1987年,根据河北省人民政府的要求,对全省本世纪末专门人才进行了预测。人才预测是一项具有深远战略意义的基础工作,是巨大的社会系统工程,同时也是一项复杂的软科学研究课题。我们在人才预测过程中,有意识地运用了价值工程原理指导我们的工作,节约了大量的经费,去掉了多余功能,取得了明显的效果。 In 1987, according to the requirements of the People’s Government of Hebei Province, a prediction was made of the province’s specialized talents at the end of this century. Talent prediction is a basic work with far-reaching strategic significance. It is a huge social system project, and it is also a complex soft science research topic. In the process of talent forecasting, we have consciously used value engineering principles to guide our work, saved a lot of money, removed redundant functions, and achieved remarkable results.