Nova Scotia Social Services
Nova Scotia Social Services ("NSSS")provides support services to families in need.After 32 round-table discussions,a new provincial strategic plan was developed.A decision was made to reduce the number of assistant directors throughout the province.As part of the strategic planning process,NSSS learned that 40 percent of its social workers are between the ages of 55 and 65 years,and 10 percent are over 65 years.The HR planners do not know exactly when these older social workers will decide to retire,but they assume that a large number of this baby boom cohort will be retiring over the next one to five years.Recruitment of social workers is becoming increasingly competitive.One strategy developed by the Board Planning Committee is to make NSSS an employer of choice.As part of the strategic planning process,the Board Planning Committee decided to begin using information technology solutions for HR planning.
Analyze Case Incident: "Nova Scotia Social Services." As part of the strategic planning process,the NSSS Board Planning Committee decided to begin using information technology solutions for HR planning.Discuss the steps NSSS can take to realize its strategic plan to adopt HR planning technology.

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Nova Scotia Social Services ("NSSS")provides support services to families in need.After 32 round-table discussions,a new provincial strategic plan was developed.A decision was made to reduce the number of assistant directors throughout the province.As part of the strategic planning process,NSSS learned that 40 percent of its social workers are between the ages of 55 and 65 years,and 10 percent are over 65 years.The HR planners do not know exactly when these older social workers will decide to retire,but they assume that a large number of this baby boom cohort will be retiring over the next one to five years.Recruitment of social workers is becoming increasingly competitive.One strategy developed by the Board Planning Committee is to make NSSS an employer of choice.As part of the strategic planning process,the Board Planning Committee decided to begin using information technology solutions for HR planning.
Analyze Case Incident: "Nova Scotia Social Services." As part of the strategic planning process,the NSSS Board Planning Committee decided to begin using information technology solutions for HR planning.Discuss the steps NSSS can take to realize its strategic plan to adopt HR planning technology.