Not only can strategic planning be applied to managing HR, it should be applied. Otherwise, HR managers may not run their departments (and, by extension, contribute to the overall organization) as smoothly as possible. This assignment will help you see how strategic planning needs to be entwined with HR planning. Respond to all of the following prompts: Which stage of the strategic planning process do you think is most exciting and why? Which stage do you find most challenging and why? Describe two or three concerns about the strategic planning process that are specifically related to HR. How might you address such concerns?