Human Resource Planning (HRP) and Job Analysis
Human Resource Planning (HRP) and Job Analysis
Human Resource Planning (HRP) and Job Analysis
A Human Resource professional would be better equipped for HRP if he has a good
understanding of:
• Market dynamics
• Organisational processes
• Technological developments
Matching of supply and demand can help the HR department to identify areas in which
shortages and surpluses exist. When there is a need for downsizing, Organisations opt for
retrenchment using techniques like lay-offs, leave of absence without pay, work-sharing,
reduced work hours, early retirement, etc. to reduce the number of employees.
Effective HRP reduces the pressures on the management and employees, as both employment
and retrenchment would be well planned and phased out over a comfortable time span,
AVOIDING UNPLEASANT CONSEQUENCES.
HRP in short, estimates the quantity and quality of people that will be required in the future.
How many people will be required depends on the jobs to be staffed. Job related information is
available thru JOB ANALYSIS, hence JOB ANALYSIS is necessary for HRP.
JOB ANALYSIS is the process of determining and recording all the pertinent information
about a specific job, including:
• Why he does it
Immediate products of this analysis are JOB DESCRIPTION & JOB SPECIFICATION
and activities of a particular job. Title of the Personality traits, manual dexterity, etc.
JOB ANALYSIS differentiates one job from the other, in an Organisation, and is based on
OBSERVATION and STUDY.
JOB ANALYSIS provides the basic foundation (directly / indirectly) for most of HR activities, viz;
• Recruitment
• Selection
• Job Design
Step 3: Explain the process to employees and determine their level of involvement
Step 4: Determine the Data collection method and collect job analysis information
• Observation
• Questionnaires and Checklists (Many pre-fabricated Questionnaires and Checklists are available); viz:
Comprehensive Occupational Data Analysis Program – CODAP, Position Analysis Questionnaire (PAQ), MPDQ, Fynctional Job
Analysis (FJA) & CMQ
• Job Enlargement – Horizontal expansion of a job – enhances responsibility, personal achievement, recognition
• Job Enrichment – Vertical expansion, wider range of duties added – enhances responsibility, personal achievement, recognition
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