Workforce Planning
The Right People, Skills, and Structure for Your Organization’s Future
Workforce planning is the strategic process of analyzing your current organizational structure, forecasting future needs, and developing actionable plans to ensure you have the right people, in the right roles, at the right time. Our approach helps you anticipate talent gaps, optimize staffing, and align your workforce with your business goals.
- Align workforce strategy with organizational goals
- Identify and address skill gaps
- Improve efficiency, retention, and cost management
Why Workforce Planning Matters
Effective workforce planning enables your organization to adapt to change and stay competitive. By proactively managing your workforce structure, you can avoid both shortages and overstaffing, respond to evolving business needs, and ensure your team is ready for growth.
- Reduce labour costs and inefficiencies
- Respond to changing customer and market demands
- Support succession planning and leadership development
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How Workforce Planning Can Help Your Business
From startups to established enterprises, we’ve supported workforce planning across a wide range of industries. Our team brings deep knowledge of various industries and best practices in planning, so you get strategic guidance that goes beyond basic headcount management. We work with you to ensure your workforce is structured to support both current operations and future growth.
Optimize Staffing Levels
Ensure you have the right number of employees with the right skills to meet current and future business needs. This helps you manage labour costs and maximizes productivity.
Enhance Talent Development
Identify opportunities for employee development, succession planning, and leadership growth. This builds a more resilient and agile organization.
Support Organizational Change
Prepare for growth, restructuring, or new initiatives by aligning your workforce with your evolving strategy. Workforce planning enables smoother transitions and minimizes disruption.
Leverage Workforce Data & Technology
Use workforce analytics and planning tools to make informed, data-driven decisions. Real-time insights help you adapt quickly and stay ahead of talent challenges.
Our Workforce Planning Approach
We use a structured, collaborative process to create workforce planning solutions that meet your organization’s needs. By engaging your team and leveraging data-driven insights, we ensure your workforce strategy is aligned with your business goals and ready for future changes.
- Discovery and assessment of your current workforce and business goals
- Data analysis and forecasting of future talent needs
- Gap analysis to identify skill shortages and surpluses
- Scenario planning to prepare for multiple future possibilities
- Action planning for recruitment, development, and retention
- Stakeholder engagement and communication throughout the process
- Implementation support and change management
- Ongoing monitoring and review to ensure plans stay relevant
Why Choose Impact HR
HR problems slow teams down. We help fix that. With decades of experience, our team knows how to spot issues early, streamline processes, and build stronger, healthier workplaces. We focus on solutions that make a difference, not just checkboxes.
- Custom HR support built around your needs
- Practical advice from seasoned HR professionals
- A clear roadmap with defined outcomes
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HR Support for Businesses Across Canada
Our team is based in Edmonton and Calgary, but we support clients across Canada. From Vancouver to Toronto, and everywhere in between, we offer in-person and remote support tailored to your business. Whether you’re growing, hiring, or planning ahead, we’re here to help.
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- 1 (780) 936-0048
- 400, 119 14 Street NW Calgary
- Mon-Fri 8am - 5pm
- 1 (800) 884-2856
