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The resulting research report is titled, "The Gap Between Needing and Doing: A Survey on Why Some Companies Don't Act on Strategic Workforce Planning Needs, and How Successful Companies Do." The free report is available from Aruspex, a strategic workforce planning firm that serves some of the world’s biggest companies, at the following link: http://www.aruspex.com/knowledge_centre_whitepapers.html

The research report includes:
- The primary demographic and other factors affecting today’s workforce
- The top workforce planning challenges
- Common barriers to strategic workforce planning
- Best practices in workforce planning
- How HR fits into the workforce planning process.

"Companies have often misunderstood the role, scope and benefits of workforce planning and typically feel reluctant or unqualified to begin," says Tess Walton, co-founder of Aruspex.

Strategic workforce planning ensures that people strategies will match an organization’s strategic plan, she explains, exploring alternate futures based on internal and external factors like demographics, business strategies and global trends. A holistic process, strategic planning usually looks 3-5 years into the future – as opposed to operational workforce planning, which predicts the staffing requirements for shorter term goals and objectives.

"This report confirms that the world’s leading companies are no longer settling for a basic 12-month staffing plan," notes Stacy Chapman, Aruspex co-founder. "Instead, they are seeking a long-term view that incorporates external trends such as workforce aging, and accesses talent pools in a new and strategic way."

About the Authors

Stacy Chapman is a renowned human resources and software strategist with more than 15 years of experience in the industry. She is a co-founder of Aruspex, one of the world’s leading workforce planning strategy firms; she currently oversees the company’s product strategy and marketing divisions. Stacy is a member of the Human Capital Institute’s Expert Advisory Panel, and her work appears in publications around the world. Prior to Aruspex, she held a successful global strategy role with PeopleSoft, where she designed and launched market-leading workforce management solutions.

With nearly 16 years of strategic human resources experience, Tess Walton is a leading expert on workforce planning and strategy. Her expertise ranges from designing and implementing HR strategy to outsourcing and planning ahead for future workforce needs. Tess used this wealth of strategic planning experience to shape the framework of Aruspex, a strategy firm used by the world’s leading companies, which she co-founded and serves as executive director. A highly sought speaker, Tess is frequently engaged by global organizations to develop their workforce planning processes and metrics.

About 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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