The company must determine which jobs need to be done and how many and what type of workers will be required for those jobs. In management terminology, we call this organization. Thus, establishing the structure of the organization assists in determining the skills, knowledge, and abilities required of job holders. Only at this point do we being to look at people to meet these criteria. And that's where HRM comes into play. To determine what skills are needed, HRM conducts a job analysis. Exhibit 5-1 is a simplistic graphic representation of the job analysis process. The key message in Exhibit 5-1 is that all jobs in the organization ultimately must be tied to the company's mission and strategic direction. Unless jobs can be linked to the organization's strategic goals, these goals become a moving target. It's no wonder, then, that employment planning has become more critical in organization. Let's look at how human resource planning operates within the strategic planning process.