Building a workforce plan is essential for businesses.
The workforce plan helps align the organisation’s human resources with its strategic goals and objectives.
Step 1: Review the current organisational chart. You do not need to map out every role – just those of key importance to the future of the business.
Step 2: Develop a future organisational chart based on the strategic plan. Create an organisational chart that will be required to service the vision for the business.
Step 3: Convert the future plan to a simple table that has:
• position – the position title;
• incumbent – who is currently in that role? If it’s a new role in the future, leave it blank;
• where – who do you think is going to be there in the future?
• succession one and two – who is there in your current team that, with the right training, coaching and development, could possibly fill this role in the future?
• emergency – who would fill this role in an emergency?
Katrina Brennan, Principal, SRJ Walker Wayland Business Growth Advisors, Accountants and Auditors, Level 2/2 Innovation Parkway, Birtinya, 5301 9957, srjww.com.au
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