About HR Strategy for Organisational Development Certificate
This course helps HR professionals move beyond administration and become a genuine strategic partner within their organisation. It focuses on how to align HR objectives with broader business goals, engage the right stakeholders, and use practical analysis tools to guide better HR decision-making.
You'll start by understanding the practice of strategic HR and how HR strategy is formed, then move into stakeholder analysis and building a business model for HR using the Business Model Canvas. From there, the course covers practical strategic analysis tools like SWOT, PESTLE, and Five-Forces, the trends currently shaping HR and organisations, and how to evaluate your HR function's contribution and impact.
By the end, you'll have the tools and confidence to position HR as a driver of business performance, not just a support function.
Expected Outcomes
The course is structured around five stages of strategic HR — from the fundamentals through to evaluating your own HR function — so each skill connects directly to your role. By the end, you'll be able to:
- Align HR objectives with your organisation's broader strategic goals
- Conduct stakeholder analysis to understand the needs of key business partners
- Apply strategic analysis tools including SWOT, PESTLE, and Five-Forces
- Build a Business Model Canvas tailored to HR strategy
- Understand HR's role in both developing and executing organisational strategy
- Identify key trends shaping HR and respond to them proactively
- Evaluate your HR function's performance and contribution to business value
Training Method
The course begins with the practice of strategic HR, covering how HR strategy is formed and the models shaping modern HR functions. It then moves into stakeholder analysis and business model design, including practical work on the Business Model Canvas applied to HR strategy.
From there, you'll work through strategic analysis tools such as SWOT, PESTLE, Five-Forces, and Balanced Scorecards, before exploring the trends currently impacting HR and organisations more broadly. The course closes by focusing on how to evaluate your own HR function's contribution and build a personal action plan. Throughout, you'll work through trainer-led discussions, group exercises, case studies, and real-world examples, so you leave with strategic skills ready to apply directly in your role.
