Attracting a Quality Workforce Flashcards
Process of “getting right number of qualified people into the right job at the right time.”
Human resource planning
forecasting an organizations future tasks and environments demands on the organization.
Human resource planning
Human resource planning is AKA
Workforce planning or personnel planning
____ provides the means to accomplish the outcomes desired from planning process.
HRP
Human resource demands and needs are derived from the ______ and ______ planning and then compared with human resource availability.
strategic and operating
STEPS IN THE HRP PROCESS
- Determining the impact of the organization’s objective on specific organizational units.
- Determining the skills, expertise and total number of employees(demand for human resources) required to achieve the organizational & departmental objectives
- Determining additional(Net) Human Resource Requirements in light of the organizations current human resources.
- Developing action plans to meet the anticipated HR needs.
Objectives of HRP must be derived from?
organizational objectives
Methods of forecasting human resource needs
Managerial Estimates
Delphi Technique
managers estimates future staffing needs based on past experiences
Managerial Estimates
e/c members of the panel of experts independently estimates future demand, specifying underlying assumptions.
Delphi Technique
using workforce environmental scanning to develop alternative workforce scenario.
Scenario Analysis
Scenarios are developed in _____ sessions with line managers and HR managers
brainstorming
Includes statistical and modeling methods
Mathematical
Involves thoroughly examining internal practices and procedures and measuring them against other successful organizations.
Benchmarking
Comparing forecasts and methods
Benchmarking
