Human resource management institute BA (Hons) in HRM Unit no: 8 Assignment Title: Business project Assignment by: Dinali Samarasinghe Due Date: 20/ 01/ 2021 Submitted on: Word Count: 3500 Abstract Talent management in a global organization is more complex and demanding than national business, and few major global corporations have risen to the challenge. This paper focuses on the way in which organizations should engage in talent management in order to obtain and retain the best available talent for the success of their organization. The objective of this report is to analyze and retain employees by managing their talent at HSBC. The sample size was taken as 20 out of a total population of 50. This report also takes into account the impact of the talent management program on employees. Acknowledgement This assignment will not be possible without the help and guidance of my lecturer Ms.Thrisara wickrmasinghe and Ms. Sandra rosayro. They explained the module perfectly .so that is the reason behind this successful case study. I take this chance to thank head of collections and line manager in HSBC where I work and the supervisors and staff, my friends who were with me and support to complete this mini research. And I would like to thanks each and every one who was behind this success throughout this report making period. Table of contents Contents Abstract...................................................................................................................................... 2 Acknowledgement...................................................................................................................... 3 Table of contents ....................................................................................................................... 4 List of figures/ tables .................................................................................................................. 5 Chapter 01 ................................................................................................................................. 6 Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 6 Introduction to the company ....................................................................................................... 9 Project management plan .........................................................................................................10 Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) ............................................................................................12 Gantt chart ................................................................................................................................17 Chapter 02 ................................................................................................................................19 Research Modules.................................................................................................................19 Quantitative research ............................................................................................................19 Qualitative research...............................................................................................................19 Mixed method ........................................................................................................................19 Population of study ................................................................................................................20 Types of Data ........................................................................................................................22 Data collection technique.......................................................................................................23 Questionnaire ........................................................................................................................23 Chapter 03 ................................................................................................................................24 Data analysis and presentation .............................................................................................24 Primary data analysis ............................................................................................................24 Questionnaire analysis ..........................................................................................................25 Chapter 04 ................................................................................................................................29 Recommendations.................................................................................................................29 Conclusion ............................................................................................................................30 Chapter 05 ................................................................................................................................30 Reflective report ....................................................................................................................30 Reference list ............................................................................................................................31 List of figures/ table List of tables Table 1.1 – project time Table 1.2 - project communication plan Table 1.3- project risks Table 1.4 - Gantt chart Table 2.1- advantages and disadvantages of primary data Table 2.2- advantages and disadvantages of secondary data List of questioner analysis tables Table 3.1 Table 3.2 Table 3.4 Table 3.5 Table 3.6 Table 3.7 Table 3.8 Table 3.9 Table 3.10 List of figures Figure 1.1- Challenges faced by an organization in the Process of Talent Management Figure 2.2 – Sampling methods Chapter 01 Introduction Talent management is a continuous process that involves attracting and retaining high-quality employees, developing their skills and continually motivating them to improve their performance. The primary goal of talent management is to create a motivated workforce that will stay with your company in the long run. The exact way to achieve this will be different from company to company. (Valamis, n.d.) Talent management is not just a simple human resource key term that will come across. It is also committed to hiring, managing, developing and retaining the most talented and excellent employees in the industry. In fact, talent management plays an important role in the business strategy as it manages one of the company's most important assets—its people. That is why companies should make an effort to manage employees effectively to help them develop their skills and capabilities in order to retain them. Here are some of the reasons why companies should invest in talent management. Attract top talent Strategic talent management gives organizations the opportunity to attract the most talented and skilled staff available. It creates an employer brand that could attract potential talent and in turn, contributes to the improvement of the organization's business performance and results. Increase the performance of employees. Using talent management will make it easier for companies to identify which employees are best suited to work that can lead to fewer performance management issues and grievances. It will also ensure that the company's top talent stays longer. Hold on top talent. Well-structured on-boarding practices create a higher level of retention that saves the company's recruitment and performance management costs in the long run. Improve the performance of business. Talent management helps employees to feel engaged, qualified and motivated, enabling them to work towards the company's business objectives, which in turn increases customer satisfaction and business performance. (Writer, 2018) Impact on business environment Strategic Workforce Planning: Proper work force planning contributes to organizational performance. It is a fully integrated organizational process involving proactive planning to avoid talent shortages and panic recruitment. With proper planning, HR provides the right talent with the right skills at the right time. In other words, Target Planning can be called directly. Phenomenon is set to manage and develop people in a way that helps the organization. Recruitment: HR needs to successfully attract and recruit key market talent for current and future organizational needs. Through an integrated recruitment, assessment, evaluation and hiring process, people are brought into the organization. Retention: An organization should be aware that its valuable employees are engaged and satisfied with the organization's strategies, planning, etc. In order to avoid any kind of dissatisfaction among talented employees, the organization needs to make concerted efforts to identify and support the needs of the most critical talent. Initiatives for Talent Management Managers have a key role to play in ensuring that there is effective personal development of candidates who have been selected for various positions within the organization. There is a need to develop a long-term association between the organization and its employees. Successful talent management initiatives are needed to achieve and retain effective employee motivation within the company. Some of the key talent management initiatives that can be undertaken by HR managers within the organization are listed as follows: Establishing and maintaining the personal identity of employees. Ethical and effective rewards and recognition strategies for all employees. Offering sufficient opportunities for all employees to grow and develop within the organization. Achieving an effective role in the design of selected candidates within the organization. Establish an effective job rotation of selected candidates within the organization. Establish effective training and development of all employees, including new candidates who have recently joined. Formulate effective succession planning for all positions within the organization for the selection of suitable candidates in the future. The roles and responsibilities of all employees should be flexible so that employees find it interesting to carry out their day-to-day professional activities effectively without getting bored. Challenges faced by an organization in the Process of Talent ManagementBusiness establishments may face various challenges in the process of managing talent at both national and global levels. The key areas of challenge faced by an organization in the field of talent management are listed as follows: Recruiting the right talent is a major challenge for a company due to economic phenomena, such as financial downturns, which lead to an increase in the number of global job cuts. •A company must retain the best talents and let the others go •You may be shuffled by the different positions of the job in the top management leadership •the recruitment process can be extremely costly, as each of the interviewer's cost centers for the company and the business needs to pay for the different recruitment processes under such an unfavorable economic condition. Training and development of new candidates, as well as existing employees, is a major challenge for a company. •If the organization is unable to provide training and development to employees on an ongoing basis and is successful in updating its knowledge and skills, the productivity of employees will not be increased over a period of time and this could have a negative impact on the organization. The retention of talented employees is a key challenge for the organization •When a company has to reduce employees' overheads, which are considered to be non-essential in a short period of time, this situation creates a scenario of lack of motivation among employees who are retained by the company. Developing and nurturing effective leadership capabilities in business at a time of crisis is a major challenge for the organization. One of the main objectives of the HR should therefore be to identify and develop talent and train them for future leadership positions. (White, 2019) Figure 1.1- Challenges faced by an organization in the Process of Talent Management Introduction to the company HSBC Sri Lanka is a banking and financial services company in Sri Lanka and a licensed commercial bank under the supervision of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka. It is the largest and the oldest bank in Sri Lanka. HSBC opened its doors in Sri Lanka in 1892; only 27 years after its first offices were established in Hong Kong and Shanghai. From the outset, the company maintained an international outlook, while its activities focused on trade finance. Vision “We aspire to be one of the world’s great specialist banking groups driven by commitment to our core philosophies and values” Mission Through an international network linked by advanced technology including a rapidly growing e commerce capability, HSBC provides a comprehensive range of financial services: personal financial services; Commercial banking; corporate, investment banking and markets; private banking; and other activities. Values Dependable Open to different ideas and cultures Connected to customers, communities, regulators and each other Organizational culture At HSBC people span many cultures, communities and continents, and we are committed to facilitating their growth and enabling them to thrive both inside and outside the organization. Our learning programs equip our employees with the skills to progress in their careers and be ready for the future. Through our charitable partnerships and volunteering opportunities, we encourage them to share their skills and create a positive impact in society. Number of employees 400 Operations Develop software and applications to improve HSBC’s customer experience Manage the bank’s IT systems, infrastructure and support Run customer operations and help manage change across the bank Implement major strategic transformation programs Provide professional services such as procurement and real estate management Project management plan Project nameWhat talent strategies do the best companies use to attract and retain people. Project aims – The aim of this project is to study the best talent strategies used by the HSBC for talent retention. Project objectives To identify the impact of talent management on employees. To identify the impact of talent management on business environment The project cost/budget – Researches time - The researcher allocates one and half months to order to do the activities and the findings was started by selecting organization and distribute questionnaire to them take the response and analyze it. Money – Cost for internet, A4, printout, stationaries. Project time and milestones – Start day 29/11/2020 Questionnaire development 05/12/2020 Data collection 15/12/2020 Data analysis 22/12/2020 Project submission 20/01/2021 Table 1.1 – project time Project quality – Researcher collect the all the data to one on one conversation with the staff and describe everything to them with the native language. Check everything is up to the standards compared with the guide. Project communication plan – Below individuals helped providing information to the research. Ms. Thrisara Wickramasinghe Lecturer Ms. Sandra Rosayro Lecturer Justina Kumar Line manger Glen perera Head of collections Mindula Dissanayake colleague Table 1.2 - project communication plan Communication process between the company and the researcher Questionnaire Phone calls Project risks Risk Probability Impact At the beginning the researcher did not had the exact accessibility to the organization. Medium Medium Personally contact the line manager and described everything to her and get the access. Difficult to find a organization there is more than 50 workers working Medium Medium Selected researches own workplace Not easy manage the research and work Medium Medium Planed the work and work up to date according to the plan Table 1.3- project risks Project resources Lecturers Employees in HSBC Laptop Mobile phone Stationeries Mitigation Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Week 1 - (29th November 2020 – 04th December 2020) Finalizing the project aim & objectives Finalizing the organization (HSBC bank) Finalizing the business activity 30th November 2020 27th October 2019 Finalizing the aim and objectives 1th December 2020 Comparing the current issues in an organization Comparisons on different organizations to select the most suitable one. Call up and contact the organization to confirm if they will let out relevant information. Confirming the most effectively used business activity at LNP. Designing the initial stage of the PMP Creating WBS & GANTT chart 1st and 2nd December 2020 03rd December 2020 Identifying the initial stages and setting Allocating activities with time frames for week one. Creating an aim in collaboration with the firm Developing objectives and questioneris to fit with the project aim. Completing the tasks assigned for the week. Week 2 - (5th December 2020 –11th December 2020) Finalizing Questionnaires v Finalizing the Questionnaires Distributing the questionnaires the HR manager and the staffs Collection the questionnaires in the organization 10th December 2020 th 4 November 2019 Comparing different Questionnaire s with others 5thNovember 2019 Analyzed the staffs to given my questionnaires Analyze the questionnair es and the answers Continuing the WBS & Gantt chart. 10th and 11th December 2020 Week 3 & 4 - (12th December 2020 –25th December 2020) Producing a first draft of findings Drafting the initial stage of the project report. Collecting the Data 13th and 14th November 2019 12th December 2020 Drafting the sample design and literature review. 16th and 17th November 2019 Drafting a sketch of the data gathered. 15th November 2019 Gathering data from the annual report. Drafting the Questionnaires 18th and 19th December 2020 20th and 21st November 2019 Calling up an interview with the collections head 22nd -25th December 2020. Analyzing the Questionnaires 25th November 2019 Continuing the WBS & Gantt chart. 15th December 2020 Week 5 & 6 - (26th December 2020 –8th January 2021) Data analysis & Drafting conclusions Drafting the findings 28th November 2019 Drafting Questionnaires Finding 3rd -5th January 2021 Analyzing the findings 26thth -1st January 2021 Analyzing the findings according to the developed objectives and aim th 6 January 2021 Drafting the conclusions 2nd January 2021 Pointing out conclusion points 7th-8th January 2021 Continuing the WBS & Gantt chart. 2nd- 3rd January 2021 Week 7 - (9th December 2020 – 16th January 2021) Completing the research Discussion of findings 13th -20th December 2019 Analyzing the findings and drawing up conclusions 12th -14th January 2021 Stating recommendations /improvements Final amendments of the Research Finalize the WBS & Gantt chart. 10th January 2021 11th -12th January 2021 9th January 2021 Final adjustments of the research project 15th January 2021 Gantt chart November December Time Allocation Deciding on research topic Deciding what type of organization to select and do the research Get permission from the selected company to do the research Inform all the individuals that responsible for company main tasks Developing questionnaire Referring some documents about the topic given Finalizing the questionnaire Getting permission from the supervisor Distributing the questionnaire Discuss the questions with the employees Distributing the questionnaire by printed papers. 4th week 1st 2nd 3rd week week week January 4th 1st 2nd 3rd week week week week Collecting the questionnaire Collect back the answer sheets back from the employees Thank for the opportunity that company provide to the researcher Writing the report Start to write the research report. Start analyzing data. Discuss with the supervisor getting advice Draw a sketch plan of the report Developed WBS and Gantt Chart Analyze different and do the mathematical calculations Complete the remaining chapters and finalizing Submit research Report Table 1.4 - Gantt chart Chapter 02 Research Modules. There are 3 techniques and approaches used to do the research in order to collect data. There are the main approaches for research design. Quantitative research Qualitative research Mixed research Quantitative research This used numerical data to do the research. In this method data are analyzed using mathematical and statically correct. Quantitative research do not use depth questions.it mostly used the closed ended questions. The main advantage of this is this approach is highly reliable and accurate. (DeFranzo, 2011) Example – Surveys Secondary data Qualitative research This is mainly works with non-numerical data, which beliefs in social science. Qualitative research studies the social life through the target population. His researches is different by the people to people and how they react. This research mostly uses open- ended questions. Qualitative researchers are not very reliable and not highly accurate as quantitative research. And also cannot be reliable as it can be bias. (QuestionPro, 2018) Example – In-depth surveys Observations Mixed method This is a mix of qualitative and quantitative research. In this research the researcher used this method to show the data. Because in this research the questions is based on number based questions and also the questions based on personal beliefs. Example 1. Number based question – How long have you been working for this organization? 2. Question based on personal beliefs - Does your workplace employ a diverse range of people? Population of study Population: - After identifying the unit of analysis, then the researcher must identify the target population, the group of people that the researcher wants to draw a conclusion about once the research study is finished. Identifying the target population requires specifying the criteria that determine which individuals are included and which individuals are not included. In other words, what characteristics must an individual have to be included in the target population? The researcher might consider the following characteristics for an educational research study (J. Salkind, n.d.) Gender Age Type of school Special educational needs Sample population:- Most of the times researcher cannot reach the full population because there are over hundred or thousand employees in the company therefore researches use target population where the researcher take a certain in the population which has a common feature which makes it easy for the researcher. And the target result which is known as sample population. In this research the sample population is 20 individuals as these 20 individuals has common feature in the same organization it makes it easy for the researcher. Sampling methods:- this is the method used to gather information about the subgroup of the population .this helps to get information using the sample population rather than using the entire population.there are different types of techniques that can be used. 1. Probability sampling techniques. 2. Non probability sampling techniques. 1. Probability Sampling: This sampling method that selects random members of a population by setting a few selection criteria. These selection parameters allow every member to have the equal opportunities to be a part of various samples. 2. Non-probability Sampling: This sampling method is reliant on a researcher’s ability to select members at random. This sampling method is not a fixed or pre-defined selection process which makes it difficult for all elements of a population to have equal opportunities to be included in a sample. Simple random sampling Cluster sampling Probability sampling methods Systematic sampling Stratified random sampling sampling methods Convenience sampling Judgmental or purposive samling Non probability sampling methods Snowball sampling Quota Sampling Figure 2.2 – Sampling methods Types of Data Primary data:Primary data means the raw data (data without fabrication or not tailored data) which has just been collected from the source and has not gone any kind of statistical treatment like sorting and tabulation. The term primary data may sometimes be used to refer to firsthand information. Sources of primary data Personal investigation Through investigations Questionnaires Local resources Through telephone Through internet Through social media Advantages and disadvantages of primary data Advantages Collect data specific to the problem under the study Disadvantages Researcher has to contended with all the hassles of data collection Guaranteed quality about collected data All the data have to be accurately and in the format required in Easy to add additional data during the research period Cost of obtaining the data is often the major expense in studies Table 2.1- advantages and disadvantages of primary data Secondary data:Secondary data is Data which has already been collected by someone, may be sorted, tabulated and has undergone a statistical treatment. It is fabricated or tailored data. Sources of secondary data 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Government organizations Semi government organization Journals Newspapers Articles Internet 7. Advantages and disadvantages of secondary data Advantages Disadvantages The data that need is already there Researcher cannot decide what is collected Less expensive Obtaining additional data is not easy Less time required Researcher is not responsible for the data Table 2.2- advantages and disadvantages of secondary data Data collection technique There are many ways of collecting data including observations, case study, questionnaire, interview, experiments and many more. The data collecting technique is mostly depends on the type of the research regarding equality and diversity is conducted through primary data collection which is questionnaire. (Gill et al., 2008) Questionnaire Questionnaire is an instrument for collecting data, which almost always involves asking a given subject to respond to a set of oral or written questions. Advantages of questionnaire Inexpensive Practical Fast result Scalability Comparability Easy analysis Validity and reliability No pressure With considering all the advantages and effects researches use this method to collect the data. Data analytical tool Data Analysis. Data Analysis is the process of systematically applying statistical and/or logical techniques to describe and illustrate, condense and recap, and evaluate data. We can analyze data by using tables, histograms, pie charts, line graphs. Ethical consideration of study There are many ethical issues that may need to be considered when undertaking research. Often ethics issues will have to be weighed against each other when designing and presenting research. Researcher have to protects the privacy of the employees Researcher have to restrict some data of the company because their policies and regulations Researcher have to take care of the all the information that he published on the report. Chapter 03 Data analysis and presentation There are two types of data analysis and presentation a primary and secondary data analysis 1. Primary data analysis 2. Secondary data analysis Secondary data analysis Secondary data analysis is the data that analyses and collected by others this is also other researcher that was collected by the researcher. Newspaper Journal articles Annual reports Bank reports Previous statements Primary data analysis The data that collected by the researcher all by herself using questionnaires, interviews and surveys. The researcher send the questions to the employees and once he got the all the responds researcher used summarizes version of the data collection to further take a step forward the assignment the summarizes version of the Google form consists of line charts and pie charts. Because of this researcher can easily analyze each responds more comfortably. Questionnaire analysis 2. I think talent management helps to identify the strength and weakness of employees? Out of 20 people 15 people strongly agreed that talent management helps to identify the strength and weakness of employees. 4 employees have agreed with the above statement. And 1 person has disagreed. talent management helps to identify the dtrength and weaknesses of employees strongly agree Agree Disagree Strongly disagree 5% 20% 75% Table 3.1 3. What changes have taken place in the organization as a result of Talent Management? Most of the employees have selected the change in motivating strategy and equal number of employees has selected Restructure of organization or individual objectives and Making changes in dissatisfaction areas 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Series 1 Table 3.2 4. To what extent is Talent management motivating the environment? 15 employees have says it’s highly motivating and 5 says fairly motivating To what extent is Talent management motivating the environment Highly motivating Fairly motivating Neutral De motivating 20% 80% Table 3.3 5. Talent management helps to win co- operation and team work? 18 employees say that talent management frequently helps to win co-operation and team work. Talent management helps to win cooperation and team work Frequently Occasionally 10% 90% Table3.4 Rarely Never 6. I am satisfied with the banks overall talent management Every employee is satisfied with the banks overall talent management. And 11 of them are very satisfied with it. I am satisfied with the banks overall talent management Satisfied Vey satisfied Dissatisfied Very dissatisfied 42% 58% Table 3.5 8. I am satisfied with the support you are receiving from the management team during the course of your work? Everyone said yes satisfied with the support you are receiving from the management team during the course of your work Yes No Table 3.6 8. Level of importance of the following elements in achieving employee satisfaction Level of importance of the following elements in achieving employee satisfaction 100% 80% 60% 40% Agree 20% Neither agree nor disagree 0% Financial Seminars, rewards or training and bonuses and exams salaries Team building activities Assured job security Disagree Table 3.7 9. Does HSBC offer environment friendly facilities at the work place? Table 3.8 Yes No 20 0 10. Level of importance of the following elements in achieving long term employee satisfaction importance of the following elements in achieving long term employee satisfaction 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% Agree Neither agree nor disagree Disagree Table 3.9 11. Talent Management is always ready to invest in my continuous education Talent Management is always ready to invest in my continuous education Agree Strongly agree Neutral Disagree Satrongly disagree 10% 35% 55% Table 3.10 Chapter 04 Recommendations 1. This work place employee is freely given their reply to researcher questionnaire and company give the full help to the researcher to his work on the time and correctly. 2. This workplace uses the best talent strategies to motivate employees. 3. Frequently talent management helps to win co-operation and team work. 4. Every employee is satisfied the banks overall talent management strategies. 5. Every employee is satisfied with the support they receive from the management. 6. Almost all the employees agree with the elements in employee satisfaction. They are satisfied the financial rewards and bonuses and salaries they receive. 7. Almost all the employees agree with the seminars, training, and exams and team building activities they have every month. 8. Everyone on the staff says that there are environment friendly facilities at the work place. 9. Everyone is satisfied on the elements in achieving long term employee’s satisfaction. Most of the employees were agreed with training and development. 10. Most of the employees think there selves are responsible for talent management and its employee’s engagement in HSBC. 11. Some new employees have disagreed with some statement s but overall everyone was satisfied with the workplace talent management strategies. Conclusion The research about what talent strategies do the best companies use to attract and retain people is successfully done with the use of both primary and secondary data analysis. the aim of this research is to find out how the HSBC act to the talent management strategies in the workplace and how this effect on the employees .the organization I choose had the best talent management strategies and they all were treated equally among all employee therefore they were no need to impose any such laws into the organization, the higher position and the pay gap was same to all the employee in the organization and they always recognized each person’s talent and awards them and encourage them to do better always the employee in the organization was from various regions in Colombo and from various belief they had no discrimination at all and they all worked together with coordination and cooperation. 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