Research report

The state of workforce planning: Trends, tools, and gaps

Your workforce planning ambition is outpacing your infrastructure. Here's the proof and the path forward.

Anaplan partnered with Gatepoint Research to survey 145 HR, finance, and operations leaders at enterprise organizations. The findings are clear: workforce planning has earned a seat at the executive table and is considered a strategic priority — but the tools and processes supporting it haven't kept up.

Key findings from the research:

  • 49% are still manually compiling workforce data from multiple systems
  • 55% describe their workforce planning capabilities as still evolving
  • 57% see AI automation as a top trend, but few have the integrated infrastructure to act on it

The gap between ambition and execution is costing enterprises speed, accuracy, and competitive advantage. Download the report to see how enterprise leaders are modernizing workforce planning and where key gaps remain.