News & Notes

The Top Five Benefits of Strategic Workforce Planning

New i4cp study shows that despite gains, most companies still struggle with strategic workforce planning.

Seattle, WA (January 31, 2012) - High-performance organizations are integrating workforce planning initiatives into their business and strategic planning processes more than ever, and the number of companies working on workforce planning has increased to over three quarters since 2009, according to a new study by the Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp).

i4cp Study: The Best Companies are Getting Better

High-performance organizations are up to 7x as effective as low performers at managing some human capital issues.

Few Companies Track Internal Movement Despite Benefits

Internal movement tracks the quality of promotions and employee placement in new job roles, but only 30% of companies measure it.

Seattle, WA (November 17, 2011) - Two-thirds of high-performance organizations say they recognize the value of measuring internal movement rates among employees, but only 30% of companies actually do so. In a new report released this week, the Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp) offers several strategies to improve usage of this important metric and other workforce measurements.