HRM3703 Assignment 2 (ANSWERS) Semester 1 2024 - DISTINCTION GUARANTEED

HRM3703 Assignment 2 (ANSWERS) Semester 1 2024 - DISTINCTION GUARANTEED. Answers, guidelines, workings and references..... .... Question 1 Read the case study at the end of chapter 3 in your prescribed book (5th edition). Then answer the questions below. Imagine that you are working at Larson Properties and you are part of the HR team. Planning has commenced for the implementation of a new HRIS. Help your team to operationalise this plan. (a) Ensure that you address both logical and physical design of the ATS in your plan. (7 marks) (b) Explain to the more inexperienced team members which one is more important, logical design or physical design. (2 marks) [9] Question 2 Your friend owns a medium-sized company based in Johannesburg, she phones you for advice. She shares that there are big changes on the horizon at the company, they are moving away from the old HR systems to an integrated HRIS software package. She is concerned about how the employees will respond to the change as she senses that the HR employees seem to be resistant to this change. (a) Explain to your friend what the likely causes are of this resistance and if fear is common (1 mark). Indicate whether it is normal also for HR employees to resist change (1 mark). (b) Make suggestions on how they can overcome this (7 marks). [9] Question 3 Global Trade, a multinational company employing more than 3,000 employees spread across four continents, is experiencing numerous challenges in managing its diverse workforce due to an outdated and inadequate Human Resource Information System (HRIS). The current HRIS has limited capability and cannot properly integrate the required global HR functions, leading to inefficiencies in recruitment and selection, onboarding, management of employee performance, payroll, managing employee data management, and reporting. In recognition of the need to upgrade its HRIS to better support its expanding operations and strategic goals, Global Trade has initiated a project aimed at identifying and implementing a new HRIS solution. As part of the HR team, you are tasked to play a pivotal role in the needs analysis phase of the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) for this project. This role requires you to work closely with various stakeholders across the organisation to determine the requirements, assess current system limitations, and contribute to the development of a comprehensive needs analysis report. Given the detailed scenario above, prepare notes for a comprehensive report that: (a) Identify and analyse the specific challenges Global Trade faces as a result of its outdated HRIS, focus specifically on the global integration aspects. (2 marks) (b) Propose a structured approach to the needs analysis phase within the SDLC, and apply this specifically to address the multi-national context of Global Trade. (Note that ½ marks are allocated). (10 marks) [12]