Horizontal Integration and Business Partnering
5CO01 – Organisational performance and culture in practice
This CIPD Level 5 video explores horizontal integration and business partnering within unit 5CO01 – Organisational Performance and Culture in Practice, directly addressing assessment criteria AC 3.2. The video examines how people practice connects across organisational functions and supports wider people and organisational strategies, focusing on the critical relationships between HR services—including recruitment, L&D, policy development, and management development—and business operations. You'll analyse the connections between the people practice function and the strategy-making process, whilst understanding how horizontal integration strengthens collaboration across departments. By completing this video, you'll gain the knowledge to demonstrate how people practice is derived from and actively supports both organisational strategy and employee development.
Assessment Criteria 3.2
Analyse how people practice connects with other areas of an organisation and supports wider people and organisational strategies.
Indicative Content
Connections: links between people practice and the strategy-making function (‘top table’); links between people practice and business/operational functions; business partnering; vertical and horizontal integration. Support: How people practice strategy is derived from and supports organisational/corporate strategy. Services provided by different areas of people practice (for example, policy development, legislative compliance, recruitment, L&D, skills analysis, management development) and how these support the business and its employees.
What You'll Learn
Video covering: Horizontal Integration and Business Partnering
About 5CO01 – Organisational performance and culture in practice
This unit examines the connections between organisational structure and the wider world of work in a business context. It highlights the factors and trends, including the digital environment, that impact on business strategy and workforce planning, recognising the influence of culture, employee wellbeing and behaviour in delivering change and organisational performance
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