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What are the major strategies for Human Resource Planning?

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Question added by Mohammed Ashraf , Director of International Business , Saqr Al-Khayala Group
Date Posted: 2016/03/24
Khalid Ghaffar
by Khalid Ghaffar , Consultant for Business Development , Waters Corporation USA

Particularly for those working in HR departments, it's easy to forget that HR planning (and HR functions) do not exist as ends in themselves, but exist to serve the rest of the organization in achieving the business goals of the organization. Often HR functions and human resource planning get accidentally de-linked from business goals.

Since human resources functions and strategies are a means to achieve corporate ends, they need to be tied to, and driven by the corporate role, mission, vision and strategic goals, or else they simply end up as processes that add overhead, but down increase return.

The solution is obvious. Human resource planning needs to reference the details of the overall strategic plan of the organization. In effect, it serves the strategic plan.

HRP comes in different forms all of which will fall under either;

  • Strategic HR Planning /
  • Operational HR Planning /
  • Succession Planning

Strategies include;

  1. Recruitment and Selection strategy
  2. Talent Management Strategy
  3. Retention Strategy
  4. Training and Development strategy

د Waleed
by د Waleed , Management - Leadership-Business Administration-HR&Training-Customer Service/Retention -Call Center , Multi Companies Categories: Auditing -Trade -Customer service -HR-IT&Internet -Training&Consultation

Thank You for the invitation ... I will agree with answers that really covered your question ... Variety of correct info and opinions .. !

TARIG BABIKER AL AMIN
by TARIG BABIKER AL AMIN , Head of Planning and Studies Unit , Sudanese Free Zones and Markets Co.

Planning and the development of an HR strategy is a critical part of the HR process.  It is important that all HR processes and initiatives are developed as part of an overall people strategy which is aligned with, and designed to assist in the achievement of, the organizational strategy and goals

A key part of the HR planning role is the development of a workforce plan.  This plan is a design for the organization to attract, retain and develop the workforce required in order to the meet its present and future needs

Another key role of the HR function is the development and implementation of policies and associated procedures.  There are important aspects to include when developing a policy to ensure it is interpreted and implemented correctly when rolled out across an organization

Rami Assaf
by Rami Assaf , Plant Manager , Al Manaseer group

 

Thanks I am agree with my colleague’s answer Khalid Ghaffar he gives us good answers

sameer abdul wahab alfaddagh
by sameer abdul wahab alfaddagh , عضو هيئة تدريس , جامعة دلمون

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ACHMAD SURJANI
by ACHMAD SURJANI , General Manager Operations , Sinar Jaya Group Ltd

Human resources planning is a process that identifies current and future human resources needs for an organization to achieve its goals. Human resources planning should serve as a link between human resources management and the overall strategic plan of an organization. Aging worker populations in most western countries and growing demands for qualified workers in developing economies have underscored the importance of effective Human Resources Planning.

As defined by Bulla and Scott, human resource planning is ‘the process for ensuring that the human resource requirements of an organization are identified and plans are made for satisfying those requirements’.[1] Reilly defined workforce planning as: ‘A process in which an organization attempts to estimate the demand for labour and evaluate the size, nature and sources of supply which will be required to meet the demand.’[2] Human resource planning includes creating an employer brand, retention strategy, absence management strategy, flexibility strategy, talent management strategy, recruitment and selection strategy.

 

The planning processes of most best practice organizations not only define what will be accomplished within a given time-frame, but also the numbers and types of human resources that will be needed to achieve the defined business goals (e.g., number of human resources; the required competencies; when the resources will be needed; etc.).

Competency-based management supports the integration of human resources planning with business planning by allowing organizations to assess the current human resource capacity based on their competencies against the capacity needed to achieve the vision, mission and business goals of the organization. Targeted human resource strategies, plans and programs to address gaps (e.g., hiring / staffing; learning; career development; succession management; etc.) are then designed, developed and implemented to close the gaps.

These strategies and programs are monitored and evaluated on a regular basis to ensure that they are moving the organizations in the desired direction, including closing employee competency gaps, and corrections are made as needed. This Strategic HR Planning and evaluation cycle is depicted in the diagram below. Human resource planning is the ongoing process of systematic planning to achieve the best use of an organisation's most valuable asset - its human resources. The objective of human resource (HR) planning is to ensure the best fit between employees and jobs, while avoiding workforce shortages or spares. The three key elements of the HR planning process are forecasting labour demand, analysing present labour supply, and balancing projected labour demand and supply.

Implementation stages

The following implementation stages are suggested for mid to large organizations implementing competencies in support of Strategic Human Resources Planning.

Stage 1

Short - Term HR Planning

  • Establish a Competency Architecture and Competency Dictionary that will support Strategic Human Resource Planning.
  • For each group to be profiled, define the roles and career streams to help identify current and future human resources needs.
  • Determine how competencies will be integrated with the existing HR Planning process and systems (e.g., Human Resource Information Management systems; other computer-based tools, for example forecasting models).

Stage 2

  • Build or revamp HR Planning tools, templates and processes to incorporate elements as determined in Stage 1.
  • Train managers and / or facilitate corporate HR Planning process.
  • Continuously monitor and improve processes, tools and systems to support HR Planning
Overarching policy, process and tools

Human Resource Information Management Infrastructure

Governance/accountability structure Organizations that have effectively implemented competencies on a corporate-wide basis have ensured that there is an appropriate project management, governance and accountability framework in place to support the development, maintenance and revision/updating of the competency profiles to meet changing demands.

Process implementation stages

The following implementation stages are suggested for mid to large organizations.

Stage 1

  • Identify the infrastructure and system requirements to support full implementation (e.g., Human Resources Information Management System; other on-line software tools needed to support various CBM applications).
  • Develop the competency profiles.
  • Implement the competency profiles in a staged-way to demonstrate benefits and create buy-in (e.g., as soon as profiles for a group are developed, implement quickly within a low-risk high-benefit planned application for the group).
  • Communicate success stories as competency profiles are implemented.
  • Good for organization.

Stage 2

  • Develop, revise/update competency profiles to meet changing demands.
  • Monitor and evaluate applications to ensure that they are meeting organizational needs, and adjust programs/plans, as needed, to meet evolving needs.

There are five HR strategies for meeting your organization's needs in the future:

Restructuring strategies, Training and development strategies, Recruitment strategies, Outsourcing strategies and Collaboration strategies

 

Pius Dominic
by Pius Dominic , Senior Manager , Coffeeday Global Ltd

Major strategies for Human Resource Planning are

Campus Interviews

Training Programmes

Sales Workshop

 

Sidrah Nadeem
by Sidrah Nadeem , Global Marketing Manager , Hill+Knowlton Strategies

I thank Stanley for his contribution since I have learned enormously from it.

ghazi Almahadeen
by ghazi Almahadeen , Project Facilitator , Jordan River Foundation

l agree  answer with mr  Khalid .........

 

Strategic HR planning is an important component of strategic HR management. It links HR management directly to the strategic plan of your organization. Most mid- to large sized organizations have a strategic plan that guides them in successfully meeting their missions. Organizations routinely complete financial plans to ensure they achieve organizational goals and while workforce plans are not as common, they are just as important.

Even a small organization with as few as 10 staff can develop a strategic plan to guide decisions about the future. Based on the strategic plan, your organization can develop a strategic HR plan that will allow you to make HR management decisions now to support the future direction of the organization. Strategic HR planning is also important from a budgetary point of view so that you can factor the costs of recruitment, training, etc. into your organization's operating budget.

The overall purpose of strategic HR planning is to:

  • Ensure adequate human resources to meet the strategic goals and operational plans of your organization - the right people with the right skills at the right time
  • Keep up with social, economic, legislative and technological trends that impact on human resources in your area and in the sector
  • Remain flexible so that your organization can manage change if the future is different than anticipated

Strategic HR planning predicts the future HR management needs of the organization after analyzing the organization's current human resources, the external labour market and the future HR environment that the organization will be operating in. The analysis of HR management issues external to the organization and developing scenarios about the future are what distinguishes strategic planning from operational planning. The basic questions to be answered for strategic planning are:

  • Where are we going?
  • How will we develop HR strategies to successfully get there, given the circumstances?
  • What skill sets do we need?

There are five HR strategies for meeting your organization's needs in the future:

  • Restructuring strategies
  • Training and development strategies
  • Recruitment strategies
  • Outsourcing strategies
  • Collaboration strategies

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