- Provides guidance for defining and designing the roles and skills needed to meet current and future business objectives
- Explains the impact of automation, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning on the global workforce and how to plan for this
- New to this edition: chapter on Remote Working Strategies and Operational Workforce Planning; material on Workforce Planning in a downturn and for Diversity and Inclusion; new and updated case studies
- Enables readers to understand and assess various workforce strategies to ensure they adopt the most appropriate for their business needs
Strategic Workforce Planning
Developing Optimized Talent Strategies for Future Growth
Align staff, skills and resources to meet both the short-term goals and long-term aims of your organization with the second edition of this practical guide.
Key features at a glance
EAN: 9781398607279
Edition: 2
Published:
Format: 234x156
400 pages
About the book
Is your workforce strategy ready to meet future business demands?
Strategic Workforce Planning by Ross Sparkman is a comprehensive guide for senior HR leaders and executives who want to align people strategy with business goals and deliver sustainable competitive advantage.
Fully updated with new chapters on remote work strategies and operational workforce planning, this edition equips leaders with proven tools for navigating rapid change, managing AI and automation impacts and ensuring the organization has the skills and capacity it needs. Drawing on fresh real-world examples and global best practice, it provides a governance-led approach to building workforce agility.
You'll discover how to:
- Forecast future hiring demand and address critical skills gaps
- Prioritize investments in training and development for maximum ROI
- Manage workforce transformation in response to AI, automation and market shifts
- Integrate workforce planning with Diversity and Inclusion objectives
With strategic models, actionable frameworks and real-world insights, Strategic Workforce Planning enables senior decision-makers to design and deliver workforce strategies that meet today's priorities and prepare for tomorrow's challenges.
Themes include: workforce strategy, governance, AI impact, skills development, diversity and inclusion
About the authors
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.
As the pace of business change intensifies, effective strategic workforce planning can be the difference between business success and business failure. Ross Sparkman is one of the leading authorities in the world on strategic workforce planning and this book is full of practical and stimulating advice. As such I expect Strategic Workforce Planning to become an indispensable compendium for HR and business leaders alike to help steer their ability to thrive in the digital economy.
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