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A translation of Stella M. Nkomo’s article on “Strategic Planning for Strategic Human Resources” from English to Farsi is provided by Mr . Hassan Zarei Matin Advocates of human resource planning cite tangible benefits to organizations by application of formal
planning models to human resources and their developments. While the individuals have been considered as the most precious assets of organizations, still many firms view their human resources as an
operational expense rather than an organizational resource or a capital investment. The author present a framework for a systematic approach to the strategic planning of human resources. She discusses the
following elements: an analysis of environment, an analysis of corporate goals and strategies, an analysis of internal sources of human resources, forecasting the future demands for human resources, creation and development of goals and strategies for human resources, and evaluation and review of the plans.