Workforce Planning Report: Analysis, Strategies, Challenges & Growth

This report examines the critical issue of workforce planning in a dynamic business environment, emphasizing the need for effective HR strategies to attract and retain talent. It delves into the challenges organizations face in hiring and developing capable employees, highlighting the importance of recruitment and employee welfare. The report also includes a reflective section detailing the author's personal learning journey, focusing on the development of academic skills such as writing, technical proficiency, and management abilities, with a plan for future improvement. Concluding with recommendations for organizations to enhance their workforce planning strategies and a personal development plan for skill enhancement, this report provides valuable insights into both organizational and individual growth.

Workforce planning

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................3
TASK...............................................................................................................................................3
PART 1- Report...............................................................................................................................3
Workforce planning.........................................................................................................................3
PART 2- Reflection.........................................................................................................................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERNCES:..................................................................................................................................8
Books and Journals:.....................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
The report aims to provide understanding of the need for personal and professional
development in a continuous process. Learning and development both are the ongoing as well as
interconnected process which makes an individual skilful, capable and filled with knowledge to
achieve future career goals (Tomblin Murphy, Gilbert and Rigby, 2019). The business
environment is highly complex and contain a lot of risk, issues and challenges which need high
level of skills and talent to cope up with these issues. Business environment operate with
uncertainties as well as opportunities. Therefore, to deal with these business environment, an
individual require to analyse the issue by utilising appropriate skills. This report is going to
present the business issue I.e. workforce planning which shows how the organisation responds
to it. Also, there will be a reflective writing which focus on how the learning has been impactful
for the individual and a plan to enhance some relative skills.
MAIN BODY
TASK
PART 1- Report
Workforce planning
A business environment is very complex and dynamic. It involve various practices and
functions that require focus on each and every department mainly human resource. The main
issue which organisations are facing is about workforce planning. This includes creating plans
and strategies for the welfare of employees. They are the crucial resource for the company that
regulate all the important task and activities with the aim to achieve organisational goals. The
issue is about hiring best and capable employees which will results in the effectiveness in
productivity of organisation. It is one of the biggest issue for HR manager to find the right talent
for the right department. HR manager fails to make plans for hiring and recruiting employees and
make them familiar with the organisation. Due to these issues, the company face a lot of trouble
in rising employees turnover ratio. This impact on the reputation of the companies as employees
are the crucial assets which contribute in the overall growth. It is vital to plan and develop
effective recruitment that fulfil need of talent people to achieve the set targets. Therefore, the HR
manager is required to develop appropriate strategies for conducting interviews, selecting right

individuals and make regular utilisation of their potential so that, this issue would not impact on
the company. Due to a lot of compensation, there are many companies who are opening gates for
fresh talent through giving benefits and good salaries (Pahlanie, Ghazali and Daryanto, 2020).
This involve attention of qualified individuals and contribute positively in the market. Therefore,
it impacts on the overall performance of the company and they are not able to achieve heights of
success.
The issue of workforce planning is rapidly growing in the whole business environment.
Businesses are adopting different ways and measure to manage talent and workforce within the
company. The companies like Tesco, Unilever are the top supermarkets of UK which provide
consumer goods and deals in all products ranges and varieties (Cascio, 2021). These organisation
also facing workforce planning issues and the companies making plans and strategies in relation
to overcome these challenges. The companies are reacting to address these issues by creative
strategies and to attract new talents through giving effective job description, person
specifications and providing high salaries which will provide an insights to the job seekers. The
company’s internal operations evaluate the coordination among all the department to analyse the
need for the talent employees. This helps in creating workforce plans effectively and analyse the
departmental needs to fulfil vacant positions and no work would remain left. These companies
facing this issue due to highly changing environment in terms of market trends, technology, high
demands and inter market intermediaries. This influence on the the demand of employees and
economic crises also being a cause of this issue. (O’Malley and et.al., 2020). The organisation
focus on giving best workplace environment which is the foremost demand of the individuals
while looking for job opportunities therefore, the companies emphasizing on lowering does the
cost of production and adopting easy way of working which does not Crete pressure on the
workforce and task and activities tend to carry out in better manner.
Recommendation
 The organisation need to first analyse the requirement of the individuals and plan the
workforce accordantly. At initial level, the company ends to first look for the internal
growth and development of employees through promotion and appraisal.
 In order to attract fresh talent, the company must enhance their recruitment strategy and
conduct interview in better manner. The application form need to be specific that will
eliminate unnecessary hiring and time in conducting interviews.

 Workplace planning require the current market needs and trends which attract fresh
talents. So the organisation need to provide positive workplace culture and regulations
that will be adoptable by the individuals. Salary and incentives are provided as per
employee capabilities and talent.
PART 2- Reflection
From the analysing of issues in workforce planning I have learnt that to be an HR manage,
and individual must have various skills and knowledge which require at employment level. By
producing this project I have learnt that to achieve my future aims, I need to develop various
academic skills which will help me to achieve my career objective. There are various academic
skills which play a vital role in an individual life and career (Ahern and et.al., 2019). I am
eligible to work and implement my knowledge due to regular practicing and attending lectures in
my University. This helps me in making a better individual and a responsible employee to work
within an organisation. The academic skills on the line key roles and opportunities which will
help me for personal and professional development. I have learnt that to manage group activities
and carry out task effectively, management and Technical skills are must in current business
environment. This make me curious about how all the software’s work in a simpler manner
which I will be knowing by engaging in a lot of academic projects and research. As I wanted to
be a HR manager in a reputed organisation which require leadership and a lot of skills that could
effectively work in this competitive environment. To completing the project, I came across
various skills and areas that will be helpful for me. for instance I have learnt write in professional
manner and use of different software’s and tools which will help me to keep records and save my
data. I was quite lack in technical and writing skills which could be a barrier for my future goals
and objectives. This will help me in my future studies and preparing more projects to achieve
higher grades. It has analysed that these academic skills are vital for an individual to develop
sense of professionalism and gain knowledge which will be applicable in all the areas and
sectors. I could achieve success in my career through implementing these academic skills like
writing, communication , time management interpersonal relations and problem-solving. This
will make me more prominent in working and provide better growth in the future competition.
By learning the skills , I could work effectively on my academic level as well as personal
development. As it is the most vital factor in order to achieve aims and objectives.

Academic Skill Action Future
Implications
Writing skills
In order to develop
these skills, I would
engage more in the
project making and
write at least one
paragraph each day.
This skill is vital to attain future academic
advantage in developing projects and
conducting research (DiRomualdo, El-
Khoury and Girimonte, 2018). So that, it
is required to make growth in doing
projects by learning vocabulary and
writing structure.
Technical skills
These skills are the
most needed in this
environment. To
enhance more
technical skills, I am
working more on
software like MS
word, PowerPoint
and others which
helps me making
familiar of
technology.
In order to implement technical skills in
future. I will carry out workplace
activities and academic performance
effectively. It makes the work in simple
way. This will helps in achieving good
grades and achieve my career objectives.
Management skills
These skills are
required at all level.
To have appropriate
management skills, I
take action to
participate in
administrative
The implication of management skills
will lead to open doors for much
employment opportunity (Shahbazi and
et.al., 2019). This will help in maintain
relation on both academic and
employment level. Making relations and
carry out task and activities, management

working, group
activities and
planning by goals.
skills are necessary.
CONCLUSION
This report has analysed that professional skills are necessary to carry out any academic
task. The report has outlined the key issue of workforce planning which is suffered by many
organisations. Also, a self-reflection provided which give insight about how these academic kills
work for future development. At last, PDP plan has developed which shows the necessary
improvements required in academic skills to secure better future goals.

REFERNCES:
Books and Journals:
Ahern and et.al., 2019. Needs-based planning for the oral health workforce-development and
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Cascio, W., 2021. Managing human resources. McGraw-Hill US Higher Ed USE.
DiRomualdo, A., El-Khoury, D. and Girimonte, F., 2018. HR in the digital age: How digital
technology will change HR’s organization structure, processes and roles. Strategic HR
Review.
O’Malley and et.al., 2020. Workforce Planning Models for Oral Health Care: A Scoping Review.
JDR Clinical & Translational Research, p.2380084420979585.
Pahlanie, R., Ghazali, A. and Daryanto, W.M., 2020. WORKFORCE PLANNING TO
SUPPORT COMPANY TARGET ACHIEVEMENT. International Journal of
Business, Economics and Law, 22(1), pp.88-96.
Shahbazi and et.al., 2019. Optimization of job allocation in construction organizations to
maximize workers’ career development opportunities. Journal of Construction
Engineering and Management, 145(6), p.04019036
Tomblin Murphy, G., Gilbert, J.H. and Rigby, J., 2019. Integrating interprofessional education
with needs-based health workforce planning to strengthen health systems. Journal of
Interprofessional Care, 33(4), pp.343-346.