New Research Report from Aruspex Reveals Executives' Lack of Action in Strategic Workforce Planning

San Francisco, Calif. – June 28, 2007 – A recent Aruspex survey of C-level executives, corporate strategists, and HR executives reveals a significant gap between companies' knowledge of an impending workforce crisis, and what they are actually doing to plan ahead.

The resulting research report is titled, "The Gap Between Needing and Doing: A Survey on Why Some Companies Don't Act on Strategic Workforce Planning Needs, and How Successful Companies Do." The free report is available at: http://www.aruspex.com/knowledge_centre_whitepapers.html

"Companies have often misunderstood the role, scope and benefits of workforce planning and have felt reluctant or unqualified to begin," says Tess Walton, co-founder of Aruspex, a strategic workforce planning firm that serves some of the world's biggest companies.

The research report includes:
- The primary demographic and other factors affecting today's workforce
- The top workforce planning challenges
- Common barriers to strategic workforce planning
- Best practices in workforce planning
- How HR fits into the workforce planning process.

Strategic workforce planning is a framework in which employers assess and analyze the impact that internal and external changes have on them, explains Walton. It is a holistic process that explores the future, assesses options, and then highlights decision paths to create the preferred future workforce that is capable of delivering a business' strategy.

"This report confirms that the world's leading companies are no longer settling for a basic 12-month staffing plan," notes Stacy Chapman, Aruspex co-founder. "Instead, they are seeking a long-term view that incorporates external trends such as workforce aging, and accesses talent pools in a new and strategic way."

About the Authors

Stacy Chapman is a renowned human resources and software strategist with more than 15 years of experience in the industry. She is a co-founder of Aruspex, one of the world's leading workforce planning strategy firms; she currently oversees the company's product strategy and marketing divisions. Stacy is a member of the Human Capital Institute's Expert Advisory Panel, and her work appears in publications around the world. Prior to Aruspex, she held a successful global strategy role with PeopleSoft, where she designed and launched market-leading workforce management solutions.

With nearly 16 years of strategic human resources experience, Tess Walton is a leading expert on workforce planning and strategy. Her expertise ranges from designing and implementing HR strategy to outsourcing and planning ahead for future workforce needs. Tess used this wealth of strategic planning experience to shape the framework of Aruspex, a strategy firm used by the world's leading companies, which she co-founded and serves as executive director. A highly sought speaker, Tess is frequently engaged by global organizations to develop their workforce planning processes and metrics.

About Aruspex

Aruspex delivers strategic workforce planning solutions that help organizations design and attain their future workforce. Our intuitive CAPTure planning software goes beyond simple reporting; it analyzes internal and external demographic trends, identifies future workforce gaps and guides executives and HR professionals to solve different scenarios. The Aruspex model was developed through years of practical experience, and we are passionate about workforce planning. For more information, visit www.aruspex.com.

Media Contacts

Elrond Lawrence, Fisher Vista for Aruspex
831-757-9100
elawrence(at)fishervista(dot)com

Stacy Chapman & Tess Walton, Aruspex
415-738-8405
stacy_chapman(at)aruspex(dot)com
tess_walton(at)aruspex(dot)com

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