What is Human Resource Planning/Human Resource Planning (HRP)? Human resource planning or human resource planning are synonymous. Human resources planning is broader. Hereinafter we will call it Human Resource Planning or HRP for short. Human resource planning is the process of anticipating and executing the movement of people into, out of, and out of the organization. Human resource planning is carried out to achieve optimal utilization of human resources and to have the necessary number and types of employees to achieve the organization's objectives. We can also say that human resource planning is the process of systematically examining human resource requirements to ensure that the required number of employees with the required skills are available when and where they are needed. Human resource planning includes four factors: Quantity: How many employees do we need? Quality: What skills, knowledge and abilities do we need? Space: Where do we need employees? Time: When do we need employees? How much time do we need?Definition of Human Resource Planning (HRP)HRP can be defined as the task of assessing and anticipating the skills, knowledge and working time needs of the organization, and to initiate actions to meet or “source” these requirements. So, if the organization as a whole or any of its subsystems does not meet the benchmarks, in other words, if it is in decline, it may need to plan a reduction or redeploy its hand -of existing work. On the other hand, if it expands or diversifies, it may need to find and exploit a sufficiently skilled source of labor. Let’s look at some definitions of HRP given by different experts. Coleman defined...... middle of paper ...... • To achieve more effective and efficient utilization of employees/human resources.• To better recruit employees with the necessary skills and competencies.• To achieve a higher rate of satisfied and better developed employees.• To facilitate training and development programs. • To facilitate the deployment of strategic plans/missions. • To achieve more effective planning for equal opportunities. • To relieve the organization of unnecessary/unnecessary work. From the above discussion, we can conclude that the objective of human resource planning is to ensure the availability of the human resource requirements of the organization at specific times in the future. Or, the right people in the right place at the right time. It is a systematic HR process to help the organization achieve its business objectives.