6.2.1 Definition and purpose of workforce planning

• What is the primary purpose of workforce planning?

  Ensure sufficient talent
• Effective workforce planning ensures the right skills
• Match the workforce area with the action needed:

  Marketing ↔️ Recruit 5 new marketers

  Finance ↔️ Reallocate or retrain 1 professional

  Operations ↔️ Maintain current levels
• The purpose of workforce planning is to increase employee turnover.

  False
• Workforce planning involves aligning staffing needs with business goals
• Steps in workforce planning:

  1️⃣ Align staffing with goals

  2️⃣ Analyze current workforce

  3️⃣ Project future needs

  4️⃣ Identify gaps
• Effective workforce planning reduces recruitment costs.
• How does workforce planning increase productivity?

  Ensuring right skills
• A software company that plans for skill development can reduce recruitment costs