Create a Dynamic Plan to Tackle HR Issues

Stop putting people management on the back burner and start getting the most out of your people.

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Unaddressed HR issues within the IT department can result in:

  • Low employee morale
  • Inability to attract high quality applicants
  • High turnover rate in IT
  • Major technical skill gaps
  • Overreliance on key individuals
  • Poor leadership and managerial skills

Assembling a team to tackle HR issues within the IT department will result in:

  • Higher employee engagement and retention
  • Better hiring decisions
  • Improved productivity and performance
  • More employee collaboration within IT
  • Higher project success rate

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Module 1: Identify the Root Cause

The Purpose

  • Analyze people management within the IT department and determine the underlying root causes of any issues.

Key Benefits Achieved

  • An assessment of the HR processes with IT that highlights any deficiencies.
  • Input into the current state from a variety of sources.
  • Root cause analysis that takes into account various perspectives.
  • IT stakeholder consensus on the root cause.

Activities: Outputs:
1.1 Review the current state
  • Analysis of employee sentiment and HR processes within IT
1.2 Discuss pain points
  • A list of HR pain points prevalent in the IT department
1.3 Identify root causes
  • A root cause diagnosis

Module 2: Select the Corrective Initiatives to Implement

The Purpose

  • Analyze people management within the IT department and determine the underlying root causes of any issues.

Key Benefits Achieved

  • IT stakeholders are part of the ideation process and buy-in to the project.
  • The corrective initiatives generated are creative and address the root cause.
  • The initiatives are prioritized based on urgency, importance, and ease.

Activities: Outputs:
2.1 Brainstorm corrective initiatives
  • A catalog of potential corrective initiatives to launch in IT
2.2 Vote on corrective initiatives
2.3 Finalize corrective initiatives
  • A shortlist of corrective initiatives to implement in the first iteration of the project

Module 3: Assign Resources to the Project

The Purpose

  • To create accountability for the project and ensure there are adequate resources dedicated to each initiative.

Key Benefits Achieved

  • All major tasks are documented and assigned to an owner.
  • A short project timeline is established with future iterations taking place in the long term.
  • Success can be tracked through various metrics and communicated to the department.

Activities: Outputs:
3.1 Determine ideal project manager
  • A completed project charter
3.2 Establish project metrics
  • A comprehensive project metrics plan
3.3 Build project plan
  • A detailed project plan and Gantt chart
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