As an internal business service provider, your Human Resource team is facing major transformations. At no other time have the HR managers been so vigorously challenged to demonstrate the value added by their internal services. An HR Audit by Lake Associates, Inc. can mean the difference between an average HR department and a remarkable HR department.

An HR Effectiveness Audit will evaluate the HR department in your organization in terms of responsiveness and ability to meet organizational needs. A major purpose of an HR audit is to establish and prioritize HR managment processes and systems so it may in turn aid in the organization's success. The audit process will also address legal issues which may threaten your organization's success while at the same time establishing a process for the measuring the performance of internal service providers.

During the customized audit process, LAI professionals interview your organization's executive and HR staff regarding a variety of human resource issues and practices. LAI staff also collects company documents and records including the organization chart, handbook, corporate policies, performance forms, employee census, accident rates, operating costs. We then execute an inspection of a sampling of personnel files for compliance.

An optional "internal scorecard" 360° performance evaluation is highly recommended. We benchmark your organization's practices against comparable companies by geographic location, size and industry. We summarize and analyze the information and prepare a report of recommendations with the rationale behind the recommendations. Recommendations regarding staffing levels, cost containment, prioritization and best practices are included in this study.