Earning Strategic Business ManagementRecertification Credit

Recertification TeamHR Certification Institute

Note: There is no recertification credit awarded for attending this presentation.

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TODAY’S GOALS

[What You Will Learn]

• Reasons to recertify• How to calculate recertification

credits• What are specified hours• How to use your Online Profile• Other recertification resources

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REASONS TO RECERTIFY

• Required to retain use of HR credentials

• Getting certified was not easy

• Endows your certification with credibility. Validates your HR experience and continuous learning

• Shows your commitment to HR profession and continued mastery of the field

• PHR/SPHR/GPHR certifications are increasingly used as a hiring preference for many organizations

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PLANNING YOUR RECERTIFICATION

[Tips for Recertification Planning]

• Know your recertification end date (cycle dates ex. 01/22/2011-01/31/2014)

• Recertification begins as soon as you become certified

• Determine areas where you want to focus efforts

• Refer to your score reportRefer to your score report• Keep in mind the specified credits hours• Refer to the Body Of Knowledge (BOK)

to answer, “Will this add to my HR knowledge?”

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STRATEGIC BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

[DEFINITION]• Tie to the Strategic Business Management

section in the HR Body of Knowledge

• Falls OUTSIDE traditional HR disciplines

• Required HR professional to learn about or partner with other functional areas of the organization

• Activity which impacts the entire organization (measurable) not just the HR Department

• 15 Strategic Business Management recertification credit hours

• 45 General recertification credit hours

[SPHR®]

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RECERTIFICATION OPTIONS

[60 recertification credit hours are required every three years]

Recertification Categories Recertification Credit Hours

Continuing Education No max

Instruction 20 hours max

On-the-Job Experience 20 hours max

Research/Publishing 20 hours max

OR you may take the exam again (at current certification level–before your certification cycle ends).

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EXAMPLES FOR EACH RECERTIFICATION CATEGORY

[CONTINUING EDUCATION]

•Concurrent sessions (conference)•Seminars and workshops•College and university HR related course work•Video-conferences, Tapes, CD's, Webcasts, and

Pod-casts. Webinar's (All have 20 hour- maximum)

• e-learning

• Finance for Non-Financial Managers• Marketing Overview• Determining ROI Through Performance Metrics• Major Trends in Your Industry (How to manage

those trends for your organization)• How organizational culture impacts business

results

[EXAMPLES]

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DETERMINING STRATEGIC CREDIT

[QUESTIONS TO HELP DETERMINE STRATEGIC BUSINESS MANAGEMENT CREDIT IN CONTINUING EDUCATION]

• What is the MAJOR FOCUS of this session?

• Will it give me a better understanding of my organization’s operations at a macro level?

• Will it give me a better understanding of my organization’s industry?

• Will it increase my ability to “speak the language” that others in my organization speak?

•Will I be a more valuable contributor to organization-wide initiatives?

•Would this be considered “Outside” traditional HR responsibility?

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EXAMPLES FOR EACH RECERTIFICATION CATEGORY

[INSTRUCTION]

• Presenter on a variety of subjects which may fall within the SBM domain but is typically not HR-specific, and has organization wide impact.

•Instructor of a course or training•Presenter at a conference session

[POLICY]

• Credit is awarded for the first time the presentation is made

• 1.5 hours awarded for every hour of presentation

[EXAMPLE]

• Leadership training for senior management• Organizational Strategic planning (Senior

Management organizational planning)• Leading Change Management Initiatives for

business impact

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EXAMPLES FOR EACH RECERTIFICATION CATEGORY

[ON-THE-JOB PROJECTS]

• Earn credit for a first time work experience (Project must correspond with one of the responsibilities listed in the SBM domain-document starting and ending dates of projects and your responsibilities/role and impact to the organization)

• Scope should be organization-wide (beyond traditional HR responsibilities)

• Work project in excess of maximum hours or listing multiple projects will receive maximum allowed credit hours (20)

[EXAMPLES]

• Shake up of “Business as usual”• Measuring HR impact ( metrics with focus)• Leading/orchestrating organizational redesign• Due diligence (as it pertains to Senior/ C-suite

strategic business planning)• Organizational leadership development• Business case for change management

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OTHER EXAMPLES OF ON-THE-JOB

•Directly contribute to the development of your

organization’s Strategic Plan

•Working with a cross-functional team, research

and implement a new HRIS system

(measurable or new to organization)

•Develop and roll out an organizational Ethics

program

•Strategize and implement an organization-wide

change initiative (i.e. restructuring, culture

change)

•Develop performance metrics to illustrate HR’s

impact on the organization’s “bottom line”

•Perform due diligence for a merger/acquisition

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DETERMINING STRATEGIC CREDIT

[QUESTIONS TO HELP DETERMINE STRATEGIC BUSINESS MANAGEMENT CREDIT FOR ON-THE-JOB]

•How did this project require me to work with peers from other functional areas within the organization?•How did working on this project increase my knowledge of my organization’s operations or industry?•How did this project have organization-wide impact?•How did this project have a measurable impact on How did this project have a measurable impact on the organization’s “bottom line”? What was the the organization’s “bottom line”? What was the measurable impact?measurable impact?•How did participating in this activity make me a more valuable contributor to my organization’s success?•How did I play an active role in the success of this project by utilizing my HR knowledge and organizational credibility?-What was my influence on the business initiative?

Scope should be organization-wide (beyond Scope should be organization-wide (beyond traditional HR responsibilities)traditional HR responsibilities)

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EXAMPLES FOR EACH RECERTIFICATION CATEGORY

[RESEARCH/PUBLISHING]

•Conducting primary research on a topic included in the SBM domain, and writing and publishing in a scholarly journal. (Examples: leadership, change management, strategic planning) •Must be conducted outside of the workplace (i.e., not part of your job)

•Articles published in a journal or periodical solely written by the certified professional would earn maximum hours (20)

•Co-authored or edited works may also earn hours ( up to 10)

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NO SBM RECERTIFICATION CREDIT

•Leadership

•Professional Membership

Don’t qualify for specified hours due to nature of categories

However, they do qualify for general recertification credit hours

[CATEGORIES THAT DO NOT QUALIFY FOR SBM CREDIT]

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DOCUMENTING RECERTIFICATION CREDIT HOURS

[Online Profile] Update your contact information (as needed) Report recertification activities as they occur Keep documentation of activities you participate in Apply for online recertification after 60 recertification

credit hours are acquired

[Other Pointers]

Track your activities online Document your participation in credit-earning

professional activities Enter recertification activities as you complete them Save the program ID number Once you have completed your recertification

application-Retain allall supporting documentation for up to 60-days after you recertify- for Audit purposes

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RESOURCES FOR RECERTIFICATION INFORMATION

• Virtual Tour- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNxNlEKhQgk

•Recertification conference calls and presentations

• Archived recertification webcasts

• Virtual recertification chat/ Virtual strategic business

management chat

• Recertification tips emails/ Quarterly certified mail

• Call or email recertification questions

• Go to our website at www.hrci.org Recertification Handbook Recertification presentationStrategic business management pointers Get recertified the low-cost way flier Searchable directory of pre-approved activities (Events do not have to be pre-approved to be accepted for recertification credits) Recert Connection Blog

• Visit our Facebook page and LinkedIn groups to connect with other certified HR professionals and find out how they are recertifying

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THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND…

•ONLY 15 of the 60 credits a SPHR must fall in the SBM domain.

•Holders of multiple designations only have to earn 60 totaltotal recertification credit hours, but may have more specified credit hour requirements. (Example: someone with an SPHR and a GPHR must earn 15 hours in SBM and 30 hours in International, leaving only 15 general credit hours available)

•If an activity you have submitted doesn’t qualify for SBM credit, it may still earn general recertification credit hours.

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AND MOST IMPORTANTLY…

•Having the SPHR distinction allows you to demonstrate value by providing the tools needed to impact organizational initiatives

•They give you the opportunity to earn credits for courses and experiences OUTSIDEOUTSIDE of the traditional HR role.

•Strategic business activities will provide you with the leverage needed to implement your HR initiatives and add to your credibility as a thought leader.

•They will ensure your continued development as a valued business partner.

• SPHR distinction adds value to the brand that is YOU YOU !

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