Strategic Workforce Planning: Developing Optimized Talent Strategies for Future Growth
Strategic workforce planning can often be complex and technical, so how can organizations demystify the processes to effectively prepare for current and future workforce requirements?

Strategic Workforce Planning is a comprehensive guide that explains what it is, why it's necessary and most importantly, how to do it. It enables HR professionals to understand and resolve core business matters, from analysing future hiring demand to prioritizing investments like training and development. It also covers how to manage the impact of artificial intelligence (AI), automation and machine learning on the global workforce.

This fully updated second edition features a new chapter on remote working strategies and operational workforce planning, as well as new and updated case studies and material on workforce planning in a downturn and for Diversity and Inclusion. Providing fresh perspectives alongside the fundamental theory, Strategic Workforce Planning is essential reading for practitioners of all levels of experience looking to align people strategy with company strategy and maintain competitive advantage.

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Strategic Workforce Planning: Developing Optimized Talent Strategies for Future Growth
Strategic workforce planning can often be complex and technical, so how can organizations demystify the processes to effectively prepare for current and future workforce requirements?

Strategic Workforce Planning is a comprehensive guide that explains what it is, why it's necessary and most importantly, how to do it. It enables HR professionals to understand and resolve core business matters, from analysing future hiring demand to prioritizing investments like training and development. It also covers how to manage the impact of artificial intelligence (AI), automation and machine learning on the global workforce.

This fully updated second edition features a new chapter on remote working strategies and operational workforce planning, as well as new and updated case studies and material on workforce planning in a downturn and for Diversity and Inclusion. Providing fresh perspectives alongside the fundamental theory, Strategic Workforce Planning is essential reading for practitioners of all levels of experience looking to align people strategy with company strategy and maintain competitive advantage.

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Strategic Workforce Planning: Developing Optimized Talent Strategies for Future Growth

Strategic Workforce Planning: Developing Optimized Talent Strategies for Future Growth

by Ross Sparkman
Strategic Workforce Planning: Developing Optimized Talent Strategies for Future Growth

Strategic Workforce Planning: Developing Optimized Talent Strategies for Future Growth

by Ross Sparkman

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Overview

Strategic workforce planning can often be complex and technical, so how can organizations demystify the processes to effectively prepare for current and future workforce requirements?

Strategic Workforce Planning is a comprehensive guide that explains what it is, why it's necessary and most importantly, how to do it. It enables HR professionals to understand and resolve core business matters, from analysing future hiring demand to prioritizing investments like training and development. It also covers how to manage the impact of artificial intelligence (AI), automation and machine learning on the global workforce.

This fully updated second edition features a new chapter on remote working strategies and operational workforce planning, as well as new and updated case studies and material on workforce planning in a downturn and for Diversity and Inclusion. Providing fresh perspectives alongside the fundamental theory, Strategic Workforce Planning is essential reading for practitioners of all levels of experience looking to align people strategy with company strategy and maintain competitive advantage.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781398607293
Publisher: Kogan Page, Ltd.
Publication date: 04/29/2025
Edition description: 2nd ed.
Pages: 400
Product dimensions: 6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Ross Sparkman is the Head of Strategic Workforce Planning at Nike. Previously, he was the Head of Strategic Workforce Planning & Analytics at LinkedIn and GE Aviation, the Strategic Workforce Planning Leader at Devon Energy and a Senior Consultant at Deloitte Consulting where he specialized in Human Capital Strategy and Workforce Planning & Analytics. He is based in San Francisco, California.

Table of Contents

** Chapter - 01: Introduction; ** Chapter - 02: Aligning Workforce and Corporate Strategies; ** Chapter - 03: Understanding Workforce Demand; ** Chapter - 04: Understanding Talent Supply; ** Chapter - 05: Role of Workforce analytics in Strategic Workforce Planning; ** Chapter - 06: Operational Workforce Planning; ** Chapter - 07: Creating an effective Strategic Workforce Planning function ; ** Chapter - 08: Leadership and change management in Strategic Workforce Planning; ** Chapter - 09: Skills-based Strategic Workforce Planning; ** Chapter - 10: Strategic Workforce Planning for location strategy; ** Chapter - 11: Strategic Workforce Planning for contractors and the contingent workforce; ** Chapter - 12: Total cost of the workforce; ** Chapter - 13: Workforce segmentation; ** Chapter - 14: Gen AI in Strategic Workforce Planning; ** Chapter - 15: Strategic Workforce Planning for Remote and Hybrid Work Models; ** Chapter - 16: Strategic Workforce Planning for Succession to Early Career; ** Chapter - 17: The Future of Strategic Workforce Planning;
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