"Workforce planning is about having the right talent with the right skills, at the right time and cost, to support the organization’s strategy. Workforce planning is a strategic response to changes in workforce demographics, business models and economic conditions – and in today’s environment, it’s more important than ever.”
Watson Wyatt
Welcome to the beginnings of our website on Workforce Planning. Through your questions, our continuous benchmarking and tool development, this site will continue to evolve and support us long after this initiative is complete. Many of the principles and tools are foundational to how we want to work together in the future, so we encourage you to get involved!
As you know, effective May 1st McGill is embarking on a two-year Workforce Planning initiative that is motivated in part by budgetary constraints and the demands of Bill 100. We welcome Workforce Planning as an opportunity to look at our organization, its people and its processes. We encourage you to read about it, raise questions, offer suggestions, and be a part of the solutions, both institutionally and in your unit.
We believe that the success of this program hinges in part on how we approach change opportunities.
To answer some of your initial questions, please visit our FAQs. We invite you to submit further questions you may have on WFP so that they can be shared with other members of the community. We’ll continue to build on the FAQs in the weeks and months to come. Submit questions and suggestions to: workforceplanning [at] mcgill [dot] ca
On this new website, you will also find the types of supports that will be provided. Links to schedules for Workforce Planning orientation and training sessions will be posted on this site. In an effort to allow for maximum autonomy, a tool kit will be developed online and supported by training and/or coaching, as needed. Sample tools are posted.
To understand the approach we are adopting with developmental aspects of Workforce Planning, please refer to “Our Approach to Workforce Planning” and “Our Assumptions”. Whatever your role in the organization, you may also want to reflect upon “Tips for Employees in times of change”. There will be more information, tools and training available in the weeks and months ahead to support you in this major initiative. For any questions you may have, you can communicate with one of the contacts listed on this website.
We do hope to receive feedback from many of you and to continue to update the information with your valuable input.