Strategic Workforce Planning Masterclass

Material will be presented by short presentation, case studies, and video clips aided by facilitation, and questioning to get the maximum learning from information presented. Discussion groups / action learning sets will also feature strongly for delegates to be able to share their knowledge and experience with the wider group in both learning about content (the ‘what’) as well as process (the ‘how’).

This Human Resource Management Masterclass on Strategic Workforce Planning aims to show you how to move from traditional manpower planning to modern strategic workforce planning, raising your profile and the effectiveness of the process.

At the end of this Strategic Workforce Planning Masterclass, you will learn to:

• Apply appropriate workforce planning tools and techniques to your business strategy
• Review your own practices and make appropriate changes
• Think both strategically and tactically to enable effective workforce planning
• Understand the core HR components of modern workforce planning to ensure alignment
• Overcome challenges to effective workforce planning and build on enablers
• Apply good ideas from colleagues from other organisations

Workforce planning typically involves the HR function, finance and senior line management so it is aimed at these key stakeholder groups.

This Gulf Rowad Strategic Workforce Planning Masterclass is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

• HR Specialists in resourcing, talent and succession and L&D
• HR Business Partners
• Finance People involved in planning, strategic cost control
• Line Managers with responsibility for talent management
• Senior Managers with responsibility for resourcing their department / division / business
• Senior Managers with responsibility for defining and developing organizational strategy

Organisational Impact

Chief Executives, around the world, say workforce planning is one of the big things that keeps them awake at night. Organisations that send delegates on this Strategic Workforce Planning Masterclass will benefit from the following:

• A realization that strategic workforce planning is a key business process and the one that drives much of HR activity
• An understanding of what a range of organisations do that may change the way strategic workforce planning is done
• Clarity on what needs to be done next either to start strategic workforce planning or improve existing processes
• Practical examples that delegates can take back and use in their workplace
• Getting ahead of the curve as strategic workforce planning correlates unambiguously with realizing business strategy and achieving desired business results

Personal Impact

This is a career development opportunity for people involved in workforce planning to increase their knowledge and confidence in being able to take practical recommendations back to work and so progress their careers.

Particular benefits for participants from this Strategic Workforce Planning Masterclass are:

• Understanding the breadth of workforce planning to be able to make refinements to existing practices
• Reflection on current practice with the opportunity to add new ideas to the organization
• Facilitated discussion to solve current problems faced by delegates at work
• Rethink how current HR practices might be changed to enable career progression.