Key features of a good workforce planning software platform are: - Data integration and harmonization: The ability to collect and consolidate data from multiple sources, ensure it is consistent, and provides the ability to segment plans by various organizational, position and people dimensions. - Supply and demand forecasting: The ability to simulate what the demand and supply  will look like in a certain period of time based on factors such as revenue objectives, market conditions, or workforce trends, and to analyze the gap between the two.   - Scenario planning: The ability to simulate and model demand, supply and gap assumptions across various scenarios to simulate the best data-driven future plan.   - Advanced visualizations: The ability go see the workforce planning process in the form of an organization chart, and connect the plan to reality (such as spans-layers). A good workforce planning software platform displays data, modelling and analysis in easy-to-understand formats, such as graphs or charts, and generate reports that provide insights into workforce trends and gaps.  - Collaboration and communication: The ability to facilitate communication and collaboration among stakeholders involved in the workforce planning process, such as HR, finance, and business leaders. Gathering input from those leaders who are closest to the work and people enables a more accurate planning process within one source of truth.  - Tracking and monitoring: The ability to track progress against original plan, holding stakeholders accountable and pivoting quickly in case of deviation  Customization and scalability: The ability to adapt to the specific needs of the organization, and scale as the organization grows or changes.