Workforce Planning Roles and Responsibilities
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Workforce Planning Roles and Responsibilities
When an organization undertakes workforce planning, everyone is responsible for their part in working together towards a collective outcome. A clear understanding and communication of roles and responsibilities throughout the process will go a long way.
Top leadership needs to:
- Publicly demonstrate a commitment to workforce planning
- Provide the resources to make workforce planning happen
- Analyze market conditions and identify impact on business
- Share the overall strategic direction of the organization
- Review KPIs and budgets
- Design and chart organization (in cooperation with HR)
HR needs to:
- Provide the tools for managers to analyze the workforce
- Provide tools to determine supply and demand of critical capabilities
- Provide workforce data
- Support and coach managers in application
- Facilitate strategic discussions
- Design and chart organization (in cooperation with top leaders)
- Create ‘what if’ scenarios and undertake risk assessment for management
Managers need to:
- Align recruitment and training with strategic goals and objectives
- Review labor forecasting and labor supply impact
- Identify competency gaps
- Propose solutions to fill gaps
- Determine recruitment needs
