Situation Before Implementing 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:

  • Assistance with process engineering for workforce gap analysis
  • Modernized data cleansing techniques and analysis
  • A centralized data repository to consolidate multiple sources of inconsistent data
  • Process documentation and greater consistency in versioning
  • Effective leadership in evaluating workforce gap analysis
  • Accurate reporting to the U.S. Department of Energy

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 Sponsor
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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 Sponsor

Solution & Benefits of Oracle Strategic Workforce Planning in the Research Industry

AST 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:

  • Process engineering for effective workforce gap analysis
  • A centralized data repository and consolidation of multiple sources of inconsistent data
  • Detailed workforce analysis and identification of skills gaps
  • Accurate and detailed reporting to the U.S. Department of Energy
Industry: Research

Solution Components:

  • Oracle Strategic Workforce Planning
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Why AST?


AST provided expertise in Strategic Workforce Planning to deliver centralized data for improved staff forecasting and identification of critical gaps in talent.