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Wednesday, September 29, 2010
HR Planning and Succession Management
HR Planning and Succession Management
Welcome to the website for HR (workforce) Planning and Succession Management.
This site is designed to serve as an information resource for managers and HR professionals. Here you will find reference guides, tools, forms, resources, etc., that you can access as you participate in, or lead, various HR (workforce) planning and/or succession management initiatives.
HR (workforce) planning and succession management programs are integral in enabling us to achieve our mission of contributing to a prosperous, healthy and self-sufficient Nova Scotia.
As our workforce ages and the competition for skilled employees becomes even tighter, we need to be proactive in HR planning and succession management if we want to continue to build a high performance, high involvement, and inclusive workplace.
The following model is to provide you with an overview of the processes involved in HR planning and succession management and also to illustrate how succession management (with all of its tools, processes and programs) flows from the HR planning process and aligns with the departmental and government business plans.
As the diagram illustrates, the government’s overall plan along with the Corporate HR and Affirmative Action plans determine the departmental strategies and business plans, and in turn, determines what is needed in the way of roles, skills and competencies. Working through an HR planning process allows you to analyze your demand and supply of human resources and develop the appropriate strategies aimed at filling projected gaps.
The HR planning process is illustrated in the following diagram.
To help you through the process, click here to access: HR (workforce) Planning Guide (under development) Departmental Demographic Reports (under development)
Succession management is a key strategy that you will probably want to implement (please note that other strategies, such as recruitment, valuing diversity, organizational redesign, implementation of new technologies, outsourcing, etc., may also be required) as a result of your HR planning process. It addresses many of the issues the government is currently facing, such as:
* an aging workforce
* increasing retirement rates
* tight labour market
* limited competitiveness, and
* fast-paced changes in work.
By implementing a succession management program that is transparent and equitable you will be creating an environment for people to develop their skills in preparation for a range of future possibilities. This results in a workplace that will be well positioned to face whatever lies ahead.
The following is the corporate succession management model. Please refer to the Guide to Succession Management to provide you with details, tips and tools to use as you work through the steps in your department or division.
Government Business Reference Model
BUSINESS REFERENCE MODEL (BRM)
The BRM provides a means to describe the business operations of the Federal Government, independent of the agencies that perform them. The model is the primary “layer” of the FEA, and the foundation for the analysis of service components, technology, data, and performance.
In the model of the BRM above, four Business Areas separate Government operations into highlevel categories relating to the purpose of Government (Services for Citizens), the mechanisms the Government uses to achieve its purpose (Mode of Delivery), the support functions necessary to conduct Government operations (Support Delivery of Services), and the resource management functions that support all areas of the Government’s business (Management of Government Resources).
The model’s four Business Areas are decomposed into 39 Lines of Business. Each business line includes a collection of Sub-functions that represent the lowest level of granularity in the BRM. For example, the Environmental Management Line of Business encompasses three Subfunctions:
1. Environmental Monitoring and Forecasting;
2. Environmental Remediation; and
3. Pollution Prevention and Control.
In the model of the BRM above, four Business Areas separate Government operations into highlevel categories relating to the purpose of Government (Services for Citizens), the mechanisms the Government uses to achieve its purpose (Mode of Delivery), the support functions necessary to conduct Government operations (Support Delivery of Services), and the resource management functions that support all areas of the Government’s business (Management of Government Resources).
The model’s four Business Areas are decomposed into 39 Lines of Business. Each business line includes a collection of Sub-functions that represent the lowest level of granularity in the BRM. For example, the Environmental Management Line of Business encompasses three Subfunctions:
1. Environmental Monitoring and Forecasting;
2. Environmental Remediation; and
3. Pollution Prevention and Control.
Nonprofits ethics: now nearly as bad as business and government
When it comes to ethics, nonprofits have always been held out as organizations that have the moral high ground. Now there's evidence showing that's not right.
A new Ethics Resource Center survey shows that non-profits are really struggling with it.
The study, National Nonprofit ethics survey, suggests otherwise.
The study found that nonprofit organizations have better ethics than other sectors but that seems to be fading fast.
The study found that more than half of nonprofit employees observed at least one type of misconduct. The level of ethics in nonprofits is now nearly as bad as it gets in business and government. More employees in nonprofits observe financial fraud than in business. In 2007, the percentage of employees in nonprofit organizations that observed alteration of financial records jumped to 8 per cent, significantly more than business (5 percent in 2007). More nonprofit employees (7 percent) than business employees (5 percent) feel that the standards espoused by their workplace always conflict with their personal values. Nonprofits are getting larger but the larger organizations are experiencing more misconduct.
A new Ethics Resource Center survey shows that non-profits are really struggling with it.
The study, National Nonprofit ethics survey, suggests otherwise.
The study found that nonprofit organizations have better ethics than other sectors but that seems to be fading fast.
The study found that more than half of nonprofit employees observed at least one type of misconduct. The level of ethics in nonprofits is now nearly as bad as it gets in business and government. More employees in nonprofits observe financial fraud than in business. In 2007, the percentage of employees in nonprofit organizations that observed alteration of financial records jumped to 8 per cent, significantly more than business (5 percent in 2007). More nonprofit employees (7 percent) than business employees (5 percent) feel that the standards espoused by their workplace always conflict with their personal values. Nonprofits are getting larger but the larger organizations are experiencing more misconduct.
Federal Government
Securing Government business can be a complex and expensive process. If a company is to be successful in promoting its products and services to the numerous government agencies, a specific and regimented path must be followed to qualify as a government vendor under the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). The proverb that you only have "one chance to make a good first impression" could not be more appropriate then when submitting a competitive proposal to the Federal Government.
In order to effectively market the Company's products and services to the Federal Government and certain designated private sector industries, the Company is pleased to announce that it has entered into a long-term exclusive agreement with Global Marketing Development Solutions, Inc. ("GMD Solutions") of Alexandria, Virginia to promote and secure business opportunities for the Company within selected target markets. As you can see from the GMD Solutions website at www.gmdsinc.com, they have a proven and exemplary track record of promoting and selling private industry technology products and services to the Federal Government.
The highly experienced staff at GMD Solutions has been developing and implementing successful creative marketing strategies to Government agencies for over twenty years based on their extensive backgrounds previously working within the well-established Government procurement process. GMD Solutions draws on those years of hands-on experience within the private sector and Federal Government to provide a full range of successful marketing and business consulting services. GMD Solutions will also assist the Company in identifying and capturing new markets in North America for our products and services in both government and commercial sectors through market research & market analysis, business strategy development, direct marketing and sales and all aspects of government contracting including proposal writing, source selection activities, and dispute resolution.
GMD Solution will also assist the Company in the identification of U.S. teaming partners. In addition, GMD Solutions will provide representation services to the federal government that will include problem solving, identifying related government budgets, assisting in the preparation of feasibility studies; negotiating complex Government contracts, securing government grants and monitoring compliance of agreements in order to assure a successful result for both the Federal Government and the Company.
In order to effectively market the Company's products and services to the Federal Government and certain designated private sector industries, the Company is pleased to announce that it has entered into a long-term exclusive agreement with Global Marketing Development Solutions, Inc. ("GMD Solutions") of Alexandria, Virginia to promote and secure business opportunities for the Company within selected target markets. As you can see from the GMD Solutions website at www.gmdsinc.com, they have a proven and exemplary track record of promoting and selling private industry technology products and services to the Federal Government.
The highly experienced staff at GMD Solutions has been developing and implementing successful creative marketing strategies to Government agencies for over twenty years based on their extensive backgrounds previously working within the well-established Government procurement process. GMD Solutions draws on those years of hands-on experience within the private sector and Federal Government to provide a full range of successful marketing and business consulting services. GMD Solutions will also assist the Company in identifying and capturing new markets in North America for our products and services in both government and commercial sectors through market research & market analysis, business strategy development, direct marketing and sales and all aspects of government contracting including proposal writing, source selection activities, and dispute resolution.
GMD Solution will also assist the Company in the identification of U.S. teaming partners. In addition, GMD Solutions will provide representation services to the federal government that will include problem solving, identifying related government budgets, assisting in the preparation of feasibility studies; negotiating complex Government contracts, securing government grants and monitoring compliance of agreements in order to assure a successful result for both the Federal Government and the Company.
Introducing the New Cybersecurity Coordinator
Cybersecurity matters to all of us. Protecting the internet is critical to our national security, public safety and our personal privacy and civil liberties. It’s also vital to President Obama’s efforts to strengthen our country, from the modernization of our health care system to the high-tech job creation central to our economic recovery.
The very email you are reading underscores our dependence on information technologies in this digital age, which is why it seemed like a fitting way to announce that the President has chosen Howard Schmidt to be the White House Cybersecurity Coordinator. Howard will have the important responsibility of orchestrating the many important cybersecurity activities across the government.
Howard is one of the world’s leading authorities on computer security, with some 40 years of experience in government, business and law enforcement. Learn more about Howard's background and approach to cybersecurity.
Howard will have regular access to the President and serve as a key member of his National Security Staff. He will also work closely with his economic team to ensure that our cybersecurity efforts keep the Nation secure and prosperous.
Moving forward we will use WhiteHouse.gov, this email program and our other communications tools to keep you posted about our progress in this important area.
The very email you are reading underscores our dependence on information technologies in this digital age, which is why it seemed like a fitting way to announce that the President has chosen Howard Schmidt to be the White House Cybersecurity Coordinator. Howard will have the important responsibility of orchestrating the many important cybersecurity activities across the government.
Howard is one of the world’s leading authorities on computer security, with some 40 years of experience in government, business and law enforcement. Learn more about Howard's background and approach to cybersecurity.
Howard will have regular access to the President and serve as a key member of his National Security Staff. He will also work closely with his economic team to ensure that our cybersecurity efforts keep the Nation secure and prosperous.
Moving forward we will use WhiteHouse.gov, this email program and our other communications tools to keep you posted about our progress in this important area.
Political ads 'on the buses'
Metro Tasmania is allowing political advertising on its buses to help lift its bottom line.
The public bus operator appeared at Government Business Enterprise hearings at State Parliament today.
The chief executive, Heather Haselgrove, says she recently got board permission to allow political advertising, to improve Metro's revenue.
The Infrastructure Minister Graeme Sturges features on the back of a Metro bus in Hobart.
Mr Sturges says the decision was made at arms-length from Government and was nothing to do with him.
"That decision was not taken by the Government, that decision was not taken by me, as the portfolio Minister."
"That decision was taken by the board of Metro, and I will let Metro, the Chairman of the Board, address this matter," he said.
Metro also told the hearing that safety and security on buses had improved.
Last financial year there were 18 assaults reported on drivers and passengers, almost half the number in the previous 12 months.
Mrs Haselgrove says security cameras and a stronger relationship with the police may have played a part.
"It's a huge improvement. Our drivers are also trained in how to deal with difficult passengers, how to defuse situations, so they don't antagonise it."
"Police can actually ban people from our buses so if we've got troublemakers that are just causing havoc, they get banned for a period of time," she said.
Bottom line
The Government has promised to make Metro more efficient.
Metro lost $150,000 last year and the company is replacing many of its buses.
The Government recently approved a 30 per cent increase in adult fares over the next five years but Mr Sturges says Metro is reviewing its services.
"As well as asking Metro to sharpen their commercial edge, and I will say that some policy changes will assist that, but they are certainly taking some direct action to do that."
Metro Tasmania says it is trying to broaden its appeal, despite rising fares.
Mrs Haselgrove says students and concession holders use Metro buses but it is doing market research to attract more passengers.
The public bus operator appeared at Government Business Enterprise hearings at State Parliament today.
The chief executive, Heather Haselgrove, says she recently got board permission to allow political advertising, to improve Metro's revenue.
The Infrastructure Minister Graeme Sturges features on the back of a Metro bus in Hobart.
Mr Sturges says the decision was made at arms-length from Government and was nothing to do with him.
"That decision was not taken by the Government, that decision was not taken by me, as the portfolio Minister."
"That decision was taken by the board of Metro, and I will let Metro, the Chairman of the Board, address this matter," he said.
Metro also told the hearing that safety and security on buses had improved.
Last financial year there were 18 assaults reported on drivers and passengers, almost half the number in the previous 12 months.
Mrs Haselgrove says security cameras and a stronger relationship with the police may have played a part.
"It's a huge improvement. Our drivers are also trained in how to deal with difficult passengers, how to defuse situations, so they don't antagonise it."
"Police can actually ban people from our buses so if we've got troublemakers that are just causing havoc, they get banned for a period of time," she said.
Bottom line
The Government has promised to make Metro more efficient.
Metro lost $150,000 last year and the company is replacing many of its buses.
The Government recently approved a 30 per cent increase in adult fares over the next five years but Mr Sturges says Metro is reviewing its services.
"As well as asking Metro to sharpen their commercial edge, and I will say that some policy changes will assist that, but they are certainly taking some direct action to do that."
Metro Tasmania says it is trying to broaden its appeal, despite rising fares.
Mrs Haselgrove says students and concession holders use Metro buses but it is doing market research to attract more passengers.
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