What are the next steps on workforce planning?
The DON CIO is one of the first DON organizations to attempt workforce planning on a broad scale. There are many strategic and tactical actions that have to be implemented to institutionalize the process and make it part of DON culture. Among the first steps the DON CIO will be taking is communicating the approach it took and the results it achieved in this demonstration. It is important to share these products so other organizations can consider how they might implement this – and to build a critical mass of interest in the topic. As you review the migration strategies in each document, it is clear that the efforts proposed by the working groups will not only benefit the IM/IT community, but will also affect civilians and military in other mission specialties. As the DON CIO moves forward on these strategies, it will be forging strategic alliances with other organizations to support its recommendations, as well as working closely with the organizations that can take specific actions t
