Defining Staffing Implications: An Interview Guide

There are times when business plans or strategies simply don’t contain the clearly defined, detailed information that is needed to identify staffing issues and implications. Staffing profiles don’t exist, and there is no obvious information regarding staffing requirements. In such cases, the needed information can often be gathered quickly and efficiently by interviewing the line managers and planners who were responsible for creating the plans.

This section contains some hints that you can use in preparing for and conducting such interviews. In general terms, you will need to prepare by identifying current staff availability (both skills and staffing levels) for the manager’s unit. During the ...

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