PLANNING FOR PEOPLE

• Questions This Chapter Will Help Managers Answer

• LO 6-1How can business strategy be integrated with
strategic workforce planning?
• LO 6-2How might job-design principles and job analysis
be useful to the practicing manager?
• LO 6-3What is strategic workforce planning, and how
should I begin that process?
• LO 6-4How can organizations balance “make” versus
“buy” decisions with respect to talent?
• LO 6-5How should organizations manage leadership
succession?
KEY TERMS
• succession planning
• business strategy
• HR strategy
• SMART objectives
• job design
• job description
• Job specification
• competency models
• competencies
• strategic workforce planning
• workforce forecasting
• succession plan