Government Finance Profession

Workforce Planning

Workforce planning underpins and supports service delivery improvement. It helps to:

• explore the future, assess options and define its objectives
• identify future needs of a workforce to meet these objectives
• put in place an effective programme of action to develop its future workforce.
• put in place an effective programme of action to develop its future workforce.

It is about finding practical solutions to identify, attract and retain the right people to deliver an organisation’s objectives.

Effective workforce planning helps organisations identify future workforce challenges and priorities. It provides a sound foundation to develop a successful workforce strategy.

Recommended Process

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• Review Business Plan
• Identify work functions required by Plan
• Assess Staffing Requirements
• Project Current Workforce
• Analyse Gaps
• Develop Workforce Plan
• Review & Revise
• Workforce Planning Case Study