Workforce Planning
The process of forecasting roles, headcount, skills, budgets, and hiring needs against business plans.
FAQs
- What data does workforce planning need?
- It often needs headcount, role, location, compensation, hiring plan, attrition, skill, and budget data from HR and finance systems.
Related Terms
Headcount Planning
The process of planning roles, hiring requests, budgets, and approvals for team growth or changes.
Succession Planning
The process of identifying future leaders and backup candidates for key roles.
HCM
Human capital management software that connects core HR, talent, workforce, payroll, and analytics workflows.
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