1. You will write a paper for this assignment.

2. Read Chapter 11, “Eleven Principles, Seven Skills, and Five Metrics,” in the textbook, The ROI of Human Capital.

3. Write a paper guided by the following requirements:

a. Introduction: Write a brief introduction to the paper.

b. Making the Business Case Research Summary: Research the concept of making a business case and provide a summary of your research findings; include the steps to follow in making a case.

c. Communicating the Business Case: Explain how you - in the role of an HR professional - would communicate your business case (that is, the details of your completed HR strategy: strategy map, objectives, measurements, targets, initiatives and budget, as completed in Workshop Five and updated as necessary) to the organization’s executive management:

i. What means of communication would you use for making the business case?

ii. What would be the main points of your communication to executive management?

iii. What “evidence” would you provide to support your HR aims and claims?

d. Ongoing Communication of Status of Initiatives: Detail how the status of the HR Scorecard initiatives will be communicated in an ongoing manner to executive management (i.e., “what” and “when” and “how” the communication will be provided going forward).

e. Conclusion: Provide a brief conclusion.