Global skills shortages, regulatory compliance across borders, knowledge transfer - these were just a few of the challenges faced by Cummins Inc.’s Distribution business unit in 2010 when its workforce planning journey began. In this HCI Keynote video, Sarbari Basu, Operational Excellence & Workforce Planning Leader at Cummins Inc., describes how her team evolved from providing basic analytics and reporting to delivering sophisticated, data-driven workforce planning for this Fortune 500 engine manufacturer.

Key insights:

• Use your workforce planning process to connect disparate talent management processes.
• Don’t let your budget (or lack thereof) be a barrier to success; leverage Excel and other free tools to conduct workforce planning exercises.
• Develop different strategies to close short and long-term talent gaps.