Workforce Planning Accuracy

How closely actual headcount and skills outcomes match plan.

1 − (|Actual − Plan| / Plan) for headcount or skills targets

Are our workforce plans reliable for budgeting?

Persistent misses indicate broken assumptions or poor governance.

• Business unit
• Geography
• Function
• Grade or level

• Trend over time
• Segment comparison
• Distribution

Planning process redesign, forecast model investment, and accountability.

Comparing plans updated mid-year without versioning.