What is Workforce Planning? General Information

The Iowa Department of Administrative Services Human Resources Enterprise delivers workforce planning services through the following service delivery methods:

• By developing tools and resources to be customized by state agencies to their specific needs – In particular, see the State of Iowa Workforce Planning Guide below
• By participating in partnerships with other states to identify and become familiar with best practice information to pass along to state agencies – See Links to other Workforce Planning sites below, particularly the link to the National Association of State Personnel Executives’ (NASPE) workforce planning website
• By presenting workforce planning workshops and other workforce planning information to state agencies – See the note on Workforce Planning Workshops below
• By providing individualized advice and assistance

State of Iowa Workforce Plan
Workforce Planning Guide
Workforce Planning Workshops
Managers and Supervisors Manual, Chapter 13, Organizational Redesign and Workforce Planning

Links to other workforce planning sites

National Association of State Personnel Executives (NASPE) includes many state workforce planning websites
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
U.S. Department of the Interior
U.S. Department of Transportation
Key Principles for Effective Strategic Workforce Planning, U.S. General Accounting Office –
The President’s Management Agenda: The Five Initiatives
Society of Workforce Planning Professionals
Workforce Planning Worksheet, Workforce.com