Human resources planning is the process of identifying current and future human resources needs. It involves securing the right people, building a supportive work environment and developing the capacity to ensure the organization’s success.
In order to improve the strategic alignment of staff and other resources, it’s essential to understand how a HR planning process works.
At its most basic level, strategic human resources planning ensures adequate staffing to meet your organization’s operational goals, matching the right people with the right skills at the right time.
It’s important to ask where your organization stands currently and where it is going in order to remain flexible. Each company’s plan will look slightly different depending on its current and future needs, but there is a basic structure that you can follow to ensure you’re on the right track.
The Components for Successful Planification
Recognition and support of the process by senior management :
The management of the company must ensure that HR planning can profitably contribute to the achievement of the strategic objectives of the organization. As for the introduction of any change, it is necessary for management to be involved in affirming its beliefs about the PRH.
The commitment of the entire management team in the process :
One can expect resistance in the organization when starting the PRH since it constitutes a change. One of the success factors is to rally and convince the management team beforehand of the importance and necessity of the proposed change. It is essential to inculcate the belief that change will make important activities better than before.
Most of the implementation is a matter of persuasion. This start-up tactic must ensure that the management team appropriates the approach and “operationalizes” it in its environment in the same direction and with the same conviction as the management of the company.
Identify the Gaps :
Determine your organization’s current and future human resources needs.
- Identify possible skills shortages in specific occupational groups or potential need for new skills,
- Identify possible need for succession planning and management,
- Ensure that you have met your obligations related to diversity and employment equity, official languages, training, learning and development; and values and ethics.
Measure Your Progress :
The human resource plan is an evergreen document. The keys to successful implementation are:
- Constantly measure, monitor and report on progress and cope with changing circumstances,
- Ensure that human resource performance measures are aligned with the accountability and people management framework indicators in the same framework,
- Establish a process for review, adjustments and regular communication of changes.
Simplify your planning process
The entire HR planning effort is undoubtedly a lot of work and a real headache for HR managers. An HRIS is strong to facilitate this planning process and to automate the processes of all HR resources.
Nova smart is an intuitive and ergonomic HR platform that puts an end to time consuming manual processes. Configurable according to your needs, your sector of activity and your requirements.
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