Step 4: Define Staffing Plans

The final “take-away” or deliverable of the strategic staffing process is usually a set of well-documented staffing plans that define all the staffing actions that must be implemented in each planning period if supply is to equal demand for all periods. Once you have defined particular staffing needs and developed your overarching staffing strategies (following steps 2 and 3), you will be able to define specific staffing plans for each planning period within your planning horizon.

Regardless of its particular format, any staffing plan must provide a list of specific actions to be implemented to eliminate staffing gaps and surpluses for a given planning period. This is actually where the rubber hits the road—without ...

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