| Workforce Management (WFM) encompasses | | | | projections, and workload projections. |
| all the responsibilities for maintaining | | | | This influences the life cycle and the |
| a productive and content labor force-a | | | | assortment and extent of human resource |
| company's most valuable asset. It is | | | | activities including recruitment and |
| organizing an accountability framework | | | | selection, classification and |
| that ensures that a department's | | | | compensation, training and development, |
| strategic priorities and objectives are | | | | performance management, and retention. |
| administered in an efficient and cost | | | | Managing a work force is a complex job. |
| effective way. | | | | In addition to the human resource |
| Workforce management is sometimes | | | | factors, there are numerous aspects |
| referred to as Human Resource Management | | | | dealing with manpower, accounting and |
| Systems, or even the larger Enterprise | | | | finance that must be considered. Human |
| Resource Planning systems. It may | | | | resource management budgets, committees, |
| include payroll and benefits, human | | | | planning activities, information systems |
| resource, time and attendance, career | | | | and decision support systems have been |
| and succession planning, talent | | | | developed to assist in fulfilling your |
| management and/or applicant tracking, | | | | personnel management responsibilities. |
| learning management and/or training | | | | Workforce management is important to |
| management, performance management, and | | | | ensure that an organization has |
| forecasting and scheduling. | | | | sufficient and qualified human capital |
| Workforce management is the strategic | | | | to accomplish its mission. It is crucial |
| configuration used in order to replenish | | | | to have the right quantity of people in |
| the organization's business processes | | | | the right places equipped with the right |
| with the right quantity and | | | | skills at the right times. Because all |
| specialization of human capital. Its | | | | employers compete for employees from the |
| methodical process include analyzing | | | | same labor pool, workforce management |
| current workforce, figure out future | | | | may be integral to persuade, employ and |
| workforce essentials, and enforcing | | | | retain the talent needed to serve the |
| business resolutions to attain the | | | | clients. |
| organization's mission, vision, goals | | | | Companies that neglect the vitality of |
| and objectives. | | | | implementing a strategic approach to |
| Workforce management should be | | | | workforce management leave themselves |
| versatile, spontaneous, and in line with | | | | exposed to tangible and costly business |
| the organizational strategies that are | | | | risks. Without its application, |
| influenced by economic conditions. As a | | | | proactive organizations would |
| leader, business partner, and change | | | | ineffectively manage and forecast human |
| agent, the human resource professional | | | | capital across the enterprise. |
| is responsible for structuring and | | | | Human capital is arguably the most |
| conducting this management. | | | | important element of business, but many |
| Workforce management uses a management | | | | enterprises are not fully in control of |
| tool that is called workforce planning. | | | | the training and planning of their |
| This a comprehensive process that serves | | | | workforce. To achieve successful |
| as a manager's blueprint in formulating | | | | workforce management, they should |
| staffing decisions based on an | | | | acquire technological upgrades and state |
| organization's mission, strategic plan, | | | | of the art facilities to attract highly |
| budgetary resources, and a set of | | | | qualified talents. And to retain, they |
| desired workforce competencies. | | | | should take care of their employees, |
| Workforce planning is inclusive of | | | | offering higher than minimal rates, |
| strategic planning, turnover analysis, | | | | incentives, insurances, and benefits. |
| legislative forecasts, budget | | | | Copyright 2007 Ismael D. |