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Strategic workforce planning - Implement programs, policies, procedures

This section addresses strategies and tactics for implementing programs, policies and procedures related to strategic workforce planning and includes how to develop and implement communications strategies and plans, training strategies and plans, roll-out strategies and plans, measures to be used to assess the success of the communications, training and roll out efforts.



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ACTACT 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 FutureThis article offers methods and tools to integrate succession planning into workforce planning.
Analysis and Benchmarking of State DOT Recruitment and Hiring PracticesThis 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 ProgramThe 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.
Building Successful Organizations: A Guide to Strategic Workforce PlanningThis '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.
Campbell Leadership IndexCampbell Leadership Index (CLI) Provides feedback to an individual about personal characteristics that are directly related to the nature and demands of leadership. The survey quantifies the perceptions of the individual leader and selected observers, such as direct reports, peers and managers.
Center for Creative Leadership Assessment SuiteThe Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) Assessment Suite systematically collects opinions about a manager's performance from peers, direct reports, the boss, the boss's peers, or people outside the organization. The tool includes four research-based 360-degree instruments with a consistent reporting format to help organizations create a common leadership language and consistent feedback process at multiple levels through the company.
Enterprise Human ResourcesThis resource is an electronic personnel record-keeping and workforce analysis system.
Key Components of a Strategic Human Capital PlanThe report identifies key components of a strategic human capital plan, and resources for developing one.
Lominger Architecture SuiteLominger is an international research and consulting company focusing on workforce development. The Lominger Architecture Suite uses a series of defined competencies to manage and engage the current workforce, assess the current workforce status, and plan for future workforce development and needs.
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