Headcount, hiring & workforce planning · Core

Workforce planning

Also called: strategic workforce planning

ELI5

Forecasting and shaping the people and capabilities needed to deliver strategy.

Used in conversation

“Can we test the claim about workforce planning against employee data and lived experience?”

Pitch context

You will see “Workforce planning” in organisation plans, workforce reviews, change programmes and people reports when the discussion reaches headcount, hiring & workforce planning.

Why it matters: In headcount, hiring & workforce planning, a loose definition can change rights, obligations, approval, disclosure or enforceability.

Caution

Meaning, enforceability and required process vary by jurisdiction and agreement; this definition is not legal advice.

Sources & evidence · 2

Direct term-level sources and supporting source families.