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Smart organisations demand the ability to manage, develop and retain their in-house staff whilst understanding the dynamics of the skills-competencies of the open marketplace, and having access to it as required to meet their business objectives.
Working Smart has developed sophisticated web based business process software specifically for the petroleum industry that addresses this major challenge. This unique in-house skills-competency solution is now available on a customized basis and can also be used to efficiently augment the employee workforce with appropriate personnel sourced from a global external skills-base.
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Available management tools include:
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Company skill competency bank:
Database and web data entry systems to efficiently capture and catalogue employee skills, competencies, ambitions and related information.
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Skills identification:
Flexible web search and ranking tools to quickly identify employee availability, skills, preferences, and suitability for specific projects. The system can highlight priorities for training and recruiting. Analysis of current employee skills can also reveal opportunities for new types of project and/or consultancy.
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Project resource specification:
Web facilities to record human resource requirements for projects being planned, including specific skills and experience.
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Internal resource planning:
Matching of project needs with in-house capabilities.
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External resource search:Matching of project needs with external market resources, including:
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Job Seekers – skilled industry professionals actively seeking new permanent positions. |
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Associates - consultants pre-qualified by Company with agreed contractual terms, possibly held on a retainer basis. |
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Other independent consultants |
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Consultants provided by 3rd party companies. |
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This functionality is enabled through access to the Working Smart online database which, in addition to candidate skills, also captures availability, work permits, nationality, education, current work details, work preferences, expected salary or daily rates and other information. This real-time management tool, combining internal and external resources, enables rapid response to dynamic project planning and operations demands.
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Monitoring, forecasting and control tools:
Real-time strategic planning, real-time analysis and reporting tools include:
- Skills gap analysis – comparing internal and/or external skill availability against market requirements.
- Forecasting demand for skills and disciplines - reveals how the demand for various skills is rising or declining within the Company or consulting market place.
- Forecasting of skills and personnel demand - based on trends in the actual demand observed through current projects.
- Forecasting of cost/revenue – based on the charge out and/or hiring rates of personnel allocated to projects.
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