Performance Evaluation and Management Assignment

Discussion 3: Performance Evaluation and Management
Welcome to the third discussion. This week we will explore Human Resource Planning. Unfortunately there is no one best method for HR planning. How much planning is needed, which forecasting techniques will work best, and how far into the future these estimates should extend all differ from organization to organization. Organizations throughout the United States are beginning to understand how critical HR planning is the process of organizational goals and strategic planning. Job analysis plays an important role in the success of the HR planning process. The job is the major building block of an organization and it is essential that each characteristic of each job in an organization be clearly understood.

During the second week of the discussion, students are to upload two reply posts in response to their classmates’ initial posts. Each reply post should respectfully agree or disagree with the position(s) taken by your classmate and state the reasons for your position. Each reply should encourage further discussion from the author of the initial post and be a minimum of 150 words. The two reply posts are due on Sunday at 11:59 pm EST. Please be sure to utilize the reading materials (and any outside sources) to support your position(s) and include proper APA citation (in-text and reference list) in your post.

See the discussion rubric in the Important Documents Folder for more details on grading.

Course Materials:
Read Chapter 5 and 6 in your Human Resource Management Textbook.
Watch the LinkedIn Learning course: Strategic Human Resources Catherine Mattice Zundel (55 min)
What is human resource planning? How does it relate to other human resource management activities? How can an HRIS help organizations respond to today’s pressures to reduce costs and be more efficient?

SAMPLE SOUTION

Human resource planning can be defined as the continuous process of systematic way of planning ahead to help attain optimum use of an the most valuable asset in the organization which are the employees (Novo, 2018). The process ensures that there is best fit between the existing responsibilities in the organization and the available manpower. This is key as it helps avoid employee shortage or surplus while helping the organization achieve its intended objectives.
There are other human resource management activities that relate to human resource planning. Some of the activities include staffing, development, compensation and employee and labor relations. Human resource planning acts as a link between human resource management and the organization’s overall strategic plan. For instance, in employee and labor relations, organizations have to assess the existing job deficits and…