While workforce planning is essential for keeping ahead in the competition for talent--many of the concepts behind sound workforce planning strategy remain largely misunderstood. Building on last year’s well-attended workshop, this year we will focus on taking the mystery out of workforce planning and setting the stage for a successful planning effort.

The workshop will be led by presenter Ed Newman, industry expert and president of The Newman Group, a leading provider of talent acquisition and management services to today’s Fortune 500 companies. In this session, Newman will provide strategic insight as well as in-depth analysis of key details that drive workforce planning. In the process, he will cover critical questions and issues that are essential to getting your initiative on track, including:

• Understanding “where you are” in workforce planning
• Defining workforce planning
• Defining the problem
• Defining the process
• Defining roles
• Building the plan
• Execution
• Measurement

This is an ideal session for anyone involved in leading or contributing to a workforce planning effort and a great chance to gain a clear and practical perspective on a subject that is crucial to talent management success for today’s enterprise.