Strategic alignment, assumptions, and communicating risk
FREE03 – People Professionals and Finance
This CIPD Level 0 video for the FREE03 – People Professionals and Finance unit explores strategic alignment, assumptions, and communicating risk, directly addressing assessment criteria AC 3.3 on explaining how people professionals can communicate financial information effectively. The session covers presenting a compelling business case by linking proposals to organisational strategy and outcomes, whilst using plain language to ensure clarity across stakeholder groups. You'll learn how to articulate assumptions and risks transparently, supported by relevant metrics and visual representations, alongside best practices for collaborating with finance colleagues to agree measures of success. By watching this learning resource, you'll develop the essential skills to communicate financial information with confidence and credibility.
Assessment Criteria 3.3
Explain how people professionals can communicate financial information effectively.
Indicative Content
To include: presenting a business case; using plain language; linking proposals to strategy and outcomes; assumptions and risks; using metrics and visuals; working with finance colleagues; agreeing measures of success.
What You'll Learn
Video covering: Strategic alignment, assumptions, and communicating risk
About FREE03 – People Professionals and Finance
To develop learners’ understanding of essential finance concepts in business and how people professionals use financial insight to support workforce decisions, budgets and organisational performance.
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