Business function white papers

Today, knowledge‐worker centric organizations are still looking for ways to do more with less. Some are in survival mode, trying to ride out the current economic conditions until the storm clears; others may be wellpositioned to take advantage of competitors' challenges and focus on growth.

Lean manufacturing has been an evolving practice in manufacturing for over 20 years. As a result, consumers have enjoyed lower prices, higher quality and more involvement in the overall supply process. Today, with increased global competition and the advent of the internet, customers have more influence than ever before.

Having the right Workforce Management strategy in place is critical more so today than ever before. With so many competing initiatives around enabling HR to become more strategic, foundational initiatives like those that help an organisation ensure they are managing their workforce optimally have been pushed to the side. This only further hinders organisations from what they really want to achieve - providing strategic analysis that highlights where change is needed in order to ultimately impact the organisation's bottom line. An organisation's success and HR's success depend on whether they have the information and data needed to support strategic initiatives.