A CODE is the acronym for the Acquisition, Compensation, Organization, Development and Environment of people. A CODE is an integrated system in that, if the best talent is acquired, compensated well, working in an effective organization, with a lot of training/development, but the environment is poor - the entire system fails. The Acquisition of talent is the most critical and therefore, is at the beginning of the system. A CODE is a formula and/or template with which human resource strategy can be developed.