Assignment 1: Staffing Plan for a Growing Business

Assignment 1: Staffing Plan for a
Growing Business
Due Week 4 and worth 240 points
Please choose from one (1) of
the scenarios below. Note: The scenario that you choose in this
assignment will be the one (1) with which you continue for Assignment 2.
Scenario 1
You are a Human Resources Manager of
an expanding technology company consisting of 170 employees that develops and
distributes small electronic devices. Over the past two (2) years, a research
group formed, designed, and built prototypes of small remote surveillance
cameras used for security. Recently, your company won a contract to build and
provide these remote surveillance cameras to various government agencies. The
contract will begin with your company supplying these cameras to agencies within
your home state. If all orders are fulfilled sufficiently, the contract will be
expanded to supplying agencies outside of your home state.
For the immediate future, you will
need to secure a larger facility and hire more staff to sustain the first part of
the contract. This staff will consist of ten (10) Assembly Technicians, one (1)
Certified Quality Control Engineer, one (1) Contract Administrator, and one (1)
Office Support Paraprofessional. Meanwhile, there is a contract clause
requiring that you provide a staffing plan in order to ensure future product
deliveries and sustain the possible future growth.
Scenario 2
You are a former certified education
administrator who departed your former position to become the owner of a small,
in-home day care consisting of you and a part-time assistant where you care for
children from age three (3) to age ten (10). Over the course of time, your
demographic population has increased due to significant business growth that
has resulted in many families relocating to your area. With more businesses
projected to move to the area and the building of new housing developments, it
is projected that this growth could be long term.
You have decided that this is a good
opportunity to expand your day care business as you have received many
inquiries for childcare. In order to comply with your home state regulations,
you will require a larger facility and will need to hire additional staff in
order to sustain the larger demand for day care. This staff will consist of
five (5) Certified Day Care Professionals, one (1) Registered Nurse
Professional, five (5) After-School Assistants and one (1) Office Support
Paraprofessional. You have secured approval for a bank loan and qualify for
future loans for future expansion if your current endeavor is successful.
Meanwhile, the state in which you operate has requested that you provide a
staffing plan before it will issue licensure for your expanded capacity.
Note: You may create and / or make all necessary assumptions
needed for the completion of these assignments.
Select one (1) of the scenarios and
write a four to five (4-5) page paper in which you:

Identify two (2) types of staffing models that could
apply to your chosen scenario and determine which model would be best
suited for efficiency, productivity, and possible future growth. Examine
the significant effect of each identified staffing model on processes that
may be occurring within the organization (e.g., outsourcing, contingent
workers, consulting firms, etc.).
Predict the major potential legal issues that you may
encounter when establishing equal employment opportunities and diversity
within the workplace while still aiming to acquire employees with the
needed certifications and credentials. Next, explain the method of
achieving transparency within your staffing model. Justify your response.
Specify three (3) tasks that you need to perform to
identify, analyze, and develop job requirements and task statements that
you will include in formalized job descriptions. Next, predict the frequency
with which you would need to review and adjust these job descriptions as
your company progresses. Provide a rationale for your response.
Describe three (3) methods to deal with high employee
turnover and the availability of employees with required knowledge,
skills, or abilities. Next, describe the primary manner in which the
described succession-planning methods would be beneficial to your company.
Justify your response.
Use at least three (3) quality resources in this
assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as
quality resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font
(size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references
must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for
any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the
assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title,
and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in
the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning
outcomes associated with this assignment are:

Explain the role of staffing to support an
organization’s strategy and improve productivity.
Develop a model for staffing an organization that
supports the firm’s Human Resources Management strategy and sustains
productive operations.
Summarize the key legal compliance issues associated
with staffing organizations.
Explain the planning considerations for staffing organizations,
the use of job analysis, and the components of a staffing plan.
Use technology and information resources to research
issues in staffing organizations.
Write clearly and concisely about staffing
organizations using proper writing mechanics.

Grading for this assignment will be
based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and
writing skills, using the following rubric.

Points: 240

Assignment
1: Staffing Plan for a Growing Business

Criteria

Unacceptable
Below 60% F

Meets
Minimum Expectations
60-69% D

Fair
70-79% C

Proficient
80-89% B

Exemplary
90-100% A

1. Identify two (2) types of
staffing models that could apply to your chosen scenario and determine which
model would be best suited for efficiency, productivity, and possible future
growth. Examine the significant effect of each identified staffing model on
processes that may be occurring within the organization (e.g., outsourcing,
contingent workers, consulting firms, etc.).
Weight: 20%

Did not submit or incompletely
identified two (2) types of staffing models that could apply to your chosen
scenario and determine which model would be best suited for efficiency,
productivity, and possible future growth. Did not submit or incompletely
examined the significant effect of each identified staffing model on
processes that may be occurring within the organization (e.g., outsourcing,
contingent workers, consulting firms, etc.).

Insufficiently identified two (2)
types of staffing models that could apply to your chosen scenario and
determine which model would be best suited for efficiency, productivity, and
possible future growth. Insufficiently examined the significant effect of
each identified staffing model on processes that may be occurring within the
organization (e.g., outsourcing, contingent workers, consulting firms, etc.).

Partially identified two (2) types
of staffing models that could apply to your chosen scenario and determine
which model would be best suited for efficiency, productivity, and possible future
growth. Partially examined the significant effect of each identified staffing
model on processes that may be occurring within the organization (e.g.,
outsourcing, contingent workers, consulting firms, etc.).

Satisfactorily identified two (2)
types of staffing models that could apply to your chosen scenario and
determine which model would be best suited for efficiency, productivity, and
possible future growth. Satisfactorily examined the significant effect of
each identified staffing model on processes that may be occurring within the
organization (e.g., outsourcing, contingent workers, consulting firms, etc.).

Thoroughly identified two (2)
types of staffing models that could apply to your chosen scenario and
determine which model would be best suited for efficiency, productivity, and
possible future growth. Thoroughly examined the significant effect of each
identified staffing model on processes that may be occurring within the
organization (e.g., outsourcing, contingent workers, consulting firms, etc.).

2. Predict the major potential
legal issues that you may encounter when establishing equal employment
opportunities and diversity within the workplace while still aiming to
acquire employees with the needed certifications and credentials. Next,
explain the method of achieving transparency within your staffing model.
Justify your response.
Weight: 15%

Did not submit or incompletely
predicted the major potential legal issues that you may encounter when
establishing equal employment opportunities and diversity within the
workplace while still aiming to acquire employees with the needed
certifications and credentials. Did not submit or incompletely explained the
method of achieving transparency within your staffing model. Did not submit
or incompletely justified your response.

Insufficiently predicted the major
potential legal issues that you may encounter when establishing equal
employment opportunities and diversity within the workplace while still
aiming to acquire employees with the needed certifications and credentials.
Insufficiently explained the method of achieving transparency within your
staffing model. Insufficiently justified your response.

Partially predicted the major
potential legal issues that you may encounter when establishing equal
employment opportunities and diversity within the workplace while still
aiming to acquire employees with the needed certifications and credentials.
Partially explained the method of achieving transparency within your staffing
model. Partially justified your response.

Satisfactorily predicted the major
potential legal issues that you may encounter when establishing equal
employment opportunities and diversity within the workplace while still
aiming to acquire employees with the needed certifications and credentials. Satisfactorily
explained the method of achieving transparency within your staffing model.
Satisfactorily justified your response.

Thoroughly predicted the major
potential legal issues that you may encounter when establishing equal
employment opportunities and diversity within the workplace while still
aiming to acquire employees with the needed certifications and credentials.
Thoroughly explained the method of achieving transparency within your
staffing model. Thoroughly justified your response.

3. Specify three (3) tasks that
you need to perform to identify, analyze, and develop job requirements and
task statements that you will include in formalized job descriptions. Next,
predict the frequency with which you would need to review and adjust these
job descriptions as your company progresses. Provide a rationale for your
response.
Weight: 25%

Did not submit or incompletely
specified three (3) tasks that you need to perform to identify, analyze, and
develop job requirements and task statements that you will include in
formalized job descriptions. Did not submit or incompletely predicted the
frequency with which you would need to review and adjust these job
descriptions as your company progresses. Did not submit or incompletely
provided a rationale for your response.

Insufficiently specified three (3)
tasks that you need to perform to identify, analyze, and develop job
requirements and task statements that you will include in formalized job
descriptions. Insufficiently predicted the frequency with which you would
need to review and adjust these job descriptions as your company progresses.
Insufficiently provided a rationale for your response.

Partially specified three (3)
tasks that you need to perform to identify, analyze, and develop job
requirements and task statements that you will include in formalized job
descriptions. Partially predicted the frequency with which you would need to
review and adjust these job descriptions as your company progresses.
Partially provided a rationale for your response.

Satisfactorily specified three (3)
tasks that you need to perform to identify, analyze, and develop job
requirements and task statements that you will include in formalized job
descriptions. Satisfactorily predicted the frequency with which you would
need to review and adjust these job descriptions as your company progresses.
Satisfactorily provided a rationale for your response.

Thoroughly specified three (3)
tasks that you need to perform to identify, analyze, and develop job
requirements and task statements that you will include in formalized job
descriptions. Thoroughly predicted the frequency with which you would need to
review and adjust these job descriptions as your company progresses.
Thoroughly provided a rationale for your response.

4. Describe three (3) methods to
deal with high employee turnover and the availability of employees with
required knowledge, skills, or abilities. Next, describe the primary manner
in which the described succession-planning methods would be beneficial to
your company. Justify your response.
Weight: 25%

Did not submit or incompletely
described three (3) methods to deal with high employee turnover and the
availability of employees with required knowledge, skills, or abilities. Did
not submit or incompletely described the primary manner in which the
described succession-planning methods would be beneficial to your company.
Did not submit or incompletely justified your response.

Insufficiently described three (3)
methods to deal with high employee turnover and the availability of employees
with required knowledge, skills, or abilities. Insufficiently described the
primary manner in which the described succession-planning methods would be
beneficial to your company. Insufficiently justified your response.

Partially described three (3)
methods to deal with high employee turnover and the availability of employees
with required knowledge, skills, or abilities. Partially described the
primary manner in which the described succession-planning methods would be
beneficial to your company. Partially justified your response.

Satisfactorily described three (3)
methods to deal with high employee turnover and the availability of employees
with required knowledge, skills, or abilities. Satisfactorily described the
primary manner in which the described succession-planning methods would be
beneficial to your company. Satisfactorily justified your response.

Thoroughly described three (3)
methods to deal with high employee turnover and the availability of employees
with required knowledge, skills, or abilities. Thoroughly described the
primary manner in which the described succession-planning methods would be
beneficial to your company. Thoroughly justified your response.

5. 3 references
Weight: 5%

No references provided

Does not meet the required number
of references, all references poor quality choices.

Does not meet the required number
of references, some references poor quality choices.

Meets number of required
references, all references high quality choices.

Exceeds number of required
references, all references high quality choices.

6. Clarity, writing mechanics, and
formatting requirements
Weight: 10%

More than 8 errors present

7-8 errors present

5-6 errors present

3-4 errors present

0-2 errors present