Importance of human resources planning in organizations
By nyamupachari vareta
Introduction
Planning is very important to our everyday activities. Several definitions have been given by different writers what planning is all about and its importance to achieving our objectives. It is amazing that this important part of HR is mostly ignored in HR in most organizations because those at the top do not know the value of HR planning. Organizations that do not plan for the future have less opportunities to survive the competition ahead. This article will discuss the importance of HR planning ; the six steps of HR planning that is : forecasting; inventory, audit, HR Resource Plan ; Actioning of plan; Monitoring and Control.
Definition of HR Planning
Quoting Mondy et (1996) they define it as a systematic analysis of HR needs in order to ensure that correct number of employees with the necessary skills are available when they are required.
When we prepare our planning programme, practitioners should bear in mind that their staff members have their objective they need to achieve. This is the reason why employees seek employment. Neglecting these needs would result in poor motivation that may lead to unnecessary poor performance and even industrial actions.
Importance of planning