Strategic Workforce Planning: A Fundamental Beginner's Guide
What you'll learn
- The 5 steps of the strategic workforce planning process
- The activities to perform in each of the 5 steps
- Real-world examples of strategic workforce planning
- Basic headcount forecasting and gap analysis using Excel
Requirements
- Fundamental arithmetic skills
- Basic Excel skills
Description
Strategic workforce planning aims to proactively put the right people, in the right place, at the right time at the right cost in order to mitigate workforce risk now and in the future. The dynamics of a global economy have made strategic workforce planning one of the "most sought after skills in Human Resources today."
Strategic Workforce Planning is tied closely to HR's role in Talent Management.
This class is based on the book, Strategic Workforce Planning: Guidance & Back-Up Plans and will:
Teach you the framework of strategic workforce planning
Provide you with multiple implementation approaches
Outline how to successfully sell the concept and tell you what to do if selling the concept fails
Demonstrate ideas for measuring success
Clarify the connection to other HR functions
Discuss how to define the roles and responsibilities
Show you practical tools and approaches for successful implementation
Outline the major challenges facing strategic workforce planning leaders today
"Simple and practical."
"If you are looking for a straightforward guide to strategic workforce planning, this could be it. Brings together ideas from lots of sources with pros and cons."
"I've been through a number of workshops, formal training events related to SWP and have always come away with a different perspective or tool to use for the groups I support as a business partner."
Who this course is for:
- HR professionals
- Business leaders
- Talent management professionals
Instructor
- 4.7 Instructor Rating
- 2,220 Reviews
- 8,068 Students
- 2 Courses
Tracey Smith has advised companies like Adidas, Continental Tire, FedEx, Northwestern Mutual, Shape Corporation, TD Bank, Kobo, Equitable Bank, Centura Health, Aviso Wealth, and global tech companies in the field of analytics.
She has 25+ years of experience in analytics and been recognized as one of the "top 50 influencers in HR analytics" and a certified Supply Management Professional. She is repeatedly listed as an "expert to watch" in her field.
Tracey is the President of Numerical Insights LLC, a boutique consulting company that specializes in business analytics. She holds multiple degrees in applied mathematics, mechanical engineering, supply chain and business.