Horti-Business Management (2+0)

Job Analysis

Job Analysis

• It is the process of determining the tasks to be done in a job and the skills and abilities that the employee must have to fulfill the duties and responsibilities of the job.
• (Processing unit - Production manager – tasks to be done - planning production, scheduling, managing production labour, quality control, expenditure control)
• (Production manager – Skills and abilities required – Engineering knowledge and skills (B.E., labour management, production planning, quality management)
• Job analysis involves;
• analyzing the environment (nature of competitors, customers etc)
• determining the duties and responsibilities of the job, and
• observing and recording various tasks of the job as they are performed
• Job analysis forms the basis for job description and job specification.


• Job description (emphasis on the job): objectives of the job, work to be performed, skills and responsibilities required, working conditions and relationship with other jobs.
• Job specification (emphasis on the individual): minimum qualification (education, skills, experience) required additional preferred experience.