WGU D 351 QUESTINS AND ANSWERS LATEST EDITION
ALREADY VERIFIED AS A+
What process is used to identify the necessary KSAs and individual preferences, etc., for each job
within the organization?
A) HR planning
B) Job/role planning
C) Strategic business planning
D) Job analysis
D) Job analysis
Although HR planning identifies the organization's HR needs, it is job analysis that is essential for
identifying the necessary KSAs and the appropriate individual preferences, interests, and personality
traits for each job within the organization. It is very difficult, if not impossible, to do effective recruiting
unless the job qualifications are defined upon initiation of the employment requisition. No internal or
external recruiting effort should begin until there is a clear and concise statement of the job's education,
skills, and experience requirements, as well as the salary range.
What is the next step in human resource planning once the business plans are determined?
- Decide how many and which employees are needed
- Look over the plan again and ask all department heads if they agree
- Implement the plan
- After the plan is determined, the organization takes over and Human Resource is no longer a part of
it.
Decide how many and which employees are needed
What is HRP?
- Human Resource Projects
- High Priority Rating
- Human Resource Planning
- High Performance Rating
Human Resource Planning
True or False: Human resource planning is one of the last steps in creating a human resource program.
FALSE:
Human resource planning is one of the first steps in creating an effective human resource management
program.
, What is the purpose of HR Planning?
- To understand how to best budget employee costs
- To understand how to help employees and managers work together
- To understand the human capital needs of the organization
- To understand the risks and the benefits of different programs in the organization
To understand the human capital needs of the organization.
The purpose of HR planning is to understand the firm’s human capital needs (demand) and then
determine who is available to fill those needs (supply).
True or False: A firm must look at both internal and external needs to figure out what the
organization's needs are.
TRUE:
Human resource planning, also known as HR planning or HRP, is one of the first steps in creating an
effective human resource management program. HRP involves forecasting the human resource needs of
the organization and planning the steps necessary to meet those needs.To successfully determine an
organization's needs, firms must examine both internal and external factors.
True or False: HR planning may cause a company to redesign jobs or restructure work.
TRUE:
In many organizations, HR planning may include redesigning jobs, restructuring work, engaging in
outsourcing activities and adjusting staffing needs to meet the strategic direction of the firm.
True or False: One purpose of human resource planning is to help reduce costs by helping managers
respond to shortages and surpluses of human resources at a moment's notice.
FALSE:
One purpose of human resource planning is to reduce costs by helping management anticipate
shortages or surpluses of human resources and correct imbalances before they become unmanageable
and expensive.
Which of the following is NOT one of the purposes of HR forecasting and planning?
- Provide a better basis for planning employee development that makes optimum use of workers'
strengths.
- Provide a tool for evaluating the effect of alternative HR actions and policies.
- Improve the overall business-planning process.
- Coordinate HR programs that achieve the goals no matter the cost.
Coordinate HR programs that achieve the goals no matter the cost.
Why is HRP one of the fastest growing and most important areas of human resource management?
ALREADY VERIFIED AS A+
What process is used to identify the necessary KSAs and individual preferences, etc., for each job
within the organization?
A) HR planning
B) Job/role planning
C) Strategic business planning
D) Job analysis
D) Job analysis
Although HR planning identifies the organization's HR needs, it is job analysis that is essential for
identifying the necessary KSAs and the appropriate individual preferences, interests, and personality
traits for each job within the organization. It is very difficult, if not impossible, to do effective recruiting
unless the job qualifications are defined upon initiation of the employment requisition. No internal or
external recruiting effort should begin until there is a clear and concise statement of the job's education,
skills, and experience requirements, as well as the salary range.
What is the next step in human resource planning once the business plans are determined?
- Decide how many and which employees are needed
- Look over the plan again and ask all department heads if they agree
- Implement the plan
- After the plan is determined, the organization takes over and Human Resource is no longer a part of
it.
Decide how many and which employees are needed
What is HRP?
- Human Resource Projects
- High Priority Rating
- Human Resource Planning
- High Performance Rating
Human Resource Planning
True or False: Human resource planning is one of the last steps in creating a human resource program.
FALSE:
Human resource planning is one of the first steps in creating an effective human resource management
program.
, What is the purpose of HR Planning?
- To understand how to best budget employee costs
- To understand how to help employees and managers work together
- To understand the human capital needs of the organization
- To understand the risks and the benefits of different programs in the organization
To understand the human capital needs of the organization.
The purpose of HR planning is to understand the firm’s human capital needs (demand) and then
determine who is available to fill those needs (supply).
True or False: A firm must look at both internal and external needs to figure out what the
organization's needs are.
TRUE:
Human resource planning, also known as HR planning or HRP, is one of the first steps in creating an
effective human resource management program. HRP involves forecasting the human resource needs of
the organization and planning the steps necessary to meet those needs.To successfully determine an
organization's needs, firms must examine both internal and external factors.
True or False: HR planning may cause a company to redesign jobs or restructure work.
TRUE:
In many organizations, HR planning may include redesigning jobs, restructuring work, engaging in
outsourcing activities and adjusting staffing needs to meet the strategic direction of the firm.
True or False: One purpose of human resource planning is to help reduce costs by helping managers
respond to shortages and surpluses of human resources at a moment's notice.
FALSE:
One purpose of human resource planning is to reduce costs by helping management anticipate
shortages or surpluses of human resources and correct imbalances before they become unmanageable
and expensive.
Which of the following is NOT one of the purposes of HR forecasting and planning?
- Provide a better basis for planning employee development that makes optimum use of workers'
strengths.
- Provide a tool for evaluating the effect of alternative HR actions and policies.
- Improve the overall business-planning process.
- Coordinate HR programs that achieve the goals no matter the cost.
Coordinate HR programs that achieve the goals no matter the cost.
Why is HRP one of the fastest growing and most important areas of human resource management?
