The field of HRM has experienced many opportunities and challenges in recent years

The field of HRM has experienced many opportunities and challenges in recent years. HRM has moved from being an administrative function to being a role that demands a number of new and challenging competencies. The HRM literature suggests that the profession faces a critical time. With more organizations downsizing, outsourcing, or eliminating their HRM functions, clearly HRM professionals must seize the opportunity to solidify with other senior management their role as strategic partners.
Review your own experiences with HRM. There are many important HR functions and programs to assess. The most important question may be whether HRM in your organization, or based on your reading, has become this strategic partner within an organization. More important, does HR leadership exhibit the competencies necessary to lead an organization through a period of more uncertainty and change?
As you complete your course project, imagine yourself as an HRM leader who must lead and enhance the role of HRM in your organization. Think about what employees and senior managers need to know about a strategic HRM function.
Complete your capstone project plan and PowerPoint presentation. This work synthesizes your research in the field of HRM and summarizes your effectiveness improvement plan as it relate to your topic, organization, and problem or opportunity.
Complete the following:
• Finalize your plan, adding all the components you have completed and integrate them with an introduction and a conclusion. Note that your final plan should not simply merge the previous project components into a single document. Rather, it should be a thoughtful, fully integrated plan that demonstrates your achievement of the HRM program outcomes. Use headings and subheadings to organize and structure your plan.
• Develop a PowerPoint presentation that showcases your effectiveness improvement plan by providing a summary of your capstone project. The presentation should synthesize all of your research, highlight key findings, and summarize your final plan for improving effectiveness.
The deliverables for this assessment apply professional skills in HRM to workplace situations that you will likely encounter in your day-to-day work in human resources. As part of your learning, focus on the development of effective professional communication skills for the workplace. Your assessment should meet the following additional requirements:
• Length: Your plan should be 15–25 typed, double-spaced pages, plus the cover and resources pages.
o The first page should be a cover sheet with your name, the course number, assessment title, and date. No other information is required on this page.
o The last page should be the reference list.
• Length: Your PowerPoint presentation should include 5–10 slides.
o Select a professional slide background.
o Use slide headings and concise, bulleted text.
o Use the notes section of PowerPoint to outline supporting research and to cite references.
• Organization: Make sure that your assessment writing is well organized, using headings and subheadings to organize content for the reader.
• Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.
• Resources: Use a total of at least 10 references and include both trade publications and peer-reviewed articles.
• Evidence: Support your assertions with data and/or in-text citations.