The future availability of skilled workers is one of the top challenges facing organizations today. The best way to prepare for the widening skills gap is to develop a strong workforce planning process within your company.

The right plan can enable your company to close the gap between your company’s current skills and the future needs of the workforce. A plan with a lack of direction, however, will do little to prepare your organization for the years to come.

To help your company build a workforce planning process that drives results, we've developed a guide of best practices.

Key topics in our quick guide, include:

• definition of what workforce planning is
• how strategic planning adds value to the company
• 7 best practices of workforce planning