For immediate assistance, call member services at 1-866-538-1909
m_ltim_dia:

Bookmark and Share

Strategic Workforce Planning (SWP)

Course Outline

 
brochure thumb image
Thank you for your interest. Your download will be available after you complete the form below and click the Submit button.
(Fields marked with * are required.)
Cancel

Course Objectives
 

Section Key Topics
Introduction

Talent management aligned with strategy
Talent management by the numbers
Agenda

Strategic Workforce Planning Background and Context

Pace of change
Latest research
Workforce planning evolution
Operational versus strategic workforce planning

Workforce Planning in Action

Assessment of workforce planning maturity
Starbucks
Valero Energy
Rex Healthcare

Complementary Frameworks to Workforce Planning

Supply chain management
Balanced scorecard
Six sigma methodologies
McKinsey 7Ss framework
The Protean Organization (Malone, 2009)

Business Strategy

Strategy first
Competitive differentiation map
Examples of strategic statements
Strategic alignment
What to do if you do not know the strategy

Differentiated Segments

Four stages of workforce differentiation
Segmenting roles
A spectrum of roles
Examples of critical roles
Competencies for critical roles
Pivotal roles
Case Study activity

Environmental Scan Succession planning
Readiness
The vitality matrix of performance and potential
The paradox of promotion
The manager as talent leader
Activity: WHI succession exercise
Integrated Talent Management

Quantitative and qualitative information
Environmental scan quadrants
Internal supply:  Profile and trend data
External supply
Internal demand
External demand
Risk assignment to environmental factors
Case study activity

Current State

Marketing segmentation
Current state workforce supply groups
Workforce data
Examples of current state data

Futuring

Possible futures
Futuring techniques
Limits of forecasting
The no change future state
Scenario planning
Examples of a scenario matrix
Steps in building scenarios
The targeted future state
Case Study activity

Gap Analysis

Possible futures
Futuring techniques
Limits of forecasting
The no change future state
Scenario planning
Examples of a scenario matrix
Steps in building scenarios
The targeted future state
Case Study activity

Gap Analysis

Examples of gap dimensions
All gaps are not equal
The gap template
Prioritization of gaps

Action Planning

Solutions to close gaps
6 Bs for skill acquisition and development
Work design
Rewards and recognition
Development
Acquisition
Manage and Lead
Retention
Case study activity

Monitor and Report

Reporting standards
Progress tracking template

Getting Started

Compelling cases for workforce planning
Workforce planning skills
Roles and responsibilities
The SWP workshop session
Walkthrough assessment and getting started toolkit

Requirements for the SWP certification