The first installment - Part One: An Introduction to Workforce Planning - is now available from Aruspex, a leading provider of workforce planning software and consulting services. The first in a series of two, the white paper is available for free download at: http://www.aruspex.com/knowledge_centre_whitepapers.html

It describes a framework for workforce planning and demonstrates why an organization should workforce plan. The next paper (to be released in October 2007) will show how to implement workforce planning in an organization.

"Many organizations lack a framework or tools to understand and analyze future workforce needs, let alone to make the changes necessary to improve the future," explains Stacy Chapman, Aruspex co-founder. "The only effective way to tackle the challenges of the future workforce is Strategic Workforce Planning, and these reports describe why and how to do just that."

"Introduction to Workforce Planning" includes the following topics:

• The Strategic Benefits of Workforce Planning
• Why Workforce Planning Isn't Already Commonplace
• Difficulties with Quantification
• The Economic Benefits of the 'Right' Workforce
• How the Environment Drives Business Transformation

Strategic Workforce Planning will guide CEOs and executive teams to identify which roles are critical to the delivery of a company's strategy, and what kind of people are needed to achieve business goals. In addition, executives and HR professionals will understand the necessary capability and capacity to deliver on a strategy, and the right ways to spend a "people budget."

Aruspex
Aruspex delivers strategic workforce planning solutions that help organizations design and attain their future workforce. Our intuitive CAPTure planning software goes beyond simple reporting; it analyzes internal and external demographic trends, identifies future workforce gaps and guides executives and HR professionals to solve different scenarios. The Aruspex model was developed through years of practical experience, and we are passionate about workforce planning. For more information, visit www.aruspex.com.

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