Strategic workforce ­ planning

Your workforce is constantly evolving. New employees join, others develop, take on different roles within your organisation, leave, or retire. Ideally, you'd have optimal staffing levels at all times, now and in the future. Strategic workforce planning helps you do just that. Strategic workforce planning helps you do just that.
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Strategic workforce planning (SWP)

You want the right people in the right place at the right time. Motivated employees who are driven to achieve your organisation’s goals play a vital role in your success. Treating your workforce well pays off.

That’s easier said than done in today’s tight labour market, where multiple generations work side by side and employees increasingly expect learning and development opportunities.

Strategic workforce planning (SWP) is a structured method that helps you optimise how you deploy your people. It gives you insight into your internal organisation in the context of external challenges, your team’s current and future capabilities, and what an ideal workforce would look like.

Benefits of SWP

Gain control over the future

A continuous process that is embedded within your organisation.

Loyal employees

Less churn and absenteeism because people are in the right place.

Gain control over your situation

Make effective decisions powered by a well-founded strategy.

When to opt for SWP

Ideally, strategic workforce planning (SWP) should always be part of your organisation’s agenda. But if you're facing one or more of the following challenges, it's definitely time to start working on it:

How we work

We use the HR Scan as a starting point for further action, creating a clear view of the risks and areas for improvement within your organisation’s HR policy. We then work with you to go through five key steps:
1. Preparation
2. Internal and external analysis
3. Inventory
4. Gap analysis
5. Action plan

More about our methods
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Workshop: Strategic Workforce Planning

Strategic workforce planning (SWP) is a method that helps identify the gap between your current workforce and the ideal composition (both in quality and quantity) for your organisation. In this five-step workshop, you’ll learn how to create practical scenarios for optimal workforce planning in a changing environment.

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