Blog 2 - Strategic Human Resource Planning


Strategic Human Resource Planning  

Figure 1: Dynamic External Environment of HRM

What is Strategic Human Resource Planning?

Strategic HR planning refers to the process for determining a group's immediate and potential staffing requirements in order to accomplish the objectives. It connects human resources to a group's overall business strategy. (Ulrich, 2015)

 

Steps to a Successful Strategic Human Resource Planning

1. Assess Current HR Capacity

Assessing the working population will be the first stage inside the development of the organization. It's critical to recognize the ability you have already had when coming to any conclusions about recruiting new personnel for the company. Create a list of abilities for every one of the existing workforces.

 2. Forecast HR Requirements

It's essential to begin projecting future demands when you've completed a comprehensive inventory of the supplies you have had. Does the firm's human capital require expansion? Will you provide to keep the existing staff yet increase their production by improving their economy as well as bringing innovative learning skills? Is there a pool of possible personnel inside the market?

3. Develop Talent Strategies

It's time to start the approach to developing as well as retaining personnel after analyzing the firm's human resource needs by evaluating your present Staffing requirements as well as anticipating market dynamics. The key human resource approach must include career growth. (Kaufman, 2011)

Figure 2: HR Planning Process

The Overall Purpose of Strategic HR Planning is to:

• Ensure that the entity has abundant human assets to support its business strategy aims as well as prospective strategies – the right employees with the necessary skills just at right moment

• Stay current on socioeconomic, institutional, parliamentary, as well as scientific changes that affect personnel throughout the region as well as enterprise

• Make adjustments such that the company could really implement changes if indeed the prospect turns out to be higher than the expected (de Kok, 2021)

 

Figure 3: System to Effectively Plan Human Resources

Conclusion

After a period of time has passed, you may assess if the people management basic process has assisted the organization in meeting its objectives in sectors such as manufacturing, profitability, retention of staff, as well as pleasure. Proceed with the strategy if something is going well, but if you hit a snag, you could always tweak things to best accommodate the customers' requirements.

 

References

Ulrich, D., 2015. The HR Value Proposition. Harvard Business Press, 5(6), pp. 9-14.

Kaufman, G., 2011. How to Fix HR. Harvard Business Review, 1(2), pp. 6-9.

De Kok, J., 2021. “Organization Context and Human Resource Management in the Small Firm”. Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, 4(2), pp. 38-46.

Comments

  1. FuardMBA24March 30, 2022 at 8:34 AM

    Strategic human resource planning is a process that helps the organization identify current and future human resources to achieve ultimate goals. You have also explained what steps need to be taken for a successful strategic HR planning. Good one

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    1. Uditha ArawpolaApril 1, 2022 at 10:27 PM

      Thank you so much for your valuable comment! I highly appreciate your encouragement.

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  2. Chamila Thilakaratne (LMU, ESOFT MBA Batch #24)March 30, 2022 at 9:14 PM

    You've explained strategic HRM planning and responsibilities very clearly. Excellent article.

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  3. ShashithaMBA24March 30, 2022 at 9:27 PM

    Clear explanation of strategic human resource planning. There are 3 steps for archive the successful stragic HR planning. Knowledgeable justification. Good luck

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  4. Sachini GamageMarch 30, 2022 at 10:59 PM

    Nicely explained about the Strategic HRM Planning. You have clearly explained about the steps need to be taken for a successful strategic HR planning. Nice piece of writing. All The best!

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  5. Lakshitha MBA 2022 FEBMarch 31, 2022 at 1:27 AM

    Strategic HR planning refers to the process for determining a group's immediate and potential staffing requirements in order to accomplish the objectives. You have also explained what steps need to be taken for a successful strategic HR planning.

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  6. Beyond the limits....March 31, 2022 at 8:39 PM

    you have clearly described what are the steps of strategic management. All the best

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  7. Vajira Rajapakse March 31, 2022 at 9:40 PM

    Properly explained step of strategic human resources Planning.Strategic human resources Planing always ensure organisation operations goals, matching right people with right skills.

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  8. Kawshi M. Perera ♥️April 1, 2022 at 6:53 AM

    You've explained well about the strategic human resources planning . Good discussion . Well done.

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  9. ZamanApril 2, 2022 at 10:34 PM

    Developing employees through talent development and talent management is highly important in order to retain and satisfy the employees.. Relevant promotional, incentive and transfer policies should be implemented.. Good knowledgeable contents regarding Strategic HR Planning..
    All the best Uditha..

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    1. Uditha ArawpolaApril 5, 2022 at 5:39 AM

      Thank you so much for your valuable comment! I highly appreciate your encouragement.

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  10. Anushka RodrigoApril 3, 2022 at 5:13 AM

    HR Department is mandatory department for any Organization. HR department is having direct link with each and every department. Therefore, there should be proper strategy not just for People recruitment but also Training and development, evaluations, promotions, salary increment and discipline, etc.

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  11. premakumaraMBAApril 3, 2022 at 9:14 AM

    I am concerned that nowadays organizations are using those techniques ? They are functioning mainly People recruitment & they missed several points of good HR theories. I hope your attention is on this topic?
    thanks Uditha,
    Dimunge Wasantha. ,

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    1. Uditha ArawpolaApril 5, 2022 at 5:58 AM

      Exactly. I agree with you. Thank you for your valuable comment.

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  12. ShashithaMBA24April 3, 2022 at 9:16 AM

    You have described well what is strategic human resource management and what are the successful steps for the strategic human resource planing . knowledgeable article.good one

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  13. Thamali MBA#24April 3, 2022 at 10:38 AM

    You have clearly described the process of Human resource step by step. I got a wide knowledge from your blog that how to forecasting human resource and then how can we apply the methods to manage them. I believe that would be the critical problem that the organization facing nowadays because lack of HRIS planning.You have tried to give overlooked knowledge to the reader.
    Good luck.....!

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  14. Gayan WeerasingheApril 15, 2022 at 6:48 AM

    As you have mentioned Strategic Human Resource Planning is a important function in human resource management hence it is the connection between a company’s human resources and its strategies, objectives, and goals. You have described purpose of strategic human resource planning really well. Good work!

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