Strategic HR Planning Flashcards

What does 'HR supply analysis' examine?

Answer: The availability of talent both inside and outside the organization

HR supply analysis assesses the current internal workforce capabilities and external labor market to determine talent availability.

Which tool is used to map an employee's current skills, experience, and career aspirations for succession and development planning?

Answer: Skills inventory or talent profile

A skills inventory or talent profile captures each employee's competencies, experience, certifications, and career goals to support planning decisions.

In HR strategy, what does the term 'rightsizing' refer to?

Answer: Adjusting workforce size to match organizational needs, which may involve both reductions and additions

Rightsizing means aligning workforce size and composition with current and future strategic requirements, which can mean growing or shrinking.

Which of the following best describes the role of HR analytics in strategic planning?

Answer: Using workforce data and metrics to make evidence-based HR and business decisions

HR analytics applies data analysis to workforce information to identify trends, predict outcomes, and guide strategic talent decisions.

A scenario planning approach in HR involves doing which of the following?

Answer: Developing multiple workforce plans based on different possible future business conditions

HR scenario planning creates alternative workforce strategies tied to different possible futures, allowing the organization to respond flexibly.

What is the primary output of the strategic HR planning process?

Answer: An HR strategy and workforce plan aligned to organizational objectives

The strategic HR planning process produces an actionable HR strategy and workforce plan that directly supports the achievement of organizational goals.