There are many challenges to developing technical experts into senior leaders and Line managers need to develop HR skills and expertise. Organizational structures are becoming increasingly complex and subject to change and workforces will continue to diversify with five generations of employees working in a globalized environment. As such the output of the workforce planning process is being increasingly integrated with career planning and employee engagement requiring the emergence of decision support tools and predictive analytics that can be used for selection and forecasting will make the ability to use ―big data‖ more valuable. Advancements in mobile technologies are increasingly being used for bite-sized on-demand and focused training and performance support applications.