The Human Resource Department is vital to any organization. It has been quite a few years that organizations have finally started realizing that their true assets are the employees/human beings who work for them. You can have a great system and infrastructure in place but if the human capital is not going to support the entire company or the system, there will not be any sales, revenue, profits or growth! Thus, HR department with proper HR Solutions is critical for any organizational development.

Of course, it is easier said than done. HR Department's role is not just giving salaries and bonus - it entails a whole range of activities - recruitment, budgeting, forecasting for human capital, remuneration, training, development, retention, labor laws etc. Having a proper system for HR solutions is thus a necessity and to manage a human resource department requires some planning and strategic outlay:

First and foremost decide what are the organization's needs and goals. This will help in establishing HR's role in the grand scheme of things. Once the organizational vision and mission is set, it becomes easier to set up the HR department because this department will always be in congruence with the overall vision of the company. If your company is already wide spread and well established, company goals are different and HR needs and goals, will thus be different. If it is a new company, HR needs and wants are different and if it is an NGO, the needs are even more varied!

The next step in setting up the HR department or running it efficiently is to know what kind and how much of human capital is really required and what all different levels! Determining these needs will give an estimate of human capital budgeting and forecasting which is very important.

The ideal next step is recruiting the right type of people. As such this is an ongoing process. Whether it is an NGO, a start up or a well established company, it will always require employees. When one leaves, a need is created and the vacuum needs to be filled up as soon as possible. Thus, recruitment and staffing are important functions of the HR department.

Implementing proper softwares for the purpose of recruitment, staffing, retention and training is necessary. Gone are the days where the files of employees were kept in a safe locker room. This is the day and age of modern softwares. HRIS is one such software which can take care of every HR needs in a very efficient way. Installing, implementing and training HR guys about these softwares is the next ideal step.

Well, the last but not the least, is the fact that HR department needs to train and retain the staff. Whether you throw employee parties, give them bonuses, send them for offsite training etc., just make sure you train and develop your staff for better positions. This also means you have to retain this staff!

HR is the backbone of any organization - as long as there are employees, every company will function smoothly!