Chapter 21. Structuring Strategic Workforce Planning to Support Common Business Initiatives: Setting Up Relevant Staffing Models for the Changes You Are Facing

There is no limit to the number of business changes and initiatives whose implementation can be greatly facilitated by the application of workforce planning. This chapter describes in detail how workforce planning can be used to help implement three very common business initiatives: a straightforward growth scenario, a merger/acquisition opportunity, and the opening of a “greenfield” facility (such as a new manufacturing facility). A fourth example is provided that applies when specific skills changes in a particular job family or function are required in order to implement a business ...

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