| 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. |
| American Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) | The American Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) is considered one of the leading professional organizations dealing with private sector human resources (HR) issues. They have an extensive research department that conducts cutting edge HR research. |
| 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. |
| Brookings Institute, The | The Bookings Institute is a non-profit organization that has a wealth of research and knowledge about public policy issues, including human resource management issues. |
| Building Successful Organizations: A Guide to Strategic Workforce Planning | This 'how-to' guide defines strategic workforce planning, and provides models, checklists, and a step-by-step approach to strategic workforce planning in the public sector. The approach taken is based on case studies of the Natural Resources Conservation Center and the Volpe Transportation Center. It explains how to project workforce supply, determine future requirements, project workforce demand, and analyze gaps. |
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