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Staffing levels for technical specialists
As much as possible we like to spread around knowledge so even the deepest and most valuable technical specialists on staff get to take an occasional vacation or go on a course. I am often taken to task by business areas as to why we do not have more...
Tags: knowledge, technical specialist, staffing strategy, staffing, it managment, staffing levels, it organization, pmoleski@..., it management
Discussion threads 2006-05-30
Develop a staffing strategy when making hiring decisions
Think about the many places where staffing decisions come into play. In an average company, you have several managers at many levels who are all thinking about whether they have too much or too little work for their staff, what training they should provide, and whether they should hire employees...
Tags: hiring, staffing strategy, strategy, Tom Mochal
Technical articles 2003-09-10

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Integrating Text Messaging Into the Healthcare Staffing Environment
Text messaging, known as SMS, has the potential to dramatically simplify and improve communications between staffing offices and their staff while reducing costs and improving business processes. This is accomplished by integrating text messaging into the current forms of voice communications. Using text communication allows the organization to more effectively...
Tags: Staffing, Text Messaging, Health Care, Advantix Communications, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications
White papers 2007-10-18
RecruitOffice DB (zip)
Web based Staffing/Recruitment business management system. With this system (ASP, Access) you can not only launch your own staffing/recruitment business on the Web and manage it from home or anywhere else in the world without employees or an office, you can also provide staffing/recruitment-business-management services to others.
Tags: Web, Business Management, Strategy, Management
Software downloads 2004-03-08
Call Center Forecasting
I'm a new manager in an organization that is trying determine the appropriate staffing levels for a Help Desk/Call Center support team. We have some idea of how many customers we may get throughout the year -- just wondering if anyone has some sort of Excel sheet or other...
Tags: HUMAN RESOURCES
Discussion threads 2006-01-20
Professional Services - Adding Value to Your IT Staffing Investment
The IT Staffing market evolved to satisfy the overwhelming need of growing organizations to secure, retain, and leverage necessary technical talent in a highly volatile market. As the market has matured, and consumers of IT talent have become more sophisticated, the management of IT staffing has become an increasingly complex...
Tags: Talent, Information Technology, Professional Services, Investment, Strategy, Workforce Management, Management, Human Resources
White papers 2004-10-23
Staffing and Routing in a Two-Tier Call Center
This paper studies service systems with gatekeepers who diagnose a customer problem and then either refer the customer to an expert or attempt treatment. The probability of successful treatment by a gatekeeper decreases as the problem's complexity increases. The authors determine the optimal staffing levels and referral rates that minimize...
Tags: Staffing
White papers 2005-02-21
Looking for IT Staffing Ratio's
I am looking for key ratios pertaining to IT staffing and departmental optimization and on task utilization as I am attempting to perform an Apples to Apples comparision of the internal cost of IT vs outsourcing. Does anyone have experience with this or can you point me in the direction...
Tags: wturner@..., information technology, it management, it services, IT Staffing
Discussion threads 2007-01-08
IT Department staffing issue
IT Department staffing issueI work as the IT Manager in a 100 person office. My co-workrer was put into the department becuase of her friendship with the HR manager at the time. This person has no technical background or skills other that training a
Tags: job, job description, sbnc@..., it management
Discussion threads 2005-06-11
The Selection and Recruitment Game
The Human Resource Manager must be very clear about the background of the vacancy to be filled. The likely scenarios could be a replacement, or an absolutely new requirement. Staffing is one of the most critical functions for the success of any Organization. This paper demystifies the function and explains...
Tags: Game, Recruitment, Staffing
White papers 2002-12-25
Optimizing Call Center Staffing Using Simulation and Analytic Center Cutting Plane Methods
The authors considered the problem of minimizing staffing costs in an inbound call center, while maintaining an acceptable level of service in multiple time periods. The problem is complicated by the fact that staffing level in one time period can affect the service levels in subsequent periods. The authors present...
Tags: Staffing, Call-center, University Of Michigan, Problem, Call Centers, It Operations
White papers 2005-07-20
Modernized Staffing and Planning: Public Service Commission Analyzes Personnel Data With SAS
Effective human resources management is fundamental to the success of any enterprise and especially vital for large, multifaceted organizations. As Canada's largest and most diverse employer, the federal Public Service Commission of Canada PSC has a major interest in any tool that can support human resources planning and improve efficiencies...
Tags: Staffing, Commission, HRM, SAS Institute
Case studies
Waverley Borough Council: Procurement Strategy
Waverley has reviewed its Procurement Strategy, which was adopted in December 2001, following the publication of the National Procurement Strategy for local government. The National Strategy contains a series of milestones, which amount to a three-year implementation programme. Waverley will seek to ensure that its own strategy reflects this programme.
Tags: Procurement, Waverley, National Strategy, Purchasing & Procurement, Government, Business Operations
White papers 2005-03-21
Staffing and Routing in a Two-Tier Call Centre
This paper studies service systems with gatekeepers who diagnose a customer problem and then either refer the customer to an expert or attempt treatment. The paper determines the staffing levels and referral rates that minimise the sum of staffing, customer waiting, and mistreatment costs and also compares the optimal gatekeeper...
Tags: Staffing, Referral
White papers 2005-09-21
Contract to Hire positions..
All,Looking at a career change, moving from local IT Administration to Field Tech...through an IT Staffing company.It's a 3-6 month contract then strait to full time "hire" position...just wandering what everyone's experience is with these types of agencies.Is it a good idea? What has been your experience, a lot of...
Tags: madams97
Discussion threads 2007-11-13
Service Level Differentiation in Call Centers With Fully Flexible Servers
The authors study large-scale service systems with multiple customer classes and many statistically identical servers. The following question is addressed: How many servers are required staffing and how does one match them with customers control in order to minimize staffing cost, subject to class level quality of service constraints? The...
Tags: Staffing, QoS, Server, New York University
White papers 2006-04-04
Staffing the architecture team
The success or failure of any IT implementation depends largely on the strength of the architecture team that's charged with its deployment. Staffing requirements for successful IT architecture teams include the key roles of information steward, integration architect, data planner, application planner, and technology planner. This paper defines these critical...
Tags: Team, Staffing, Architecture Team, Strategy, Management
Download resources 2005-01-18
Axsellit Strategy Mapper (exe)
Create clear and easy-to-understand strategic road maps with Axsellit Strategy Mapper. You know how vital it is that your company be strategy-driven. And you also know that people involved with your company, whether colleagues or clients, learn best when presented with clear, effective visuals that excite and inspire. Kaplan and...
Tags: Norton Co., Axsellit Strategy Mapper, Strategy, Management
Software downloads 2006-04-28
Putting TalentScout to the Test
Professional Staffing Group PSG, a successful, high-volume staffing firm located in the heart of Boston's financial district, specializes in office support, creative and financial placements. In 2004 SkillCheck partnered with PSG to conduct a four-month scientific study that would measure the advantages of time-adaptive skills testing over traditional skills testing...
Tags: Staffing, Financial, Financial Accounting, Finance
Case studies
What are your staffing plans?
IT staffing is feeling the pinch these days. Here's what you told us in a recent Polling Place concerning your plans for the coming financial quarter.
Tags: TechRepublic Staff, IT Staffing
Technical articles 2001-01-09
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