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 planningProvide you with multiple implementation approachesOutline how to successfully sell the concept and tell you what to do if selling the concept failsDemonstrate ideas for measuring successClarify the connection to other HR functionsDiscuss how to define the roles and responsibilitiesShow you practical tools and approaches for successful implementationOutline 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."
Overview
Section 1: Strategic Workforce Planning
Lecture 1 Introduction - What is Strategic Workforce Planning
Lecture 2 Determining Roles of Interest
Lecture 3 Historical Trends
Lecture 4 Forecasting
Lecture 5 Identify Gaps
Lecture 6 Leadership Risk
Lecture 7 Workload Drivers
Lecture 8 Global Strategic Workforce Planning
Lecture 9 How do I Know Where to Start?
Lecture 10 Bonus Resources
HR professionals,Business leaders,Talent management professionals
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