Build a Strategic IT Workforce Plan
Staff your IT organization for success; availability is not a skill set.
- Talent has become a competitive differentiator. To 46% of business leaders, workforce planning is a top priority – yet only 13% do it effectively.
- CIOs aren’t sure what they need to give the organization a competitive edge or how current staffing line-ups fall short.
Our Advice
Critical Insight
- A well defined strategic workforce plan (SWP) isn’t just a nice-to-have, it’s a must-have.
- Integrate as much data as possible into your workforce plan to best prepare you for the future. Without knowledge of your future initiatives, you are filling hypothetical holes.
- To be successful, you need to understand your strategic initiatives, workforce landscape, and external and internal trends.
Impact and Result
The workforce planning process does not need to be onerous, especially with help from Info-Tech’s solid planning tools. With the right people involved and enough time invested, developing an SWP will be easier than first thought and time well spent. Leverage Info-Tech’s client-tested 5-step process to build a strategic workforce plan:
- Build a project charter
- Assess workforce competency needs
- Identify impact of internal and external trends
- Identify the impact of strategic initiatives on roles
- Build and monitor the workforce plan
Member Testimonials
After each Info-Tech experience, we ask our members to quantify the real-time savings, monetary impact, and project improvements our research helped them achieve. See our top member experiences for this blueprint and what our clients have to say.
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Great Lakes Water Authority
Guided Implementation
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5
No bad parts. Brittany is obviously an expert.
Pima County Community College District
Guided Implementation
9/10
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20
Allison quickly got me to a point where I can start building out a plan to build an IT organization for the future. Very straightforward. I love ... Read More
ProDriven Global Brands
Guided Implementation
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Heather helped us through several analyst calls utilize some infotech org planning tools and create our own materials for internal career path conv... Read More
NEPC, LLC
Guided Implementation
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Human Resources Management
Have the right people, in the right place, at the right time.
This course makes up part of the People & Resources Certificate.
- Course Modules: 4
- Estimated Completion Time: 2-2.5 hours
- Featured Analysts:
- Carlene McCubbin, Sr. Research Manager, CIO Practice
- James Alexander, SVP of Research and Advisory, CIO Practice
About Info-Tech
Info-Tech Research Group is the world’s fastest-growing information technology research and advisory company, proudly serving over 30,000 IT professionals.
We produce unbiased and highly relevant research to help CIOs and IT leaders make strategic, timely, and well-informed decisions. We partner closely with IT teams to provide everything they need, from actionable tools to analyst guidance, ensuring they deliver measurable results for their organizations.
What Is a Blueprint?
A blueprint is designed to be a roadmap, containing a methodology and the tools and templates you need to solve your IT problems.
Each blueprint can be accompanied by a Guided Implementation that provides you access to our world-class analysts to help you get through the project.
Need Extra Help?
Speak With An Analyst
Get the help you need in this 3-phase advisory process. You'll receive 7 touchpoints with our researchers, all included in your membership.
Guided Implementation 1: Initiate the project
- Call 1: Scoping call to establish the relevance of this project for your organization
- Call 2: Discuss your current state assessment and project plan
Guided Implementation 2: Analyze workforce needs
- Call 1: Discuss your organization’s culture and identify role and staff competencies
- Call 2: Determine impact of internal and external trends
- Call 3: Determine the workforce implications and discuss gaps
Guided Implementation 3: Build and monitor the workforce plan
- Call 1: Identify projects to address gaps in the workforce plan
- Call 2: Review metrics and determine a schedule for the review of key initiatives
Contributors
- Anne Roberts, President, Leadership Within Inc.
- Cindy Grant, Vice President, HR, Trisura Guarantee Insurance Company
- Laurie Johnson, GC3 Getting Connected Coaching & Consulting
- Martha McIver, Vice President Canada HR, CBRE Limited
- Noelle Sargent, EVP, HR, International Financial Data Services
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