Profiles International's study, Executives Guide to Strategic Workforce Planning elaborates on a six step process to help businesses get the right people in the right jobs to achieve expected results.
  
    - Establish where your business is going
 
    - Understand where the labor market is going
 
    - Understand your future talent demands
 
    - Assess your current talent inventory
 
    - Identify your talent gaps and strategies to close them
 
    - Implement your strategies