Human Resource Planning

Semester – II
Chapter - 3
 Definition
HRP can be defined as the process of
ensuring the right number of qualified
people, into the right job at the right time to
deliver the results in an efficient and
effective manner

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 Objectives
• To maintain the required quantity and quality of
human resource required for a smooth & efficient
functioning of the organization
• To forecast the turnover rates
• To plan to meet organizational human resource
needs at the time of expansion or diversification
• To foresee the effects of technological changes on
the requirement for human resource, and to provide
for the same

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• To develop the existing human resources to
match human resource requirements of the
future.
• To optimize staffing in the organization

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 Organizational plans
and objectives

Identify future human

resource requirements

Compare with the

current HR inventory

Determine the numbers, levels

And criticality of vacancies Determine the redundant numbers

Analyze the cot and time involved in Analyze the cot and time required for
managing the demand managing the surplus

Choose the resource &

methods of recruitment Redeploy Retrench

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Human Resource Planning Model 5
 Managing the forecasted
demand/surplus
• Managing future demand
• Managing future surplus
• Dealing with surplus manpower
• Retrenchment
• Outplacement
• Lay-off’s
• Leave of absence without pay
• Loaning
• Voluntary retirement
• Attrition

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