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Chapter 

17

  Workforce Planning

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The link between workforce 

and business planning

Workforce planning is an integral part of business 

planning.  The  strategic  planning  process  defines 

projected changes in the types of activities carried 

out  by  the  organization  and  the  scale  of  those  

activities. It identifies the core competencies that the 

organization  needs  to  achieve  its  goals  and  there-

fore its skill and behavioural requirements.

Workforce  planning  interprets  these  plans  in 

terms of people requirements. But it may influence 

the  business  strategy  by  drawing  attention  to  the 

ways  in  which  people  could  be  developed  and  

deployed  more  effectively  to  further  the  achieve-

ment  of  business  goals.  It  will  also  address  issues 

concerning the supply of suitable people.