Human Resources: Strategic Workforce Planning (2018)
57mAdvanced2018-06-27
Authors
Wayne Cascio
University of Colorado Professor and Author
Course details
No company can achieve sustained success without a strong, capable leader at the helm. But what happens when a key person in an upper-management role leaves their post? In this practical course, HR expert Wayne Cascio dives into the subject of strategic workforce planning (SWP). Wayne explains why SWP is critical and shows HR professionals how to craft a plan that ensures that the right employees are placed in critical roles.
Wayne reviews what SWP is and how it delivers value to companies large and small. He steps through how to build a talent inventory, forecast the internal and external supply of labor, and approach succession planning. Plus, he explains how to tackle global talent management effectively.
Learning objectives
What is strategic workforce planning (SWP)?
How does SWP deliver value?
Building a talent inventory
Forecasting the internal and external workforce supply
Succession planning
Evaluating the usefulness of SWP systems
Who owns talent development?
Wayne reviews what SWP is and how it delivers value to companies large and small. He steps through how to build a talent inventory, forecast the internal and external supply of labor, and approach succession planning. Plus, he explains how to tackle global talent management effectively.
Learning objectives
What is strategic workforce planning (SWP)?
How does SWP deliver value?
Building a talent inventory
Forecasting the internal and external workforce supply
Succession planning
Evaluating the usefulness of SWP systems
Who owns talent development?
Skills covered
HR StrategyHuman ResourcesDeep Dive (X:Y)
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Welcome
1. Understanding Strategic Workforce Planning
- 02 - What is strategic workforce planning (SWP)
- 03 - The modern approach to SWP
- 04 - How business planning horizons affect SWP
- 05 - How does SWP deliver value
2. Getting Started
- 06 - Key assumptions and elements of an SWP system
- 07 - Environmental scanning
- 08 - Build a talent inventory
- 09 - Forecast internal and external workforce supply
- 10 - Forecast workforce demand
- 11 - Integrate forecasts of workforce supply and demand
- 12 - Execution and evaluation of SWP systems
3. Succession Planning
- 13 - Leadership succession - The concept of workforce readiness
- 14 - Alternative approaches to leadership succession
- 15 - Should leadership succession plans be secret
- 16 - Succession planning in small businesses
4. Managing Strategic Workforce Planning
- 17 - SWP and global talent management systems
- 18 - Who owns talent development
- 19 - Put it all together - Essential features of an SWP system
Conclusion
- 20 - Next steps