The human resource personnel do periodic evaluation of the effectiveness of the organization at the corporate level. The personnel anticipate changes and understand what is necessary to implement them. The human resource professional is skilled in acquiring business insight in order to predict changes, and make informed decisions at operational and strategic levels. The human resource professional accesses current requirements and anticipates future skills shortages through strategic skills planning. Business volatility and uncertainty increase the need for companies to rely on advanced analytics, scenario simulations, and other sophisticated workforce-planning levers (BCG and WFPMA, September 2010).