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Road to Operational Excellence – HCM Edition Body of Knowledge

Course Content

The course content is aimed at those human capital management professionals who have a desire to move to a more strategic mode of operation. Upon the completion of this course content they

Introduction

  • Will understand the course content by topic presented.
  • Will understand the key performance indicators that they will understand upon the completion of the course.
  • Will remember the industry acronyms.
  • Will understand how to contact the course facilitator.

The Foundations

  • Will understand the definition of excellence.
  • Will be able to evaluate the 11 key elements of workplace excellence.
  • Will be understand the definition of HR Excellence
  • Will evaluate how to create a center of excellence within their organization.
  • Will understand the Center of Excellence Model
  • Will analyze the Center of Excellence Performance metrics.
  • Will understand the history of the quality movement from the 1900’s to the present.

Critical Success Factors

  • Will have a basic understanding of the Socio-Technical System
  • Will understand the role of human capital management in their organizations.
  • Will understand the factors behind the resistance to change.
  • Will be able to evaluate the presence of non-value-added activities in their processes.
  • Will be able to evaluate the voice of the customer.
  • Will be able to evaluate the organizational stakeholders using a SIPOC form.
  • Will understand the basics of cross-functional teams.
  • Will understand Taylor’s Principles of Scientific Management.
  • Will be able to apply the new team tools to their processes,
  • Will be able understand the team roles and responsibilities,
  • Will understand the basics of project management.
  • Will; be able to create a project charter.
  • Will be able to utilize project maps in their projects

The Methodologies

  • Will understand the difference between an open and a closed organizational system.
  • Will understand the difference between a cycle and a continuum.
  • Will remember the components of the TLS Continuum methodology spectrum.
  • Will understand the basic principles of each methodology.
  • Will understand the comparison between the TLS Continuum and the Scientific method.

The Application

  • Will apply the use of process improvement software to analyze process metrics.
  • Will understand and apply the Continuous process improvement matrix.
  • Will understand the basics of agile management.
  • Will understand the basics of system thinking.
  • Will understand the business case for the define stage.
  • Will be able to apply the define stage toolbox.
  • Will be able to create an organizational value proposition.
  • Will be able to create a process map of their talent acquisition process.
  • Will be able to create an Ishikawa Fishbone diagram of their talent acquisition process.
  • Will understand the business case for the measure stage.
  • Will be able to apply the measure stage toolbox.
  • Will be able to create a value stream map of their talent acquisition process.
  • Will be understanding the business case for the analyze stage.
  • Will be able to apply the Analyze stage toolbox.
  • Will be able to analyze work in progress using the TAKT Time and Traffic Intensity Calculators.
  • Will understand the human Capital management reinforcing loop of their talent acquisition process.
  • Will understand the usage of Ishikawa’s 5 Why’s
  • Will understand the basics of Design of Experiments.
  • Will understand the improve stage business case.
  • Will be able to apply the Improve stage toolbox.
  • Will understand the difference between a pull and a push work environment.
  • Will understand the basics of design for six sigma.
  • Will understand the use of an after-action review in their processes.
  • Will be to apply the Control stage Toolbox.
  • Will understand the use of visual management systems.
  • Will understand the concept of Poka Yoke.

The TLS Continuum in Action

  • Will understand the available HR certifications.
  • Will understand the RBL Group Human Resource Global Challenges
  • Will  understand the RBL Group Human Resource Competencies and the changes over time.
  • Willl understand the HRCI Body of Knowledge
  • Will apply the body HRCI Body of knowledge to the available projects.
  • Will be able to create a spaghetti diagram of their workplace.
  • Will be able to analyze the TLS Continuum through the analysis of 7 case studies of organizations that have used the methodologies to improve their Human Capital Management function.
  • Will be able to evaluate the overall cost of hire in the talent acquisition process.
  • Will understand the structure of the Kaplan-Norton Balance Scorecard
  • Will apply the Training Effectiveness Attribute Assessment Tool to their organization.
  • Will understand the basis of a Kanban System

The Implementation

  • Will understand the Patterson Model of Human Capital Management
  • Will evaluate the difference between transactional human capital management and strategic human capital management.
  • Wil be able to apply the TLS Continuum Implementation Roadmap to their Human Capital Management function.
  • Will understand how the roadmap aligns with the other organizational functions.
  • Will understand the difference between cutting costs and raising revenue using throughput accounting.
  • Will be able to apply the 14 implementation strategies to their human capital management function.

Final Thoughts

  • Will remember what the role of each component of the continuum serves.
  • Will understand the new corporate culture and its effects on the organization.
  • Wil be able to create a Project Charter for their organizational specific HCM issue.
  • Will be able to create a SIPOC of their talent acquisition process.
  • Will  be able to complete a project worksheet for their project indicating what tools they chose and why.
  • Will create a process map of their talent acquisition process.
  • Will create an Ishikawa Fishbone of their talent acquisition process.
  • Will create a value stream map for their talent acquisition process.
  • Will create a voice of the customer matrix for their talent acquisition process.
  • Will evaluate the 75-question final exam and achieve a minimum score of 75% on the exam.
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