A Definition of Strategic Workforce Planning:
             Strategic workforce planning is a systematic 
                    process for identifying the human capital 
                   required to meet organizational goals and 
                          developing strategies to meet these 
                                                     requirements.
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                                                    Overview
        • Steps for Strategic Workforce Planning
        • Workforce Planning Models
        • References
        • Exercises
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                 The Strategic Workforce-Planning Process
            Purpose: Ensure that the organization has the human resources it 
                     needs to accomplish its mission.
                  1. Obtaining Commitment
                  2. Getting Started
                  3. Linking Strategic Workforce Planning to Programs, Budgets, 
                       and the Organization’s Strategic Plan
                  4. Describing the current workforce, projecting requirements and 
                       identifying gaps
                  5. Identifying strategies for closing the gaps
                  6. Evaluating and Refining the Strategic Workforce Planning 
                       Process
                  7. Integrating Workforce Planning with Human Capital Investment
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                 The Strategic Workforce-Planning Process
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                                        1. Obtaining Commitment
          Commitment from top leaders, human resource professionals and 
               line workers is absolutely necessary for successful strategic 
               workforce planning.  
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           Communicate vision of the future direction of the organization and;
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            Demonstrate value of workforce planning: 
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                       Improved Strategic Utilization of People
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                       Foster Strategic Thinking about Human Resources
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                       Direction and guidance for managers concerned about human 
                      resources
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                       Benefits to budget staff like the ability to better anticipate changes
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                       Ability for the HR office to add value to the business of the 
                      organization
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             Use appropriate tools, i.e., the GAO Self-Assessment Checklist for Agency 
        Leaders tool, or demographic data demonstrating labor trends.
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