Overview of Workforce Planning (WFP)

• A Clear Definition of WFP and its Relationship to Organization Strategy
• The Need for WFP:
  • Penalties for Bot being Properly Staffed
  • Importance and Benefits of WFP
  • How is the WFP Process Linked to Other HR Processes
  • Aims and Phases of WFP
• Main Drivers of WFP
• The WFP Analysis Model ? A Mega Process
• WFP Key Performance Indicators

Workforce Planning Analysis: An Operational Approach

• Introduction
  • Project Based Workforce Requirements
  • Long Term Workforce Requirements
• The Demand Analysis Phase: How to Forecast Human Resources Needs
  • Trend Analysis
  • Ratio Analysis
  • The Scatter Plot
  • The Zero Manning Technique for Identifying Workforce Needs
  • The Demand Analysis Process
• The Supply Analysis Phase
  • How it Will Help WFP
  • The Supply Analysis Process
  • Forecasting the Supply of Internal Candidates
  • Qualifications Inventories
  • Replacement Charts
  • Roles and Responsibilities
• The Gap Analysis Phase
  • The Nature of Gap Analysis?
  • Causes of Gaps between Supply and Demand
  • The Gap Analysis Process

Workforce Formulation

• It is All about Filling the Workforce Gaps
• Strategic Issues to Consider in Filling Workforce Gaps
• The Process

Monitoring and Evaluation

• A Built In Process
• Gathering Feedback Methods and Means

Beyond Staffing Plans

• Using Workforce Planning to Support Management Successions and Development Planning
• Talent Planning: The Key to Effective Talent Management
• Measuring Staffing Effectiveness and Efficiency
• Calculating Staffing Costs and Evaluating Staffing Options