2. Introduction
Subject Knowledge, Best Practices, Planning, Working,
Execution Skills, Actionable Advice and Fresh Ideas to gain
Specialization in the Area of Competency.
As the Industry shows signs of economic recovery, organizations are altering their business
Who Should Attend and execution strategies. Changes business models, competition and expectation from
employees are forcing human resource professionals to rethink their alignment and direct
Experienced human resource contribution to the business functions. For the human resource leader the need of the hour
is to adopt and implement newer tools, best practices and methodologies to achieve
professionals with a focus on
multiple objectives including organizational & employee development.
enhancing their specialization
skills, competencies, career On the one hand, human resources professionals need to start driving the business
growth and managing their functions from front rather than from backend and prove their value to the business- moving
organization’s human resource out of cost centre zone to profit driving zones.
functions will benefit by attending
this program. On the other hand, implement newer human resource methodologies that guide CEO,
departments, groups, teams and employees to achieve results as expected and at the same
time ensuring your organizations are not standing still because of un-utilization of
employee’s talent and strengths. This program will introduce you to the implementation
aspects of competency mapping and benchmarking methodology and aims to equip you to
go out and implement the framework.
You will also be able to apply your learning’s to minimize organizational risk of employee
development and its important as if the employees feels ignored or the organization is not
responsive, they will take companies business elsewhere.
To address these challenges human resource leaders, professionals need to adopt newer
frameworks and the traditional operational focus of human resource needs to be augmented
with a competency based human resource framework and organizational driven approach.
Best practice needs to be applied to organizational development, employee development,
succession planning, performance management, compensation, human resource policies
and other core human resource projects, existing investments need to be refined and
innovative ideas embraced to fuel a differentiated HR department’s experience.
Whether you’re new to HR, or a HR leader, a business consultant or a Head of the
department, the Specialization Program in Competency Mapping and Benchmarking
provides you with both fundamentals and structured implementation approach and fresh
ideas to initiate reinforce and optimize your organization’s human resource strategy.
We look forward to seeing you there and to equip you to execute in your organizations
you’re your organizational and professional growth.
Learning Pointers
Catalyst,
Regus, Level 6, Vaswani Organizational Strategies Competency Quality
Mansions, Building Blocks of Comp Indicators.
Map Competency
Dinshaw Vacha Road, Churchgate,
Gaining Control Management
Mumbai 400020, India. Evolving competency
Managing Change
T: +91- 220- 67464206, Trends.
Acquiring and retaining
Fax no: +91 22 67464001 Employees Competency
Driving Strategies development
E-Mail: grc@cat.ind.in Competency analysis. Competency views,
Interoperable HR. Clusters.
Register By:
31st August 2010
3. Specialization For Your
Professional Growth
Generalist will be Able to find problem Where Only
Specialist Will be Able to Fix It.
There are many reasons a human resource professional would decide to
concentrate their practices to a certain field of specialization. One would
Key Benefits
be that it’s a field that they enjoy; another is that it’s a field that they want
to excel at. But the most important reason a professional would chose to
specialize is that it’s needed to truly be a master at their subject in the
That you will derive from attending
best interest of their professional growth and organizations. the Catalyst Specialization program
In Competency Mapping &
It’s far too difficult to be an expert on recruitment on Monday then be an Benchmarking:
expert on compensation on Tuesday, then be an expert on policy and
procedures on Wednesday etc. Moreover with the increase complexity
Learn the framework for building successful
and the pace with business continue to change the natural consequences
HR strategies: using Catalyst’s Comp Map
is the encouragement of specialization.
Building Blocks.
Learn from the experiences consultants:
benefit from the best practices from Catalyst’s.
Learning Implementation Skills.
Investigation of HR organizations.
We understand specialization needs and the relevant information required to
equip them with required professional skills in the field of human resource. To Address your specific challenges in one on
meet this need, all the sessions and relevant contents have been designed one discussion among group and like minded HR
with an objective to help you master the subject. professionals.
Comp Map Implementation Focused Sessions Speak directly to experts to lean how to
Business Focused Sessions develop Comp Map strategy that delivers real,
measurable business value related to specific
use cases.
Case Scenarios, Situational Analysis. Understand the fundamentals, phases of
comp Map activities like- Planning & organizing,
Acquisition and implementation, rolling out and
To help you develop deeper understanding of real business problems and
support, Monitoring and reporting.
applicability of comp map these sessions will encourage you to led from front.,
During these sessions you can also learn from groups— and your peers — this
Gain specialization for your professional &
will be held to give you an added opportunity to interact. These sessions take
organizational growth by further building on the
you to in-depth conversations.
lessons learned by developing Competency
Mapping techniques.
Formulation of Program Optimize your own effectiveness by learning
how to effectively use competency analysis.
Catalyst’s Program development team work with the advice and input of a
Explore best practices and ideas for
number of individuals from end-user organizations, to help guide the content
implementing competency mapping.
and direction of the program and try to ensure that the programs addresses the
needs of the human resource community.
Cut through the management jargons hype
and learn the subject the way it is for improving
We would like to thank all the experts, internal, extended teams and
overall human resource strategy.
professionals those have learnt from us in past .
Network with your peers and share best
practices to address the key HRM challenges.
4. Keynote / Plenary Session
Program Opening: Understanding Case Studies
CEO’s expectation from human The program will features several cases and presentations to foster practical
resource department in the changing learning The case studies enhance your learning capabilities and map it back
business environment. with your own valuable experiences gain higher insight of the subject.
— The Approach for HRM
Organizations are facing huge competition
and massive change — the rules of
engagement with customers, prospects,
employees and partners have changed
dramatically. The new environment and
strategies are quarterly in nature, but are
HR organizations ready? What issues
dominate the business?
What do CEOs expect? How should HR
professionals respond? Do organizations
really know what they want from
employees? Is the traditional nature of HR
functioning still important and does HR
involvement really matter?
Guest Keynote: How gaining
specialization skills in Competency
mapping can benefit human resource You will be attending and presenting your learning and thought process
professionals? immediately after learning the subject. Facilitated by a Catalyst, these sessions
will give you an additional opportunity to discuss your approach towards the
specific learning points.
This keynote, presented by industry experts,
distills the key pieces of insight and advice
that you may need to keep in back of your Competency Mapping & Benchmarking Architecture
mind during the course of learning across
the duration of the program, and gives a
concise list of action points and ideas that
will help you to take your this learning
initiative to enhance your professional
growth.
5. Competency Mapping Strategy
Learning Track 1
Whether you are a newcomer to human resource profession, or a HR Leader, it’s always beneficial to share ideas
and best practices. This learning track includes a series of topics with insights to make you an informed
competency mapping specialist. Specifically designed to be highly interactive, these implementation learning
tracks will facilitate peer to peer learning
— combined with the expert advice of Catalyst’s team
Competency Based Competency Mapping Competency Based
Strategy & Organizational Business Value Case Strategy Development &
Roadmap Strategy Tracking
Learn how to deliver business value for This session will transfer knowledge
To succeed in organizations HRM
competency mapping based strategy regarding the process need to be
requires more than addressing day to
and make it into a successful adopted for developing competency
day need. There are in fact several key
implementation. This session illustrates based strategy to minimize risks, threats
dimensions that should be considered
case studies and best practices in and gain acceptance of sponsors within
while aligning HR with organization
competency mapping the learning track organization to back up this project.
during competency based strategy. Each
will identify:
has equal importance and linkages with
What are the key processes across
employee functions. This aims to provide
The attributes of successful competency developing competency strategy and
an essential backdrop for you embarking
mapping initiative. how do you monitor and improve them?
on a new HRM framework.
What best practices should be applied How inter company trends will drive
+ (additional Contents)
when thinking Competency Mapping? changes to these processes?
How to ensure alignment of objectives How will core HRM processes evolve as
and measures for Comp Map activity they become more impacted by this
success? Competency based approach?
+ (additional Contents) + (additional Contents)
Organizational Competency Mapping
Competencies Requirement Change Management
Management Adoption Techniques
Identification of organizational Successful Comp Map initiatives require
competency, this session teaches you to cultural, behavioral and technological
explore those competencies, assesses change — both inside HR orgs,
the strategies of key strategy map and corporate and the business.
discusses how you can meet your
organizations arising challenges and While enterprises routinely acknowledge
opportunities. that competency mapping specialist
must anticipate and manage the comp
Identify internal competency map activities implementation’s total
requirements and inventory and how organizational impact – when going in for
they will dominate and shape the enterprise wide implementation
organization goals?
Yet, with a good grasp of a few
+ (Additional Contents) situational comp map program change
management strategies, some practical
tools and a little creativity, competency
mapping specialist can greatly improve
their execution success rates.
+ (Additional Contents)
6. Competency Mapping Strategy
Learning Track 2
Over the past few years organizations have adopted different methods to define strategies and meet operational
goals, and stakeholders’ expectations. During these learning tracks you will identify what can be done to both
extend and refine business strategies if you are taking competency based approach for the organization and how
to take a step ahead to integrate the silo business functions and employees to create a single fact based strategic
view and provide a consistent fact based employee skill data across organization for strategic performance
reviews. We will explore how to embed competency analysis into strategic functions
Competency Assessment & Competency Analysis & Competency Based
Competency Clusters Organizational Competency Business Optimization &
Layers Alignment Alignment management
Enterprises are seeking better insight and This session will introduce you to an Comp Map should take you to level of
agility in optimizing existing resources to analytical approach to competency maturity where business seeks the
exploit business opportunities, new practice and teaches how as an importance of this activity. Here, we will
product / services lines, diversification, competency mapping specialist what you share insights on how while working with
Geo expansion etc. can extract from this activity its input and your CEO Comp Map Specialist can lead
output linkages. organizations process alignment
Properly rebuilding strategic and initiatives and business decision making.
achievement plans based on This will help you to understand which Attend this learning track to learn more
organizational competency clusters will analytical investments are most common, how it can help your HR and
prove to be beneficial. how to select the investments that will organization strategy alignment Key
deliver the most value for organization and issues include:
This session, presentation examines how HRM strategy and the best practices that
to go about identifying competency will ensure success: Why alignment and how to align?
clusters, its meaning and implementation The methodology for competency
aspects of clusters which will yield Which analytical investments support alignment for business optimization.
sustainable competitive & strategic different business initiatives?
advantages. How the employee comp map can be
How to build a business case for analytic used to achieve business alignment for
What will be the most valuable elements investments? optimization?
of competency clusters; comp clusters
management and cluster performances? + (additional Contents) + (additional Contents)
What will prove the best approaches for
identifying comp clusters?
Competency Simulation Role Plays, Case Analysis,
How will the comp map specialist use it for
different situations & building competency As a HR leader you are required to Brainstorming
bas culture in organization? forecast the use of every dollar. With comp Most times we learn in school, colleges,
simulation concept we will take you training sessions but very few times apply
+ ( Additional contents) through competency leads and lags the learnt techniques. These sessions are
essential parameters to justify the specifically designed so that you can take
investment and building enterprise the control in your hand to maximize your
strategic roadmap based comp map learning and get more out of your
activity. investment in this program. During the
session you will be encouraged to
This session teaches how lags hurt the contribute directly single handedly and with
business, and explores best practices and the group.
technology for leads.
Where and how does simulation help and
how can you justify taking action?
What are the best practices that lead to
successful comp map analysis and in
overall HR program improvement
programs?
What is the role of competency data,
inventory?
7. Competency Mapping Implementation
Learning Track 3
Gaining specialization is a journey. Personal and professional skills optimization requires constant enhancement
to meet evolving career and organizational needs. As human resource generalists struggle to differentiate
themselves through their working styles, it is the specialization approach to core functions of human resource
management and the implementation experience that can make a fundamental difference. A relentless focus on
generating new ideas and embracing innovative concepts is an essential requirement for true HR Specialist.
Employee Level Competency Layers & Gap Designing Competency
Competency Mapping & Alignment At Competency Dashboards & Scorecards
Execution Layers
HR professional should strongly believe Another important element of the comp Which competencies are delivering
that employee development is directly map execution strategy where often comp insights that drive competitive advantage
proportional to organizational map specialists typically struggle to find of organization and driving employee
development. Technical and financial the best practices. development, growth?
resources like money, machines can be
procured from market and typical are short Learning the alignment methodology will This session will outline dashboard
term in nature but employee / human ensure you achieve the desired comp map concept comp map specialist specialists
resource is a long term resource and if maturity level and don’t stop at employee should know and plan to build as they
cultivate properly can deliver the over level. Because comp mapping activity is ride the maturity curve of the activity.
expected results. much more than just identifying
competencies of employees. This may become standard components
In this session you will learn one of the of a competency portfolio. Key issues
most important aspects of competency + (Additional contents) addressed include:
mapping activity and its technique to
asses the competencies at employee How to build the comp dashboards?
level. Remember more the number of
employees more complex the activity is! Elements of Comp scorecard and
techniques.
During this session focus will be on what?
Why? When & How? Of employee comp Which forces will shape the way
map activities. specialist needs to deploy and use these
scorecards?
+ ( Additional contents)
+ (additional Contents)
Competency Planning, Role Plays, Case Analysis,
Budgeting & Forecasting Brainstorming
Rolling out comp map activity needs long Most times we learn in school, colleges,
term commitment and sponsorship from the training sessions but very few times apply
management. Whether you are a consultant the learnt techniques. These sessions are
or human resource professional you are specifically designed so that you can take
required to treat this activity as project – the control in your hand to maximize your
provided you are thinking of enterprise learning and get more out of your
rollout. investment in this program. During the
session you will be encouraged to
This session will help you understand the contribute directly single handedly and with
steps and comp map project planning check the group.
list.
+ (Additional Contents)
8. Competency Mapping Implementation
Learning Track 4
Whether you are a newcomer to human resource profession, or a HR Leader, it’s always beneficial to share ideas
and best practices. This learning track includes a series of topics with insights to make you an informed
competency mapping specialist. Specifically designed to be highly interactive, these implementation learning
tracks will facilitate peer to peer learning — combined with the expert advice of Catalyst’s team.
Competency Architecture & Designing Competency Designing Competency
Inventory Management Based HRM Framework Based HRM Framework
Process and technology improvements do This session will focuses on the topic of Effective Competency Based HRM
not yield desired results unless the users adopting comp map architecture and requires a high degree of change to
understand and commit to a new way of integrating it into the HRM framework. organizational culture, behavior and
working and understand the structure and collaboration. It involves changes to
model. Creating new way to approach various policies and directives that impact the
functions of human resource, Attendees entire organization and employee
This session will focus on helping will engage with their peers and drill down functions.
participants to understand the Comp Map into the subject with the aspects of how to
Architecture. design, moderation and input from the Consequently it is crucial that specialist
catalyst mentors. should understand
+ ( Additional contents)
How HR functions will change and its Identify the key hurdles and the way
influence on overall HR strategy? HRM will evolve with the maturity of
comp map functions in organization.
How can I leverage Comp Map results to
improve the overall performance of HR Determine a set of associated best
functions, governance, organization and practices that will help drive execution in
process? HR operational framework.
+ (Additional contents) + (additional Contents)
Designing Competency Role Plays, Case Analysis,
Based HRM Framework Brainstorming
Continued …… Most times we learn in school, colleges,
Effective Competency Based HRM requires training sessions but very few times apply
a high degree of change to organizational the learnt techniques. These sessions are
culture, behavior and collaboration. It specifically designed so that you can take
involves changes to policies and directives the control in your hand to maximize your
that impact the entire organization and learning and get more out of your
employee functions. Consequently it is investment in this program. During the
crucial that specialist should understand session you will be encouraged to
Identify the key hurdles and the way HRM contribute directly single handedly and with
will evolve with the maturity of comp map the group.
functions in organization.
Determine a set of associated best practices
that will help drive execution in HR
operational framework.
+ (Additional Contents)
9. Competency Mapping Implementation
Learning Track 5
Whether you are a newcomer to human resource profession, or a HR Leader, it’s always beneficial to share ideas
and best practices. This learning track includes a series of topics with insights to make you an informed
competency mapping specialist. Specifically designed to be highly interactive, these implementation learning
tracks will facilitate peer to peer learning — combined with the expert advice of Catalyst’s team.
Presentation By Presentation By Presentation By
Participants- Case Analysis, Participants – Case Participants- Case Analysis,
Brainstorming Analysis, Brainstorming Brainstorming
Learning and teaching alone do not yield Learning and teaching alone do not yield
Most times we learn in school,
desired results unless these you desired results unless these you
colleges, training sessions but very
understand and commit to initiate and understand and commit to initiate and
few times apply the learnt techniques.
apply your learning. This session will give apply your learning. This session will give
These sessions are specifically
you an opportunity to identify, apply and you an opportunity to identify, apply and
designed so that you can take the
share your approach on given case share your approach on given case
control in your hand to maximize your
scenarios to enhance your learning. scenarios to enhance your learning.
learning and get more out of your
investment in this program. During the
Conti to next session…… Cont to Next Session….
session you will be encouraged to
contribute directly single handedly and
with the group.
Cont to next session….
Presentation By Presentation By
Participants – Case Participants – Case
Analysis, Brainstorming Analysis, Brainstorming
Most times we learn in school, colleges, Most times we learn in school, colleges,
training sessions but very few times apply training sessions but very few times apply
the learnt techniques. These sessions are the learnt techniques. These sessions are
specifically designed so that you can take specifically designed so that you can take
the control in your hand to maximize your the control in your hand to maximize your
learning and get more out of your learning and get more out of your
investment in this program. During the investment in this program. During the
session you will be encouraged to session you will be encouraged to
contribute directly single handedly and with contribute directly single handedly and with
the group. the group.
Cont to next session….
Catalyst
Catalyst, through its learning solutions, develops fact-based strategic insights for human resource professional around core human resource functions & its
practices in public and private sector organizations. This learning plan is a part of an ongoing commitment by Catalyst to provide best practices,
methodologies, tools & practical subject knowledge, viewpoints that help professionals to realize business value of human resource. You may contact the
program manager on phone or send an e-mail to grc@cat.ind.in for more information about the specialization programs offer by Catalyst or any additional
information that helps us to make you a more informed Human Resource Leader.
10. Registration
How to Register
Drop us a mail with following information
Name:
Total Years of Experience:
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Contact Numbers:
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Contact Address:
Talk To Program manager For clarification/ additional
information regarding the program.
Telephone: +91-22- 67464206
E-mail: grc@cat.ind.in
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