Question

What does the manpower plan help to assess?

Answer 1

The manpower plan helps to assess three things -

1. What kind of people are required?
   Each organisation needs personnel with the necessary qualifications, skills, knowledge, experience and aptitude for work. The entrepreneur must clearly state:
   1. What kind/type of person is required to be hired for getting his work done.
   2. State the personnel ranging from managers, supervisors, administrators, engineers, technical, skilled and unskilled class.
   3. Nature of business activity which will help in deciding the type of manpower required.
2. How many people are required?
   This question deals with the quantity of personnel the enterprise needs. The number of people required for various positions throughout the enterprise gets affected by:
   
   1. The total work to be done.
   2. How much work can an average person do in a specified period of time.
   3. Level of absenteeism expected.
   4. Rate of labour turnover.
   5. The present number of employees.
   6. The future plans for expansion and diversification.
3. How to procure personnel?
   As the next step in manpower planning, entrepreneur clearly mentions the strategies, methods, policies, rules and regulations pertaining to persons with respect to Recruitment, Selection and Training.