AC 1.1 Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of two types of organisation structures, including the reasons underpinning them.
- Select two types of organisation structure
- Define the two types of organisational structures
- Discuss why organisational structures are important for people practitioners
- Evaluate the advantage and disadvantages of each of the structures
- Provide real-life examples based on the advantages and disadvantages provided
- Write the reasons supporting the advantages and disadvantages of each the structure
AC 1.2 Analyse connections between organisational strategy, products, services, and customers.
- Analyse the connection between organisational strategy and its products and services
- Discuss how organisational strategy impacts people's practices
- Provide real-life examples showcasing the example of the connection between organisational strategy and its products and services
- Analyse the connections between the organisational strategy and customers
- Provide real-life examples showcasing the connections between the organisational strategy and customers impacting the people professionals
AC 1.3 Analyse a range of external factors and trends currently impacting organisations. Identify organisational priorities arising from the factors and trends analysed.
- To analyse the range of external factors impacting organisations, a PESTLE analysis should be conducted
- Choose a real-life organisation for example
- Discuss the relevance of PESTLE analysis for people practitioners
- Conduct the PESTLE analysis based on a real-life example of an organisation
- Identify the organisational priorities that arise from the trends and factors analysed '
- Examples should be provided to analyse the organisational priorities in this case
AC 1.4 Assess the scale of technology within organisations and how it impacts work.
- Read the report by CIPD called Workplace Technology: The Employee Experience (2020)
- Provide an assessment of how technology within organizations has scaled
- Discuss how technology impacts people's practices within the organisations
- Provide a real-life example to support the ideas shared
- Discuss how the emergence of technology has impacted work in the current workplaces
- Analyse the role of emerging technology in the workplace for the people practitioners
- Provide real-life examples to support the ideas shared
AC 2.1 Drawing on your reading, explain one theory or model which examines organisational culture AND interpret one theory or model which examines human behaviour.
- Discuss one theory or model which examines organisational culture
- Highlight the importance of this theory to the people professionals
- Provide an example of a real-life organisation and apply this theory to them
- Discuss one theory or model which examines human behaviour
- Highlight the importance of this theory for people's practices
- Provide an example of a real-life organisation and apply this theory to the organisation
AC 2.2 Assess how people practices impact on organisational culture and behaviour, drawing on examples to support your arguments.
- Discuss how people's practices can impact organisational culture and behaviour
- Highlighting the importance of organisational culture and behaviour for the people's practices
- Provide an example to support the arguments shared in this AC
AC 2.3 Explain different approaches to managing change.
- Thoroughly read the report by CIPD titled, People Profession 2030: a collective view of future trends (2020)
- Define what change management means for the current day organisations
- Discuss the importance of change management for the people practitioners of the organisations
- Explain various approaches to managing change
- Provide examples regarding the various approaches to managing change
AC 2.4 Discuss models for how change is experienced.
- Discuss at least three models for change management
- Discuss the importance of change management for the people practices in the workplace
- Explain the propositions of these three models
- Provide examples of organisations in real life while discussing the change management models
AC 2.5 Assess the importance of wellbeing at work and factors which impact wellbeing.
- Define the concept of well-being in the current workplaces
- Analyse how well-being needs to be established by people practitioners
- Discuss the importance of well-being at work
- Define the factors that impact well-being at the workplace
- Explain the impact of these factors on well-being at work
- Provide real-life examples of the importance of well-being for the modern-day organisations
AC 3.1 Discuss the links between the employee lifecycle and different people practice roles.
- Define the model of the employee lifecycle
- Apply the model to a real-life example of an organisation
- Analyse why employee lifecycle is important for people practitioners
- Discuss the connection between the employee lifecycle and the various people's practise roles
- Provide real-life examples showing the connection between the employee lifecycle and the various people's practice roles
AC 3.2 Analyse how people practice connects with other areas of an organisation and supports wider people and organisational strategies.
- Analyse how people practise links with different areas of an organisation
- Provide real-life instances of the way in which people practise is linked with other areas of an organisation
- Discuss the way in which people practise supports the wider people and organisational strategies
- Give an example of real-life instances which highlights the way in which people practise supports the wider people and organisational strategies
AC 3.3 Discuss processes for consulting and engaging with internal customers to understand their needs.
- Define the concept of internal customers and provide examples of who are the internal customers
- Discuss why it is important for people professionals to understand the needs of the internal customers
- Discuss the process of consulting with the internal customers for understanding their needs
- Provide a real-life example in this context
- Discuss the procedure of engaging with internal customers for understanding their needs
- Provide an example from a real organisation in this context
