a) How does the organization identify the workforce capability (knowledge, skills, and abilities) and capacity (numbers) needed to support all aspects of the organization? (a) Before an organization can attract, select, and employ people to do the work, they first need a method to determine how many people they need with which skills. This requires an understanding of the growth strategy including the timing. There is often a clear and specific link between the organization's strategy process and the capability and capacity planning process. In fact, there is often an exchange of information between the two processes. The focus here is not on the overall strategy process but rather only on the capacity and capability planning process