Workforce Planning and Talent Management Module 3 - Workforce Planning

Question 1

What is workforce planning?

Answer 1

A process that:

Determines human capital needed

Analyzes what is available

Identifies actions required to ensure the right people are in the right place at the right time to fulfill an organization’s strategic and operational plans

Question 2

What time frame does operational workforce planning consider?

Answer 2

12 - 18 months

Question 3

What time frame does strategic workforce planning consider?

Answer 3

3 - 5 years

Question 4

What are some elements to consider when creating a workforce plan?

Answer 4

The strategic plan, the changing environment, and workforce maintenance and enhancement.

Question 5

What are maintenance issues?

Answer 5

Staffing levels and sustaining employee knowledge and skills.

Question 6

What are enhancement issues?

Answer 6

Improve operational efficiency or improve organizational culture and performance.

Question 7

What are some internal capacity factors?

Answer 7

Workforce demographics

Internal candidate pools, recruiting programs, and selection strategies

Current and projected internal workforce competency requirements

Organizational design

Workforce distribution

Work flow, methods and processes

Human resource systems