Senior Management at the Astro Corporation, a wireless phone manufacturer, is concerned about ensuring that the company has qualified individuals ready to step into planned or unplanned open positions. Based on this, the company decides to create a formal succession plan. Which of the following is the first step in the process of developing a succession plan?
A. identifying the positions that are included in the plan
B. identifying the employees who are included in the plan
C. developing standards to evaluate positions
D. measuring employee potential in an organization
E. linking the succession planning system with other HR systems