New York State Governor's Office of Employee Relations, Department of Civil Service, Work Force Planning and Development
EXECUTIVE LETTER
INTRODUCTION
STEPS
1. Scope
2. Context
3. Work
4. Demand
5. Supply
6. Gaps
7. Priority
8. Solutions
     Class & Comp
     Staff Development
     Recruitment/Selection
     Retention
     Organizational Intervention
     Knowledge Transfer
IMPLEMENTATION
     CONSIDERATIONS
APPENDIX 1: Applying the Steps
APPENDIX 2: Glossary
APPENDIX 3: NYSTEP Reports
APPENDIX 4: Sample Gap Analysis
APPENDIX 5: Internet Links
APPENDIX 6: Further Reading
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

SAMPLE GAP ANALYSIS

Gap Analysis for 2 years 6/2001 to 6/2003*
  Albany NYC Buffalo Total
Supply now 6/01 Audit Supervisors 45 23 17 85
Projected:
     Transfers/Resignations
  -8 -3 -1 -12
     Retirements   -12 -9 -7 -28
     Other Reasons   -5 -3 -2 -10

Supply then 6/03   20 8 7 35
Demand then 6/03   43 25 16 84

Gap (Filled by Auditors)   -23 -17 -9 -49

 

 
  Albany NYC Buffalo Total
Supply now 6/01 Auditors 216 73 65 354
Projected (based on trend data):
     Transfers/Resignations
  -13 -8 -10 -31
     Retirements   -42 -9 -18 -69
     Promotion to Audit Supervisor**   -23 -17 -9 -49
     Other Reasons   -15 -7 -6 -28

Supply then 6/03   123 32 22 177
Demand then 6/03 based on 5:1 ratio   215 85 80 380

Gap   -92 -53 -58 -203

* These numbers were created for illustration purposes.

**This assumes that promotion candidates will only accept promotions in their own office. Trends in staff taking promotions in other offices could also be factored in.


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