The Strategy of Workforce Planning
Strategy of workforce planning is the process of matching workforce demand and supply over a foreseeable time period. Organization conduct workforce planning that builds upon quantitative activities such as headcount planning and workforce analytic, and use these data as part of qualitative decisions to support and implement organizational strategies. Workforce planning allows organization to better meet the challenges of a rapidly changing economy. By using business strategy to align shifts in demand with the existing and future supply of human capital, organization optimize the workforce to meet business goals, increase market share, and improve employee engagement. When formulating a strategic workforce plan, one needs to take into consideration the external and internal operating environment, i.e. business or market-level and corporate-level strategies. This will ensure a good balance of strategy-based demand forecast - Strategic Priorities, with intelligent supply channels - Wor...