To Plan or Not to Plan?

One aspect of HRM that Jennifer and Pierre studied at university was HR planning. Their professor emphasized its importance, especially for large organizations. Although LearnInMotion.com was certainly small at this point, with only a few employees, they were planning to expand, and it seemed that detailed HRP should be an essential part of their plans. There was no succession plan—after all, they have just started the business! But they both knew that the market for technology workers, in general, was competitive. Jennifer and Pierre have asked for some assistance with the following questions.

QUESTIONS

I What is human resources planning and how will it help LearnInMotion.com’s strategic plans?

II Describe the steps in the human resources planning process and discuss the important elements within each that will benefit LearnInMotion.com.