Abstract: A system is disclosed which is configured to perform work force planning analytics for an organisation having an organisational structure and a work force. The system includes a processing module configured to receive input parameters for determining a work force demand, including a definition of the organisational structure and one or more of a productivity metric, a utilization metric, a determining factor metric and a desired span of control metric. The processing module is also configured to receive one or more input parameters for determining a work force supply, including an input of the work force. The system also includes an analytics module, executed by a processor, configured to determine a forecast work force gap utilizing the input parameters for determining a work force demand and supply. The system also includes a user interface configured to provide a view of the forecast work force gap.