5 STEPS FORWARD
Strategic Workforce Planning Model
Link the workforce planning process with the agency’s strategic plan, annual performance and business plan, and work activities
- Identify the existing workforce resources and how they’ll evolve over time
- Develop specific staffing metrics for additional resources needed, including kinds, numbers, and location
- Determine what gaps exist between the current and projected workforce needs
- Identify strategies to close workforce gaps
- Develop implementation plans for identified strategies
- Define scorecards and metrics used to assess progress toward strategic priorities and initiatives
Ensure that human and fiscal resources are in place, roles are understood, and the necessary communication is occurring to execute the plan and achieve strategic objectives.
- Monitor progress against KPIs and milestones.
- Continuously assess the effectiveness of defined strategies and adjust as needed
- Set realistic targets based on current progress and realities
Career Pathway Development Recommendations
If roles are both knowledge-focused and skill-focused, a hybrid approach is recommended.
1.
Analyze
Analyze employee transitions within and between job families to identify patterns of internal mobility and role transitions.
2.
Design
Develop a hybrid career progression framework using dual and horizontal ladder structures to enable progression within and across job families.
3.
Validate
Collaborate with Department and Learning and Development Managers to validate the framework against internal mobility, competency requirements, and organizational goals.
4.
Evolve
Integrate diagonal movements based on competencies and observed trends to complete the transition to a career lattice. Validate additional movements with subject matter experts.
5.
Implement
Align the career pathway framework with training programs and implement it in phases, prioritizing based on internal mobility, retention, and attrition trends.
6.
Optimize
Continuously monitor trends in internal mobility to expand, consolidate, or eliminate career pathways using a continuous improvement model.
