A few months ago many of us were consumed by the television show MasterChef. For some it motivated us to pull out our rolling pin with a vision to perhaps make some jiaozi skins. You may ask what this has to do with HR? The key elements in an HR project and cooking a great meal are surprisingly similar.
When considering cooking a gourmet meal or implementing an HR initiative, it is seldom that you can just jump into it and create a masterpiece. You need to have a theme for the dining experience and your project needs to have a mission. You must know your diners, just as you would your project stakeholders. You must identify dietary requirements or consider potential project issues and risks and you need to check the calendar to ensure key stakeholders are available.
You may ask yourself: who will produce the goods; is the task too large for one and if so, does the team have the right competencies; who will be my audience; how will I communicate this event; and when I am done, how will I measure success – is it a plate licked clean or the return on investment on your project? Coming up with the answers is not a small task but more often than not, good execution will lead to great results!
By following the above steps an organisation should be able to excel in rollout planning, whether it be a small or large scale project or in the kitchen with your rolling pin!