Q.8 What is the process of HRP?
Ans. It is the HRP process which helps the management of the organization in meeting the future
demand of human resource in the organization with the supply of the appropriate people in
appropriate numbers at the appropriate time and place. Further, it is only after proper analysis of
the HR requirements can the process of recruitment and selection be initiated by the
management. Also, HRP is essential in successfully achieving the strategies and objectives of
organization. In fact, with the element of strategies and long term objectives of the organization
being widely associated with human resource planning these days, HR Planning has now became
Strategic HR Planning.
Though, HR Planning may sound quite simple a process of managing the numbers in terms of
human resource requirement of the organization, yet, the actual activity may involve the HR
manager to face many roadblocks owing to the effect of the current workforce in the
organization, pressure to meet the business objectives and prevailing workforce market
condition. HR Planning, thus, help the organization in many ways as follows:
HR managers are in a stage of anticipating the workforce requirements rather than getting
surprised by the change of events
Prevent the business from falling into the trap of shifting workforce market, a common
concern among all industries and sectors
Work proactively as the expansion in the workforce market is not always in conjunction
with the workforce requirement of the organization in terms of professional experience,
talent needs, skills, etc.
Organizations in growth phase may face the challenge of meeting the need for critical set
of skills, competencies and talent to meet their strategic objectives so they can stand well-
prepared to meet the HR needs
Considering the organizational goals, HR Planning allows the identification, selection
and development of required talent or competency within the organization.
It is, therefore, suitable on the part of the organization to opt for HR Planning to prevent any
unnecessary hurdles in its workforce needs. An HR Consulting Firm can provide the
organization with a comprehensive HR assessment and planning to meet its future requirements
in the most cost-effective and timely manner.
An HR Planning process simply involves the following four broad steps:
Current HR Supply: Assessment of the current human resource availability in the
organization is the foremost step in HR Planning. It includes a comprehensive study of
the human resource strength of the organization in terms of numbers, skills, talents,
competencies, qualifications, experience, age, tenures, performance ratings, designations,
grades, compensations, benefits, etc. At this stage, the consultants may conduct extensive
interviews with the managers to understand the critical HR issues they face and
workforce capabilities they consider basic or crucial for various business processes.
Future HR Demand: Analysis of the future workforce requirements of the business is
the second step in HR Planning. All the known HR variables like attrition, lay-offs,