Leading An Organisation

A workforce plan outlines how to transition from the current state to a better future state. It describes the current and future positions, providing context for the plan. Balancing time, cost, and quality is crucial. A well-developed plan over 2-3 months, involving the right people, is often effective.

Building a workforce plan is a project. Utilize any project approach or specific workforce planning methodology. Start with effective mobilisation, forming operational and steering groups, and defining the scope. Understand the urgency, scale, financial requirements, and potential investment sources.

Engage stakeholders through interviews, data analysis, surveys, and workshops. Collect qualitative and quantitative data to create a comprehensive Current State document. Review documents and engage stakeholders to identify and agree on solutions. Conduct document reviews and future state workshops to prioritize and plan agreed-upon priorities.

Understand the impact of each priority or program on targets. Assign or model the impact based on current state information. Support teams in developing an outline plan for each project, including description, scope, links, resources, metrics, ongoing work, overview plan, and estimated benefits.

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