Relationship between strategic planning and human resource planning (HRP) | Human Resource Management

Relationship between strategic planning and human resource planning (HRP)!

Strategic planning refers to the process of defining strategy or direction, allocating resources and sequencing activities to achieve goals. In other words, it is a process of envisioning the future and translating the vision into concrete goals. It scans environment, defines vision and mission to achieve goals. It is formulated by top level management. Whereas, human resource planning (HRP) is a process by which future requirements of human resource in terms of quality and quantity are determined. It aims to ensure right person at right place in right time. It is prepared by human resource department. The relationship between strategic planning and human resource planning (HRP) can be mentioned as under:

 1. Followers Relationship

Strategic planning is the function of top level management. It is a corporate plan under this relationship. The top level management prepares strategic planning by clearly determine their objectives and the human resource department prepares human resource planning (HRP) based on the objectives of strategic plan.
In other words, human resource planner prepares human resource planning by considering the objectives of strategic planning. So, strategic planning is a leader planning and human resource planning is a follower plan.

 2. Partners Relationship

Under this relationship the strategic planner and human resource planning planner sits together and formulates plan. The strategic planner clear fully analysis quality and quantity of human resource available in the organization and human resource planner analysis corporate objectives and together formulate their plan.