HUMAN RESOURCE

PLANNING
LEARNING OBJECTIVE
To understand the concept of HRP

The nature and importance of HRP

The prerequisites for successful planning

Barriers to HRP
HRP-INTRODUCTION
Human resources planning is one of the important part

of overall human resources system of the organization

The process involves planning and forecasting of human

resources on the basis of organizational needs and how

to arrange the human resources.
DEFINITION
According to Geisler, “Manpower planning is the
process – including forecasting, developing and
controlling by which a firm ensures that it has-

 The right number of people,

 The right kind of people,
 At the right places,
 At the right time, doing work for which they are
economically most useful”
FACTORS EFFECTING HRP
THREE KYE ELEMENTS OF THE PROCESS

Forecasting the demand of the labor

Performing a supply analysis, &
Balancing supply and demand consideration
Succession planning
Succession planning is a process for identifying and

developing internal people with the potential to fill key

business leadership positions in the company.
Succession planning increases the availability of
experienced and capable employees that are prepared to
assume these roles as they become available.
REQUISITES FOR SUCCESSFUL HRP
It should be an integral part of corporate planning

Responsibilities should be centralized

Support from the top management

Personnel records should be up to date

Formation of Time horizon plan

The use of proper techniques

Data collection, analysis etc should be correct

Barriers to HRP

Why to waste time when people are in abundance

Demand Supply forecasting not sure.

Various types of uncertainties like :

 labor turnover,

 absenteeism,

 seasonal employment,

 market fluctuations and

 changes in technology
Barriers to HRP
Suffers conflict between quantitative and qualitative

approaches used for it.

Generally, human resource personnel are perceived as

experts in handling personnel matters.

Data not maintained properly.
Challenges with Human Resource Planning
 Budgeting for human resources

Strategic Management And Executive Leadership

Changes from personnel to HRM

Employees changing attitude

Changes in the perception towards HR

Human resource staffing

Competition in external environment

Importance of HR planning
Producing efficiency and effectiveness

Bridging staff and board of directors

Building strong teams in the board and staff

Providing the glue that keeps the board together

Importance of HR planning
Ensuring a great satisfaction among planners

Identifying the quality and quantity of HR, the supply

and demand, eliminate the gap between the last two.

Increasing productivity and solving major problems

Implementing the company's policies