The document provides an introduction to human resource planning. It discusses key points such as the definition of human resource planning as anticipating and providing for the movement of people into, within and out of an organization. The objectives of HRP are to maintain, forecast, optimize and utilize the right number of people with the right skills at the right time and cost. The document outlines the process of HRP including assessing current human resources, forecasting future needs, and matching inventory to requirements. It also discusses managing forecasted demand or surplus through methods like recruitment, redeployment, retrenchment or work sharing.