Strategic HR Insights and Solutions

HRMT 623
Open Closing on August 4, 2025 / 1 spot left
Main contact
University Canada West
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Alireza Afsarian
Faculty
(1)
3
Timeline
  • August 4, 2025
    Experience start
  • August 8, 2025
    Alignment on Scope of Work
  • August 22, 2025
    Proposal of Work
  • September 20, 2025
    Final Report and Presentation
  • September 20, 2025
    Experience end
Experience
1 projects wanted
Dates set by experience
Preferred partners
Canada
Any partner type
Any industries

Experience scope

Categories
Organizational structure Employee retention Change management Workplace culture Workplace health/wellness
Skills
No skills listed
Learner goals and capabilities

This experience matches final-year MBA Graduate students specializing in HR Strategy with clients who would benefit from in depth analysis around an HR process. Students will collaborate with industry professionals over a 6-7 week period starting August 7th 2025, culminating September 18th 2025. Learners will apply their knowledge of HR metrics analysis, strategy development, and recruitment benchmarking to provide valuable insights to organizations. The focus is on aligning HR strategies with business objectives, enabling students to offer data-driven recommendations that enhance organizational effectiveness without direct implementation.


Students will meet with you during the week of August 4th to align with you on what will be most impactful to your business, and to align on the work that they will undertake over the next 6-7 weeks.


Students will meet with you during the week of August 18th-22nd 2025 to provide their initial findings and propose their direction/topic for the final deliverable, based on your business needs.


Students will present you with a final report on the agreed upon topic, and present their findings and recommendations for future action during the week of September 15th to 19th.

Learners

Learners
Graduate
Intermediate, Advanced levels
12 learners
Project
20-30 hours per learner
Educators assign learners to projects
Teams of 4
Expected outcomes and deliverables

Students will develop a comprehensive HR strategic analysis for your organization. They will research and provide an analysis of major workplace implementation, such as: 


  • Role of mission, vision, values to HRM
  • Strategic actions, strategic development techniques, HR planning
  • SHRM suitable for organizational culture, job analysis, organization development strategy
  • SHRM for CSR strategy and corporate governance strategy 
  • Formulating people management strategy and HRIS strategy
Project timeline
  • August 4, 2025
    Experience start
  • August 8, 2025
    Alignment on Scope of Work
  • August 22, 2025
    Proposal of Work
  • September 20, 2025
    Final Report and Presentation
  • September 20, 2025
    Experience end

Project examples

Requirements
  • Analysis of HR metrics to identify areas for strategic improvement
  • Development of a strategic HR plan to support business transformation
  • Benchmarking recruitment processes against industry standards
  • Designing an employee engagement initiative to boost morale
  • Creating a policy framework for remote work adaptation
  • Evaluating the impact of downsizing on organizational culture
  • Assessing the effectiveness of current HR strategies in meeting business goals
  • Developing recommendations for improving diversity and inclusion practices

Additional partner criteria

Partners must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

  • Q1 - Text short
    What does mentorship mean to you and how do you practice it with students?  *
  • Q2 - Text short
    Please confirm that you are available to meet students during the initial alignment/kickoff call during the week of August 4th  *
  • Q3 - Text short
    Please confirm that you are available to provide feedback and guidance on the students' initial proposal during the week of August 18th-22nd  *
  • Q4 - Text short
    Please confirm that you are available to attend a final presentation where students will deliver insights and recommendations during the week of September 15th -19th  *
  • Q5 - Text short
    Can you confirm that you will provide access to the data necessary to perform our analysis?  *
  • Q6 - Text short
    What information do you require from students on an NDA?  *