2005 News Archive
FMP Discusses Workforce Planning

January, 2005
Workforce planning has become increasingly common
across federal agencies. Many HR or strategic
planning offices now include a workforce planning
branch or team. Workforce analysis also plays a
critical role in “getting to green” for the
strategic management of human capital under the
President’s Management Agenda.
Yet, while everyone appears to agree that agencies
need “the right people, in the right place, at the
right time,” the right way to accomplish this task
is often less than clear. Despite its widespread
acceptance, designing and implementing an
effective and sustainable workforce planning
process has proven to be an elusive goal.
In this IPMA-HR News article,
FMP’s Carolyn Kurowski and Fred Mills
discuss five factors that should be considered
when crafting an organization’s workforce
planning approach. To read the article,
click here.
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