect the organization, and generally speaking it is important for the business to
influence the strategies which will help to achieve sustainability (McIver, Lengnick-Hall and
Lengnick-Hall, 2018). Sustainability is the most essential for the making sure that changes do
not affect the business. The main aim of strategies workforce plan is to show improvement in the
KPI. These Key performance indicators allow the business to constantly develop and try to
improve their productivity. By utilization of the data of your strategic plan the business is driven
towards success and is ensured to constantly move towards the direction of success.
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2- Analyzing key internal & external influences on the HR function of TESCO
There are various factors which influences the function of human resource management
of company. It is important for the TESCO to give emphasis on the evaluation of elements in
turn suitable approach to coordinate with changing scenario can be established.
Internal factors
Organization follows particular hierarchy which comprises various strategies and
components that largely contribute in attaining success. Human resource management action
get impacted by following practices of TESCO.
 Mission & polices formulated by company affect human resource action of TESCO.
There are several strategies that company formulates in order to get higher profitability
& sustainability. It comprises financial, marketing, operational,etc that provide
assistance in achieving objective of TESCO. TESCO's HR department require to give
emphasis on the all such strategies which can influence employee potential so that
suitable approach can be adopted.
 Level of growth of TESCO requires the firm to focus on recruitment & staffing
processing so that right candidate for appropriate job can be obtained. Organization
culture as well contribute in influencing the human resource practices it influences HR of
company to pay attention on the significant practices that can positively affect the
growth & development of TESCO.
 Employee relation is crucial element that influences both positively & negatively to HR
practices (Internal and External Factors Affecting Human Resources,2021). It becomes
essential for the HR of TESCO to give consideration on all segments to assess that there
is any conflict among employees which can resist them from accepting rules &
regulations of HR.
External Factor
 Political & legal changes highly influences the human resource practices of HR as
inappropriate consideration can result in legal obligation that can harm the reputation of
TESCO. It comprises all employment rules, industry standard, political stability, etc.
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 Social and cultural factors largely contributes in influencing organizational working
environment. HR of TESCO should analyses this factor so that employees can be
monitored & retained by following suitable measures.
 Technological changes occurring in market is required to be evaluated as it becomes
essential to recognize the employees are capable of utilizing this technique to share full
potential for higher productivity. Economical changes such as rapid growth, employee
rate, etc affects the HR practices.
3-Evaluation strategic and operational consideration for the organization
The strategic evaluation of the Tesco can be done with the help of the following
consideration.
Fixing performance benchmark :
By the establishment of a benchmark of the performance of the organization, this
organization can identify the special requirement which is need for the organization through this
evaluation. Both the qualitative and quantitative methods can be used for the establishment of
the bench mark.
Measurement of performance :
By measurement of the performance is done with the comparison to the benchmark of
the performance. For this the communication and reporting methods are utilized (Caldera, Desha
and Dawes, 2019).
Analysing variance :
Allowing the measurement of the performance might help in identifying variance which
can be analysed as well as the part of strategic consideration.
The operational consideration which are required by Tesco to evaluate can be said as the
procedures and policies which can be understood by the stakeholders of the organization. The
communication of the early and clear needs of the organization help in understanding the
potential interruption due to the maintenance of the projects and other major events. Operational
consideration also consists of the changes to the facility which is needed to be provided for the
operations this, allows the business to have decision-making which takes everyone's
consideration (Muninger, Hammedi and Mahr, 2019). Staffing needs to be reviewed for
understanding the requirement of employees in the organization, Training process is needed to
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be evaluated for analysing the performance of the employees. Promoting process is also
important as it helps the employee to be satisfied and also develop.
4- Contemporary concept linked to practice in regard to determine how it supports HR tactic and
meet business aims for meeting performance & sustainable growth comparing with
another company
In the world of business, there are several forms and size of organizations accessible who
adopt strategic approaches and consider key theories to grow and get success within competitive
business environment. These approaches and concepts may provide unexpected benefits to an
any company in term of increasing their productivity and contributing in the context of
departmental growth as well as development. In case of TESCO, contemporary theory may
choose which contribute to increase the current and further management efficiency of its human
resource department in effective manner. For example, this concept may support HR strategy in
form of providing appropriate directions and strategic suggestions about how to take decision
and what respond they may give regarding specific situation (STUDY BOTH CLASSICAL AND
CONTEMPORARY SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY, 2018). It made human resource manager
capable to take important and beneficial action, which create positivity at workplace and boost
the morale of individual person that is quite essential for the growth and success of organization.
It is one of those management theories that stated that concentration of individuals
regarding development of venture and developmental understanding must rely on systematic
change (Barrett and Orlikowski, 2021). It is essential to do so because of trust that potential for
fluctuation exists across life span. It drives the attention of human resource manager and their
team members to builds consensus & generalizable understanding about any area or in field, in
which they take interest to engage. According to contemporary management theory, there is no
appropriate way to manage a situation and organize a business or firm.
It may support HR manager in term of meeting venture objectives for increasing
organizational performance level as well as sustainable progress as compare to other brands such
as Sainsbury's, ASDA, Morrison's, etc. which also operate and sustain within retail industry, in
order to achieve their strategic aims and vision.
According to its stated comment, human resource management may obtain a lot of
benefits and grab current as well as in the future opportunities that are relevant to their business
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success and progress in term of taking decision and react according to situation instead of
reacting without having any understanding about what happen, because it may lead to create
more issues at workplace that may affect employees performance and TESCO productivity.
It helps in growth and development of strategic human resource management within
organization (Shet, 2020). For example, conflict management is one of those common situations,
which each HRM member may face and deal to. In regard to that, they may take initiative to
identify issue, instead of judging people on the basis of hearing about conflict from someone
else who might not exist at that moment. This type of react may provide unhappier outcomes to
them, which is not acceptable at all. There is no best way to handle situation in this world,
according to chosen concept, HR manager may effort to determine the main cause behind
overall circumstance instead of depending upon basic information about that.
PART 2
Covered in PPT
CONCLUSION
On the basis of above discussion, it has been concluded that by conducting effective and
ethical practices, human resource management has gained unexpected outcomes. They has
contributed to increase the productivity and performance level of company, by considering both
external and internal factors. They had builds effective workplace plan and workforce at
workplace that has supported to achieve strategic goals of firm that has operated under retail
industry and give tough competition to rivals. Furthermore, from above analysis, it has been
identified that HR manager has meets sustainable progress as compare to other companies and
achieved aims related to sustainable business performance, by taking each direction into their
consideration that stated with contemporary management theory.
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