<p>This audit pulls together all of Cambridge Strategy Publications&#39; other HR audits.</p><p>Use it to measure the real importance of your HR function. This audit is not designed to threaten or &#39;call to account&#39; the HR function - there will inevitably be areas where it is performing well and areas where it is not. Instead, it is designed to highlight:</p><p>&bull; Those responsibilities of the HR function where more time and resources should be focused</p><p>&bull; Times when the organisation should involve the HR function more closely in strategic planning or in the implementation of its strategy</p><p>&bull; New and beneficial ways of structuring or restructuring the HR function</p><p>&bull; Ways in which information, skills and knowledge available to the HR function can be more widely used and shared</p><p>&bull; New responsibilities which the HR function should take on, and others which it may be able to pass to other functions, line managers, teams or individual staff.</p><p>Finally, the audit outlines ways of monitoring the performance of the HR function and how it compares against other organisations. Part 3 of the audit suggests dozens of tried-and-tested questions that will help the audit team reach well-informed conclusions and present clear recommendations for change.</p>