HRD Audit

T V Rao
Chairman, TVRLS
What is HRD?
Competence Building
Commitment /Motivation Building
Culture Building
What is involved in Good HRD?
Top Management Philosophy and Understanding
Competent HR Staff and Department
Line Manager Attitudes
Union and Employee Support
Use of appropriate Systems
Periodic Renewal Exercises
Business relevance of HRD systems and Practices
What is HRD Audit?
It is a Comprehensive Evaluation of Human Resource Development
Strategies, Systems and Practices,
Structures and Competencies
Styles and Culture
And their appropriateness to achieve the short and long term business goals of t
he organization
Methodology of HRD Audit
Examines long term and short term plans and vision to assess Competency Requirem
ents
Identifies broad Competency requirements for future Business Goals
Examines the existing HRD strategies, systems and practices and assess their app
ropriateness to have the required competencies
Methodology of HRD Audit
Examines the adequacies and inadequacies of HRD structure, staff and their compe
tencies, line managers and their attitudes, top management and their support, un
ions and their role in competence building for future
Suggests mechanisms for improving all these in the business context
Methodology Adopted
Interviews
Individual and group
Top Management
Line Managers
HRD Staff
Workmen and others
Questionnaires
Observation
Analysis of records and secondary data
Methodology
Workshops could be used
Task forces and internal teams could also be used
External Auditors have a significant role
Benchmarking of questionnaire data may be of use
Reasons for HRD Audit
For expanding, diversifying and entering into a fast growth phase.
For promoting more professionalism and professional management.
Bench-marking for improving HRD practices.
Growth and diversification
Dissatisfaction with any component
Change of leadership
Role of HRD Audit in Business Improvements
HRD audit is cost effective
It can give many insights into a company's affairs.
It could get the top management to think in terms of strategic and long term bus
iness plans.
Changes in the styles of top management
Role clarity of HRD Department and the role of line managers in HRD
Role of HRD Audit in Business Improvements
Improvements in HRD systems
Increased focus on human resources and human competencies
Better recruitment policies and more professional staff
More planning and more cost effective training
Strengthening accountabilities through appraisal systems and other mechanisms
Streamlining of other management practices
TQM Interventions
Organisations that Have done HRD Audit
Aditya Birla Group has been doing it for the last 8 years
Rajashree Cement, Vikram Cement, Hindalco, Indo-Gulf Fertilisers, Gwalior Grasim
, Harihar Fibres etc.
L&T, Crompton Greaves
Gujarat Guardian
Gujarat Gas
Apollo Tyres
Alexandria Carbon Black
Some Organisations using HRD Audit
Godrej Soaps
GVFL
BPL
Tyco International
Gati Cargo Management Services
Wokhardt Hospitals
For detailed client list visit: www.hrdaudit.com