Solution Table 2 Data: Line Managers and Employees’ Feedback   Response Strongly Agree (50 Responses) Agree (50 Responses) Disagree (50

• This assessment has focused on identifying four sourcing approaches and explaining their application in the category of spend within XXX organisation.
• Based on the different categories selected in sourcing approaches, IT category of spend supplier appraisal has been conducted.
• Through a detailed evaluation, the sourcing approaches identified include multiple, single, dual, and sole.
• For the IT category of spend, multiple sourcing has been selected as the most suitable due to the procurement nature.
• In the Kraljic analysis tool identifying the nature of supplier relationships, IT has been classified as a leverage item.
• The availability of different suppliers in procurement is identified as a multiple sourcing approach.
• A single, dual or sole supplier is not suitable for IT procurement due to its technical and quality specifications required.
• Carter’s 10Cs model has been selected for XXX IT sourcing supplier selection in the supplier selection.

Task One –Professional and ethical behaviours

This task requires you to consider the significance of professional and ethical behaviours for a people practitioner and the values that underpin the people practice profession. To complete the task, you should provide a written response to each of questions below, making appropriate use of academic theory and practical examples to expand your response and illustrate key points.  

• With reference to typical activities and behaviours, appraise what it means to be a ‘people professional’. (AC 1.1)

 

• Discuss how ethical values underpin the work of a people professional, including two examples of how ethical values might be applied in a people practice context. (AC 1.2)

 

• Consider the importance of people professionals being able to influence others and ensure that the ‘people practice voice’ is heard in an organisation, through informed, clear and confident communication. (AC 1.3)
• For each of the situations below (a & b), provide an example of an issue that would cause you to raise the matter to a manager (or other authority) - and describe how you would do this.

1. a) where you consider something to be unethical (whether or not it is illegal),
2. b) where you believe something contravenes legislation. (AC 1.4)

 

• Discuss two theories or models relating to the human and business benefits of people at work feeling included, valued, and fairly treated, concluding your discussion with a summary of your own view of these benefits. (AC 2.1)

 

• Discuss two ways in which a people professional can build inclusivity into a people practice initiative at the design stage, and two ways of checking inclusivity after a people practice initiative is implemented. (AC 2.2)