Strategic Workforce Planning for the Research Industry
National Research Laboratory Achieves Centralized Data and Accurate Reporting with Oracle Strategic Workforce Planning
A U.S. national research laboratory had been using Oracle Enterprise Planning and Budgeting Cloud Service (EPBCS) for financial reporting, revenue, and workforce planning. In order to meet evolving organizational needs, the client required a dedicated solution for workforce planning to ensure it maintained the resources needed to achieve its business goals.
The client needed a centralized data repository for accurate analysis and required a solution that would ensure appropriate alignment of skills and human capital with organizational objectives. Specifically, the organization had the following goals for this engagement:
The AST technical team and the research technical team really worked well together. The AST technical folks never tired and always happily answered every question thrown at them. Sometimes it was long hours on the phone, but they were professional and patient in how they helped us.”
PMO / Client Project SponsorThe AST technical team and the research technical team really worked well together. The AST technical folks never tired and always happily answered every question thrown at them. Sometimes it was long hours on the phone, but they were professional and patient in how they helped us.”
PMO / Client Project SponsorAST worked closely with the national research laboratory to perform a risk analysis and develop an action plan for addressing its key business objectives.
With a successful implementation of Oracle Strategic Workforce Planning in just 6 months, AST’s team provided the client with an accurate, repeatable process for developing a 10-year analysis of supply versus demand for employees, based on planned projects. AST also assisted with process engineering for developing a gap analysis and established the required reporting for submission to the Department of Energy.
The client’s modern Workforce Planning solution has streamlined planning activities and enabled:
AST provided expertise in Strategic Workforce Planning to deliver centralized data for improved staff forecasting and identification of critical gaps in talent.