CONTENTS

What is HR Planning?
Why Human Resource Planning is important?
Features.
Objectives.
Benefits.
Types.
Approaches to human resource planning
Forecasting human resource availability
Human Resource Planning process.
Guiding principles of effective Human Resource Planning
Factors affecting Human Resource Planning
Challenges for HR planning.



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What is HR planning?
According to Crane (1974) in Rudman
(2002) HR planning is concerned with much
more than efficient recruitment of new or
replacement employees so that
organisations have the right number and
kind of people in the right place, at the right
time, doing things for which they are
economically most useful.
Human resource planning is the systematic and
continuing process of analysing an
organisations human resource needs under
changing conditions and integrating this
analysis with the development of personnel
policies appropriate to meet these needs.
What is that?
That
is
Change
There is only one
constant in the universe.
Why Human Resource Planning
is important ?
Linking business strategy with
operational strategy:
(Example: Nepal Telecom staff used to operate Wireless
Set before, but at present complex IT equipments must
to handle.)
Minimizing the risk of loosing:
(Example: Government run banks are compelled to upgrade
own staff by providing latest skills and knowledge to them to
compete with other fast growing banking organizations.)








FEATURES

Futuristic
Continuous process
Part of corporate planning
Flexibility
Long term and
short term plans
OBJECTIVES

Optimum utilization of
Human Resource.
Meeting personnel
requirement
Placement of personnel.
Prevent disruption of work.
Control cost.
Training & management
development.
Personnel motivation.

The Benefits of HR Planning
A systematic and integrated approach to HR policies
and programmes
An improved framework for communicating clearly
defined goals and strategies
Improved employee relations and higher productivity
Higher quality products or services
Greater security and stability of employment
Lower turnover
Improved succession planning
Improved competitiveness and survivability
Types of HR Planning
SHORT TERM

LONG TERM
For a period of not more than 2
years.
Problems faced in this planning.
Approaches to matching a weak
individual and a job.
For optimum utilization of the
strong incumbent.


Short term HR Planning
Long term HR Planning
Projecting manpower requirements.
Taking stock of existing manpower.
Recruitment & selection.
HR development.
HR planning process
Organization's strategies and plans
Human resources availability Human resources requirements
Assessment of human resources needs
Gap analysis
Action planning
Implementation
Approaches to human
resource planning

Two approaches used in forecasting the
demand for human resources are

Quantitative
Qualitative.

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Forecasting human resource
availability

Forecasting the supply of internal human
resources
Forecasting the supply of external human
resources

Guiding principles of effective
Human Resource Planning
1. Objective
2. Co-ordination
3. Appropriate time horizon
4. Balanced focus
5. Human resource information system
6. Participation
7. Top Management support
Factors affecting Human Resource
Planning

1. Organizational growth cycles and planning
2. Time horizons
3. Nature of jobs being Filled
4. Off-Loading the work
Challenges for HR planning
Continuing competitive pressures to develop new
or different markets, products and services
Greater demand for better services at lower costs
Introduction of new technologies
Restructuring and relocations
Changes in work systems and methods
Changing attitudes among various groups in the
workforce