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Methodology Registry · WAF v1.0

Workforce Assessment Framework™

The parent methodology of the Workforce Intelligence Lab — a single, decision-ready composite integrating capacity, availability, execution risk, feasibility, and the established WEI™, CVF™, and PERM™ indices.

Version: v1.0Maturity: InstitutionalValidation: Directional framework — informed by public labor data and field observations.

Purpose

Board reporting, annual operating plans, market entry decisions, and portfolio prioritization — one composite verdict instead of reconciling separate reads.

Research question

What workforce condition does the Workforce Assessment Framework characterize?

Variables used

  • Seven integrated dimensions: workforce capacity, labor availability, execution risk, staffing feasibility, market exposure (WEI™), compensation volatility (CVF™), and project execution posture (PERM™).

Data sources

  • BLS
  • Census
  • USAspending
  • AlphaHire market observations

Weighting methodology

Directional composite with explicit confidence labeling; tier-dependent scoring.

Version history

VersionDateNotes
v1.02026-H1Library reference publication