This document discusses establishing pay plans for organizations. It outlines that compensation plans should be aligned with business strategy and goals. The compensation strategy and plan should be periodically reevaluated. The process of establishing a pay plan involves job analysis, developing job descriptions, conducting market wage surveys, evaluating jobs, and creating a pay structure. The objectives of an effective pay plan include internal equity, external competitiveness, individual equity, performance incentives, compliance with laws, and administrative efficiency.