For many HR leaders, integrating Gen AI and understanding its impact on the workforce feels like a long, difficult task. Yet, waiting is no longer an option—organizations that delay their planning risk being left behind.
Ross Sparkman, Head of Strategic Workforce Planning, argues that the biggest roadblock isn’t the technology; it’s the process of getting started. The solution? Don’t start with a massive, manual effort. Start with the technology itself.
The 80/20 Rule of AI Assessment
Sparkman, who led AI strategy at Walmart, points out that HR teams can dramatically cut the time and expense of readiness planning by relying on existing tools. Forget expensive, prolonged task assessments that attempt to capture every detail manually.
An Immediate, Actionable Solution
This approach flips the traditional consulting model on its head. Instead of spending months and huge budgets trying to build the data and assessment from scratch, HR leaders should use AI-driven tools to instantly generate a baseline impact score for every job in the organization.
This gives your team the strategic roadmap—the 80%—right now. The remaining 20% can then be spent on the essential human work: validating the data, communicating positively with employees, and designing the new roles necessary for true AI transformation.