A key challenge for many organizations is the ability to develop and maintain a workforce that meets current requirements, while remaining flexible to adapt to changing demographics and shifts in programmatic objectives.  Large organizations must respond to an increasingly dynamic environment in which multiple policies and programs are under review, creating a high degree of technical and financial uncertainty.  They need tools and methodologies which enable rapid and agile decision making in the critical arena of workforce planning and leverage existing data and systems to enhance their overall agility and responsiveness in the context of evolving policies and programs.

Planning decisions made in the near term may dramatically affect an organization’s overall programmatic and technical capability for years to come. Increasing management’s ability to make decisions towards this end is best done on the basis of a systematic and comprehensive ability to understand and analyze the multiple elements involved in a workforce planning environment.

Edaptive Computing, Inc. has developed a workforce planning and analysis system. This system helps organizations understand the current and future state of the supply of new and experienced workers, the current and future state of the

demand for these workers, and what strategies can be employed to manage any gaps that exist or are projected. It utilizes comprehensive models for workforce supply, workforce demand, and mechanisms to match supply and demand.  Using this solution analysts can predict potential unmet demand in specific occupations, misalignment of supply and demand for workers, and test strategies to mitigate supply and demand mismatches.