Human Resource Planning.

Abstract

Abstract : The Director of Engineering tasked the Functional Area Management Office (FAMO), to establish a Human Resource Database. This resulted after FAMO's initial study, Personnel Planning, Identification and Projection (PPIP), to assess resources required to fulfill and maintain ERDEC's workforce. The PPIP outlines current and next generation manpower needs within the framework of the Department of Defense (DoD) Fy94-FY99 Program Objective Memorandum (POM) period. It is based on the 17 June 1994 mini-POM, and customer programs excluding research, development, technology, and engineering (RDT&E). The PPIP study served as an eye opener. The urgency of establishing a human resource database for planning became apparent as DoD downsized, increased budget cuts, and instituted hiring freezes. Learning to do more with less has forced our organization into a position to improve resource management. More critically, the unpredictable changes in restrictions placed on limited resources that we face leave us no other alternative than to optimize how we use our resources. The database established for the PPIP study proved to be a useful planning tool that aided in allocating and organizing resources. Moreover, human resource allocation became an integral part in our organization's strategic planning.