Case study questions

To Plan or Not to Plan? One aspect of Human Resources Management (HRM) that Ashely and Adam studied at University was Human Resources Planning (HRP). Their professor emphasized its importance, especially for large organizations. Although LeanrInMotion.com was certainly small at this point, with only a few employees, they were planning to expand, and it seemed that detailed HRP should be an essential part of their plans. There is no succession plan-after all, they have just started the business! But they both knew that the market for technology workers, in general, was competitive. Ashely and Adam have asked for some assistance with the following questions. 1. In what ways might HR planning benefit LaernInmMotion.com? 2. Should they decide to proceed with HRP, what steps should Ashely and Adam take? 3. What HRP techniques would be appropriate for them to use? 4. What other issues would have to be addressed to make HRP worthwhile?