Who is Responsible for Workforce Planning?
It requires involvement of the entire organization in identifying its vision, goals and core business functions. The HR professional’s role is to examine how work and the workforce of the State are changing. By analyzing information from multiple sources to define current and future workforce needs, agencies can develop and implement strategies to fill in any gaps to be better positioned to meet stakeholders’ increased service expectations. This dynamic, data-driven process is the core of workforce planning. Work planning is one aspect of overall strategic planning processes. State Process Chart Why are we doing it? Workforce planning is an important activity that will enable agencies to determine the workforce needed for continued success; provide a foundation to actively train, recruit or restructure resources; bridge knowledge gaps due to attrition; and achieve maximum organizational effectiveness. It is the process by which the current workforce is transformed to meet tomorrow’s ne
