Human resource planning

Human Resource Planning is also sometimes called manpower planning. It is a process for determining and assuring that the organization will have an adequate number of qualified persons, available at the proper times, performing jobs which meet the needs of the enterprise and which provide satisfaction for the individuals involved. Human resource planning is not static but ongoing. It involves many interrelated activities. The plan must be modified and updated as conditions require. It includes the planning and development of human resource programme, such as recruitment, performance appraisal and training to assure that people's needs of the organization are met.