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Annual review 2023

This year we have written many blog articles on a variety of topics related to workforce management. About twice a month we write and publish these WFM tips on our website. By doing so, we hope to inspire you and provide practical tips and useful information. All information is based on our experiences, best practices and cooperation with our customers.

In this annual review, we look back at the most interesting and most read articles. By the way, you can find all blog articles with WFM tips here.

How workforce management can improve the shopping experience and cut costs: 5 tips for retail companies

With the help of good WFM software, you can make the right choices to improve the shopping experience for customers and at the same time cut costs by steering for efficiency. In this article, we discuss such topics as optimizing schedules, increasing productivity, improving communication and employee engagement, leave tracking and give many points of interest for cost savings.

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Best practices for developing a good WFM strategy 

Developing and securing a good workforce management strategy can be complex. There are many things to consider and the entire organization is involved. In this article, we share best practices based on our experiences with clients. So you can read what are the key steps you need to take as an organization to develop and implement an effective WFM strategy.  

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Five reasons why data is so important within workforce management 

Data insights and making choices based on data is essential within workforce management and workforce planning. Therefore, in this blog article, we explain five reasons why data is so important within workforce management: insight into performance and results, improvement of productivity, optimization of workforce planning and rosters, prediction of staffing needs, and steering on organizational goals and strategy. Of course, we provide extensive examples to accompany this. The essence of the message is: 'using data is the key to measurably better decisions and results'. 

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Why a good workforce management process leads to peace of mind in the organization 

Good workforce planning and matching the right capacity to demand contributes to a sense of calm and stability in the organization. These are factors that are difficult to measure, but have a lot of impact on the working atmosphere and results. That is why we write about these factors in this article. In doing so, we also give several practical examples, so you can read directly how this can have an impact.  

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WFM success factors and common mistakes 

A good WFM strategy and smooth operational execution has a major impact on organizational success. But what are the points to watch out for and what are the (possible) pitfalls? In this article, we therefore describe the success factors and common mistakes in the field of WFM. The most important tip? Choose an experienced supplier with knowledge of your organization and industry.  

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Focus on these KPIs for better results 

Generating data insights, measuring performance and continuous improvement is the underlying foundation of workforce management. But on what basis will you monitor your progress? How will you know if you are doing well or less than expected under normal circumstances? KPIs give you an important tool for assessing results. In this article, we take a closer look at other payroll, cost per hour, productivity and employee availability metrics and explain why these are important KPIs to focus on.  

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Read all our WFM tips here and stay on top of everything around workforce management  

Obviously, we cannot re-litigate all the articles here. That's why you'll find all our blog articles on this handy overview page. All WFM tips can be found here. Also keep a close eye on our website and Linkedin page. This way you will always be informed directly about updates to our product and new blog articles!  

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Stef van Dijk
About the author Stef van Dijk

Stef van Dijk has extensive experience in supermarkets and knows the food retail industry inside and out. Stef writes blogs on all relevant issues around workforce management and food retail.

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