Workforce Planning Critical Steps 

While the process can be detailed, the most critical steps are: 

1. Align with Business Strategy: This is the non-negotiable first step. 

2. Analyze Current Supply: You must know your starting point. 

3. Forecast Future Demand: Use data to look forward. 

4. Identify Gaps: This is where you find the problems to solve. 

5. Develop Action Plans: Turn analysis into concrete initiatives. 

6. Implement and Monitor: Execution and adaptation are key. 

Skipping or rushing any of these steps—especially alignment and gap analysis—will result in a plan that is irrelevant, unused, and fails to deliver value.