Method and apparatus for workforce demand forecasting

US8015043B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

• Heng Cao · Santa Clara, US
• Mark A. Eaton · Ridgewood, US
• Meng-Chen Hsieh · Ossining, US
• Jianying Hu · Hoboken, US
• Ta-Hsin Li · Yorktown Heights, US
• Bonnie K. Ray · Nyack, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 31, 2007
• Grant date: Sep 6, 2011
• Expiry date: Jul 8, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q30/0202
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A method of forecasting workforce demand, includes forecasting an ongoing engagements demand, forecasting an opportunities demand, forecasting a wedge engagements demand, representing a result of the forecasting the ongoing engagements demand as a first workforce demand statement, a result of the forecasting the opportunities demand as a second workforce demand statement, and a result of the forecasting the wedge engagements demand as third workforce demand statement, and integrating the first workforce demand statement, the second workforce demand statement and the third workforce demand statement to generate an overall workforce demand forecast.