Manpower Planning

                                                                                                                      Syllabus

                                                                                                             CODE-18MBA 301 C

                                                                                                   MANPOWER PLANNING (MP)

Module -I

Manpower Forecasting: Introduction, Manpower Planning Objective (Micro & Macro Levels), HR Planning Linkage with other HR Function, Influencing Factors in Manpower Planning. Forecasting, Necessity for Forecasting, Steps in Forecasting, Demand and Supply Forecasting, Demand & Supply Forecasting Techniques, Forecasting Accuracy, Benefits of Forecasting –Manpower Planning, Strategic Staffing–HR Planning Process,–Job Analysis and Description. Problems in HRP, Guidelines for Effective HRP, Recent Trends in HRP.

Module-II

Developing a Manpower Plan: Introduction, Developing a Manpower Plan, Qualitative Side of Manpower Planning, Behavioral Event Interviewing, Standard Interviews, Competency Mapping (Skill Inventory), Sample Manpower Plan Competency Mapping – Procedures and Steps, Methods of Data Collection for Mapping, Developing Competency Models from Raw Data. Use and Applicability of Statistical and Mathematical Models in Manpower Planning: Cohort Analysis, Census Analysis and Markov Models.

Module-III

Strategic HRP: Definition & Concept, Benefits of Strategic Manpower Planning (SMP), Strategies, Methods, and Tools for SMP, Key Steps in SMP: Assessing Competencies, Gap Analysis and Strategy Development. A Business Process Approach to HRP.