After building surveys and deployment comes the even more
difficult challenge of turning data into information. Once this is
accomplished, the next step involves guiding organizational leadership toward
making good HR program-related decisions. Typically, senior executives in the
organization make rational decisions that support organizational goals and engage
commitment and optimal performance by employees. Among one of the largest
organizations involved in employee surveys is the federal government. The OPM
guides the process of annual employee survey results for all federal agencies
and publishes the list of best agencies to work for within the U.S. government.
You viewed actual results and historical data
associated with the annual employee survey results from the U.S. OPM and will
use some of the outputs provide in the OPM report for this assignment.
By successfully completing this assessment, you
will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and
assessment criteria:
Evaluate the role of HRIS and the role of
metrics in the practice of human resources.
Evaluate the value of the selected questions
from the OPM report for improving organizational life.
Develop data analysis and data interpretation
skills to inform organizational decisions.
Analyze a group of questions from the OPM report
that has a significant impact on professional life.
Analyze the selected questions from the OPM
report to determine their effectiveness in measuring what they were intended to
measure.
Communicate in a manner that is professional and
consistent with expectations for HR professionals.
Present findings in a manner that is
professional and consistent with expectations for HR professionals.
Assignment Instructions
For this assignment, review the outputs provided
by the questions presented in the OPM report for the most recent year available
and complete the following in a PowerPoint presentation:
Analyze a group of questions from the OPM report
that has a significant impact on professional life. Be sure to provide
references to reinforce your opinion.
Analyze the selected questions from the OPM
report to determine their effectiveness in measuring what they were intended to
measure. Be sure to provide references to support the criteria you use.
Evaluate the value of the selected questions
from the OPM report for improving organizational life. Facets of organizational
life might include employee morale, employee performance, and employee
retention.