SECTION 1
Historical Perspective
Dan L. Ward
THIS FIRST SECTION OFFERS insight into earlier practices in Strategic Workforce Planning (SWP). In 1969, James W. Walker authored “Forecasting Manpower Needs” in the Harvard Business Review, which created quite a stir when senior executives were introduced to the concept. In the 1970s, he founded the Human Resource Planning Society, now known as HR People & Strategy (HRPS). We asked Jim to write the first chapter of this book because no one is more qualified to talk about how this field gained its prominence over the past forty years. His chapter, “The Origins of Workforce Planning,” allows the reader a chance to sit beside Jim as he describes the professionalization of our field.
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