CHAPTER 1

Manpower Planning vs Old Workforce Planning

1.1 What’s the Difference Between Manpower Planning and Old Workforce Planning?

These are exciting times for HR, but we need to understand the significant change that is taking place, as organizations need to see results.

Old Manpower planning was definitely focused on retrospective data. It was also a tactical rather than a strategic tool of the business. Its prime focus seems to have evolved into producing as much retrospective management information as possible and to be able to answer all management queries relating to past manpower events. There is little evidence to support that old Manpower planning was little more than a data producer. Almost 95% of its total activities were devoted ...

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