Question 1

For what purpose might a focus group primarily be used in workforce planning?

Accepted Answer

A)  To help predict likely levels staff turnover and retention 
B)  To help predict changes in patterns of demand for skills 
C)  Reconciliation 
D)  To establish the affordability of a pay rise 
A)  To help predict likely levels staff turnover and retention 
B)  To help predict changes in patterns of demand for skills 
C)  Reconciliation 
D)  To establish the affordability of a pay rise A

Question 2

Why is longer-term workforce planning becoming more challenging?

Accepted Answer

A)  Because the business environment is subject to rapid and discontinuous change 
B)  Because of quarterly business reporting procedures 
C)  Because plans are linked to both business and HR strategies 
D)  Because so many stakeholders need to be involved 
A)  Because the business environment is subject to rapid and discontinuous change 
B)  Because of quarterly business reporting procedures 
C)  Because plans are linked to both business and HR strategies 
D)  Because so many stakeholders need to be involved A

Question 3

What is being described here? A process by which organisations plan to take account of likely changes in employee behaviour, culture and the make-up of individual jobs.

Accepted Answer

A)  Demand planning 
B)  Supply planning 
C)  Soft HR planning 
D)  Environmental analysis 
A)  Demand planning 
B)  Supply planning 
C)  Soft HR planning 
D)  Environmental analysis C

Question 4

Which of the following does Mintzberg (1994) NOT consider to be part of strategic planning?

Accepted Answer

A)  Collecting and analysing internal and external data 
B)  Articulating a not-too-precise vision of the future 
C)  Programming the vision so that it becomes achievable 
D)  Ensuring co-ordination and encouraging everyone to pull in the same direction 
A)  Collecting and analysing internal and external data 
B)  Articulating a not-too-precise vision of the future 
C)  Programming the vision so that it becomes achievable 
D)  Ensuring co-ordination and encouraging everyone to pull in the same direction

Question 5

What is being described here? A model which accepts that a range of factors determine financial performance over the long term and that each needs to be measured.

Accepted Answer

A)  The performance scorecard 
B)  The HR scorecard 
C)  The engagement scorecard 
D)  The balanced scorecard 
A)  The performance scorecard 
B)  The HR scorecard 
C)  The engagement scorecard 
D)  The balanced scorecard

Question 6

What is being described here? An approach to workforce planning which is based on a thorough analysis of the tasks to be done and the time each takes.

Accepted Answer

A)  The census method 
B)  The work study method 
C)  The inductive method 
D)  The statistical method 
A)  The census method 
B)  The work study method 
C)  The inductive method 
D)  The statistical method

For what purpose might a focus group primarily be used in workforce planning?

Why is longer-term workforce planning becoming more challenging?

What is being described here? A process by which organisations plan to take account of likely changes in employee behaviour, culture and the make-up of individual jobs.

Which of the following does Mintzberg (1994) NOT consider to be part of strategic planning?

What is being described here? A model which accepts that a range of factors determine financial performance over the long term and that each needs to be measured.

What is being described here? An approach to workforce planning which is based on a thorough analysis of the tasks to be done and the time each takes.

The Nature of Human Resource Management

The Global Context for Human Resource Management

HRM Around the World

Strategic Human Resource Managemen

Organisational Agility and Flexibility

Recruitment

Selection Methods and Decisions

Employee Performance Management

Leadership

Engagement and Retention

Managing Attendance and Absence

Organisational Change and Development

The Context of Employee Learning and Development

Learning and Development

Talent and Career Development

Employee Voice

The Legal Framework of Work

Equal Opportunities and Diversity

Total Reward and Setting Pay

Incentives

Pensions and Benefits

Ethics and Reputational Management

Managing the Human Resource Function

Health and Well-Being

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Exam 5: Workforce Planning and Analytics

For what purpose might a focus group primarily be used in workforce planning?

Why is longer-term workforce planning becoming more challenging?

What is being described here? A process by which organisations plan to take account of likely changes in employee behaviour, culture and the make-up of individual jobs.

Which of the following does Mintzberg (1994) NOT consider to be part of strategic planning?

What is being described here? A model which accepts that a range of factors determine financial performance over the long term and that each needs to be measured.

What is being described here? An approach to workforce planning which is based on a thorough analysis of the tasks to be done and the time each takes.

The Nature of Human Resource Management

The Global Context for Human Resource Management

HRM Around the World

Strategic Human Resource Managemen

Organisational Agility and Flexibility

Recruitment

Selection Methods and Decisions

Employee Performance Management

Leadership

Engagement and Retention

Managing Attendance and Absence

Organisational Change and Development

The Context of Employee Learning and Development

Learning and Development

Talent and Career Development

Employee Voice

The Legal Framework of Work

Equal Opportunities and Diversity

Total Reward and Setting Pay

Incentives

Pensions and Benefits

Ethics and Reputational Management

Managing the Human Resource Function

Health and Well-Being

Filters