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Functional area 01—Leadership and Strategy

Formerly called Business Management and Strategy, the Leadership and Strategy functional area of the SPHR exam makes up 40 percent of total exam content. It focuses on developing HR strategies that are in alignment with business strategy, and draws heavily from the domains of Business Management (such as business metrics and operations) and Organizational Development (such as managing change and behavior).

Functional area 02—Talent Planning and Acquisition

The functional area of Talent Planning and Acquisition carries the same punch on both exams, coming in at 16 percent. For the SPHR, this content is derived from strategies designed to plan for, attract, and retain talent. Look for questions about workforce planning (such as expansion and downsizing) and cultural integration (such as onboarding and socialization). As with all content on the SPHR, pay special attention to measuring the results of these activities.

Functional area 03—Learning and Development

Learning and Development (L & D) is about more than just training workers. At 12 percent of the SPHR exam content, it is tied closely to organizational development and expands upon the idea that training and performance management can help organizations meet both current and future needs. For this reason (as in practice), L & D activities cascade out from Talent Planning and Acquisition functions. Among the exam objectives, expect to see HR behaviors such as evaluating training strategies and succession planning.

Functional area 04—Total Rewards

Similar to L & D, content in the Total Rewards function on the SPHR exam makes up about 12 percent. Labor costs are often the top expense for organizations, so oversight of this function — and the measurement of results — is critical for senior HR leaders. This includes heavy emphasis on the design of creative compensation strategies, such as incentives and executive pay, as well as analyzing the effectiveness of employee benefit plans.

Functional area 05—Employee Relations and Engagement

Not just about union management anymore, this functional area has evolved to include the management of all relationships in the workplace. From an exam perspective, it makes up the second highest amount of content, 20 percent. This includes factors related to measuring and improving employee satisfaction, building diversity and inclusion initiatives, and of course, the original concepts of managing a union/management relationship. In 2018, the content from the former Risk Management functional area was migrated here as well.

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Functional area 01—Leadership and Strategy

Functional area 02—Talent Planning and Acquisition

Functional area 03—Learning and Development

Functional area 04—Total Rewards

Functional area 05—Employee Relations and Engagement

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SPHR Exams 11 Lessons 00:00:00.000000 Hours

Flashcards 2 Lessons Hours

Library 1 Lessons Hours

Jenny Clarke

Michael Scott

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Melvin Hess

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$39

$79

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3

Quizzes

11

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Advanced

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Lifetime

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