| Title | Short Description |
| Accenture | Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services, and outsourcing company. The website provides a large amount of research and analysis of workforce needs development issues, including studies to compile workforce data spanning several years. |
| ACT | ACT is an independent, not-for-profit organization that provides assessment, research, information, and program management services in workforce development. The website provides access to a number of Workforce Tools for Success, ranging from consulting services to tools for skills assessment. |
| Advanced Succession Planning: Next Generation Practices for Ensuring Your Organization's Future | This article offers methods and tools to integrate succession planning into workforce planning. |
| Analysis and Benchmarking of State DOT Human Resource Activities (in process) | This benchmarking study identifies gaps and best practices of state Department of Transportation human resources (HR) activities. It includes an online survey and in depth interviews on this topic. The study also reports on states' experiences with outsourcing HR functions and the relationship of HR system functionality to meeting strategic human resources and workforce goals. |
| Analysis and Benchmarking of State DOT Recruitment and Hiring Practices | This study presents the analysis and synthesis of successful practices in recruiting and hiring among public and private sector transportation and other related industry organizations. The goal of the study is to supply state Department of Transportation human resource professionals with working tools to enhance the effectiveness of current efforts to attract and hire the best qualified entry and mid-career level employees. |
| Background and History of the Capital Projects Skill Development Program | The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has begun a three-year skill development plan for its ~10,900 Capital Project employees. It used a four-phase process to develop the plan: (1) Need Identification, (2) Need Quantification, (3) Plan to Meet Needs, and (4) Implementation Plan. |
| BearingPoint | BearingPoint is a global management and technology consulting company that provides strategic consulting, applications services, technology solutions, and service management to agencies. The website is a source for several articles and case studies for dealing with workforce issues. |
| Best Practices in Recruiting and Retaining Talented Staff | This paper describes survey results of best practices in recruiting and retention amongst Certified Public Accountant firms. |
| Building a Scalable Human Capital Infrastructure | The past decade has seen an explosion in the need for knowledge workers, together with a seismic shift in the emergence of a new segment in the human capital continuum, that of the project professional. The shortage of in-house resources and/or tight development timeframes often leads to the need to supplement one's own staff with experienced outside experts who can seamlessly integrate into an existing team to add value immediately. This article talks about the benefits of using project professionals, and how to manage them. |
| Building a World-Class Workforce: Two case studies | Diversity is a critical element of a world-class workforce, but its recruitment and retention is a challenge. This report offers two case studies of how companies are innovating recruitment and retention strategies to ensure a skilled, motivated, and diverse workforce. |
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