| The Human Resource department is suited in two | | | | discrimination and harassment by way of monitoring |
| ways for Six Sigma projects. One is implementation of | | | | and compliance audit, systems for improved |
| a project in the HR activities, and the second is the | | | | communication among employees and executives and |
| involvement of the HR department in carrying out | | | | DFSS process design for termination and dismissal. |
| some of the activities in the execution of Six Sigma | | | | There could be projects aimed at overall organizational |
| project at the organizational level. | | | | development with regards to the career and |
| It has to be understood that though HR is not a huge | | | | succession planning, leadership issue, change |
| department of the organization, it has a huge effect on | | | | management, workplace planning and organization, |
| every organization. Human resource is human capital | | | | performance improvement and communication |
| and has to be considered for good returns on | | | | programs. |
| investment. The processes have a major impact on | | | | Staffing, Training and Retention |
| the employee's efforts for delivering services or | | | | One basic responsibility of the HR department is |
| product. | | | | staffing, background checks, selection and training and |
| They can handle the responsibility of retaining the | | | | retention of employees. They have to design and |
| employees while balancing the financial needs of the | | | | schedule training and development programs for new |
| company. | | | | employees, as well as existing ones. |
| There are various compensation and benefit areas | | | | They also have to handle employee contracts for |
| which are taken care of by the HR department, such | | | | permanent and temporary employees and smooth the |
| as payroll administration, time and attendance | | | | process of relocation and outsourcing of employees. |
| management, leave policy, stock options and so on. | | | | They have to manage the retrenchment issues and |
| Projects such as automating the paycheck deposition | | | | exit interviews. There can be projects like creating |
| process, faster performance review systems and | | | | self-learning and evaluation modules for the |
| eligibility study for ESOPs can be considered for the | | | | employees. |
| betterment of these activities of the HR. | | | | Projects to improve the hit rate for job postings |
| With regards to human resource management, they | | | | followed by quick responses to the applicants, |
| have payroll information services and others to be | | | | reduction in unnecessary security checks and so on |
| taken care of. There could be a need for projects like | | | | can be undertaken by the HR department as part of |
| integrating multiple payroll systems for remote locations | | | | the Six Sigma project. |
| and consolidation of employee information database. | | | | If you review the above listed projects, you will |
| Labor Relations | | | | understand very well what impact the Six Sigma |
| The most important area that HR personnel have to | | | | projects in the HR department will have on the other |
| take care of is labor relations, with regard to employee | | | | processes. It will surely lead to improvement of the |
| absenteeism, dispute resolution, health and safety | | | | human capital, thus ensuring good returns in the form |
| issues, union negotiations, interpersonal communication | | | | of improved productivity and efficiency in the activities |
| and discrimination and harassment issues. | | | | they carry out. |
| There could be projects undertaken to address the | | | | |