HR Consulting – Program Syllabus
Program Syllabus

HR Consulting

This program helps senior HR professionals become trusted strategic advisors who can solve complex problems, influence decisions, and guide change with confidence.

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Quick Overview

What this program is about

This program is built for HR professionals who want to work at a higher strategic level. It focuses on solving business challenges, leading transformation, improving HR operating models, and using data to show HR value.

Type

Online and self-paced

Time

About 33.5 hours

Access

12 months

Structure

6 courses + 1 capstone project

Learning Goals

What participants will build

HR and Business Strategy

Learn how to connect people, culture, and performance to business direction.

Strategic HR Consulting

Build the tools and behaviours needed to advise senior leaders on difficult decisions.

HR Transformation and Operating Models

Understand how to redesign HR structures and guide change more effectively.

Metrics and Strategic Value

Use goals, scorecards, and data to show how HR contributes to business results.

Who It Is For

The right fit for this program

This program is best for senior HR professionals, HR business partners, centre-of-excellence leads, and HR consultants who want to become more strategic, more influential, and more confident in high-level work.

Guide business decisions

Learn how to support leaders with clearer HR advice and structure.

Lead change well

Build the confidence to guide transformation and reduce resistance.

Show HR value

Use data and business thinking to make HR’s contribution easier to see.

Curriculum Structure

The course journey

The program includes 6 main course areas, 1 added practical session, and 1 capstone project.

1. Mastering Business Strategy

4 modules

What it helps you do

Learn how HR can shape business direction, not just follow it.

  • HR as a driver of business strategy
  • Understanding and shaping business strategy
  • Executing strategy for lasting impact
  • Influencing without authority

2. Leading Strategic Transformation

3 modules

What it helps you do

Build the confidence to lead high-stakes transformation work.

  • Foundations of strategic transformation
  • Strategic transformation in practice
  • Influencing people for successful transformation

3. HR Consulting Toolkit

1 module

What it helps you do

Use practical tools and templates to work through HR and business challenges.

  • Scenario planning
  • Organizational diagnosis
  • HR strategy and SWOT analysis
  • HR strategic readiness diagnosis
  • Strategic HR storytelling
  • Strategy execution progress
  • HR strategy with AI

4. Demonstrating HR Value Through Metrics and Analytics

3 modules

What it helps you do

Learn how to turn numbers into meaningful HR insight and business value.

  • HR KPIs and OKRs for measurable impact
  • Communicating performance with HR scorecards
  • Creating a data-driven HR culture

5. Business-Driven HR Operating Models

3 modules

What it helps you do

Design HR structures, roles, and services that fit business needs better.

  • Designing an operating model
  • Key factors to consider
  • Operating models in action

6. Digital Change Management

2 modules

What it helps you do

Lead digital HR change in a way that builds support and improves adoption.

  • Models for digital change
  • Building commitment to change

7. Practical Session

Added module

What it helps you do

Take the ideas from the program and apply them to a practical consulting situation.

  • Work through a realistic HR consulting challenge
  • Use strategy tools in a structured way
  • Practice building recommendations clearly
  • Turn theory into applied consulting confidence

8. Capstone Project

1 module

What it helps you do

Bring everything together in a case where you act as an HR consultant during digital disruption.

  • Analyse the business environment
  • Define a new strategy
  • Shape the HR response
  • Show your ability to lead HR transformation
How You Learn

What the learning experience looks like

Real-world projects

Build practical skill by working through projects and case studies.

Self-paced online learning

Learn at your own speed, wherever you are.

Community and coach

Learn with other HR professionals and get support when needed.

Engaging video lessons

Watch short lessons that explain important ideas clearly.

Interactive activities

Turn new knowledge into action through practice tasks.

Downloadable templates

Use ready-made guides, checklists, and templates to save time.

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