BOSTON, MA--(Marketwire - September 11, 2008) - In the new benchmark report, "Strategies in
Workforce Planning: Using Talent Acquisition & Performance Management
Programs to Meet Tomorrow's Business Needs," Aberdeen Group, a Harte-Hanks
Company (
NYSE:
HHS), found that organizations are placing greater emphasis
on future workforce planning initiatives, in order to improve their ability
to recruit and to retain the talent they anticipate will be needed in the
short-term and long-term future. To obtain a complimentary copy of the
report, visit:
http://www.aberdeen.com/link/sponsor.asp?cid=5154.
Workforce planning programs are especially important in light of the pains
that organizations already report with finding talent in the workforce
today, and with the impact of turnover of current staff. But preparing
today's workforce to meet tomorrow's needs requires that an organization
have a clear picture of the skills and capabilities in the organization
currently, what gaps exist at present in terms of needed skills, and how
that picture will be impacted by changes that lay ahead to the business.
"The only thing certain about the future is that it is coming. But
Best-in-Class organizations have implemented a variety of steps to take
some of the mystery out of it," said David Weldon, research analyst in the
Human Capital Management practice at Aberdeen, and author of the report.
"The result is a competitive edge in both recruiting and retention efforts,
as well as the ability to adapt to changes in the organization or the
marketplace." This benchmark report is a compilation of surveys and
interviews from over 200 organizations globally, and highlights how
Best-in-Class performers are using workforce planning programs to improve
employee performance, increase employee retention, and improve skills
availability within the organization.
Best-in-Class organizations are being aggressive at identifying emerging
job roles and missions, at implementing career acceleration and leadership
development programs, and at partnering with local schools and institutions
to help develop future workers with needed skills. As a result of these
efforts, Best-in-Class organizations have:
-- Increased employee retention on average by 31%
-- Improved workforce capacity utilization on average by 31%
-- Increase employee performance on average by 27%
-- Increased skills availability on average by 23%
The study also found that Best-in-Class organizations with respect to
workforce planning programs are more likely to:
-- Clearly understand the purpose of workforce planning
-- Have established buy-in from senior corporative executives
-- Understand the core competencies of key job roles
In addition to providing insight on what Best-in-Class companies are doing,
this report also offers recommended actions that all companies can take to
use workforce planning programs to drive improvements in recruiting,
retention, skills development and training, leadership development and
succession planning.
A complimentary copy of this report is made available due in part by the
following underwriters: Infor and Taleo. To obtain a complimentary copy
of the report, visit:
http://www.aberdeen.com/link/sponsor.asp?cid=5154.
To access all of Aberdeen's complimentary research please visit
http://research.aberdeen.com.
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Contact Information: Media Contact:
David Weldon
Aberdeen Harte-Hanks
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David.weldon@aberdeen.com