Alternatives to Perfect Data

Even when you don’t have all the information you think you need in order to develop a staffing strategy, you probably have access to at least some good information. The objective here is to create staffing plans that are helpful and that maximize the value of the information that is available. Here are some specific examples of approaches you might take to create helpful staffing strategies, even if business plans seem unclear or incomplete.

Fully Solve Part of the Problem

Often, you won’t have all the information for all the units or job categories in your plan, but you will have most of the data for some of the units. In these cases, create staffing strategies and plans for those units for which you have sufficient ...

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