Many HRP practitioners*
prefer to focus on the technical side—that is, the mathematical and
behavioral methods of forecasting HR needs. Others prefer the managerial side—
that is, the way decision-makers tackle human resource issues affecting an organization.
Still others distinguish between strategic HRP, undertaken to formulate
and/or implement an organization’s long-range plans, and operational HRP,
undertaken to guide daily HR decisions.To complicate matters even more, some
HR practitioners distinguish between HRP for an organization, which focuses
on planning solely to meet organizational demands, and HRP for individuals,
which focuses on the implications of such plans for individual career planning.