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Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. What is Strategic Workforce Planning? 3. The Role of Talent Acquisition in Strategic Workforce Planning
a. Technology and the Future of Strategic Workforce Planning
4. How TA Can Build Agility for Rapidly Changing Organizations 5. Final Thoughts: A Call to Action for Talent Leaders
Introduction
Imagine your organization as a grandmaster in a high-stakes chess game. Each piece on the board represents a crucial element of your workforce—every employee, role and skill with unique value and strategic importance. The board symbolizes the business landscape with its intricate grid, full of opportunities and unforeseen challenges.
Success in this game isn’t about making isolated moves; it’s about seeing the entire board, anticipating future plays and aligning the pieces with a strategy that adapts to evolving conditions. This is the essence of strategic workforce planning (SWP)—a skillful orchestration where each decision contributes to immediate goals and the business’s long-term success.
Organizations often fail to manage their workforce as strategically as they should, treating it as a cost exercise or excluding critical stakeholders with valuable insights. In fact, a survey of over 130 HR executives found that only 32 percent are actively involved in workforce planning.
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