The Manpower Planning Masterclass

Introduction:

Manpower Planning is now a critical factor in the longer-term ability of International businesses to compete globally. It is now seen as a key business requirement, organizations must have a clear strategy, to support the Manpower Planning process, we will discuss many real-life strategies and approaches.

Having a clear strategy will enable informed decisions to be made to achieve a balanced approach, how to assess and when to develop current staff or, actively recruiting external candidates into the company to satisfy future requirements.

In this Masterclass we will consider how to maximize the use of resources to develop the right people at the right time for the future demands on the business. Having attended the Masterclass you will have gained sufficient knowledge and insights to put them into practice immediately after the program

Targeted Groups:

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

Course Objectives:

At the end of this course the participants will be able to:

Understand how to predict and therefore manage future trends
Consider the balance between managing individuals careers and business needs
Appreciate the relationship between operational and human resource management
Be able to use the most appropriate approach to your business manpower planning process
Develop your process management skills to maximize the use of resources
Learn and be able to implement new dynamic manpower planning systems
Consider several strategic models for manpower planning
Be able to convert predictive data into a monetary value
Re-energize interviewing, appraisal processes and systems
Create a methodology to present business information effectively
Be aware of organizational measurement tools and those that can be applied to individuals
Develop business techniques to manage the manpower planning process
Plan and implement action plans for self and individuals/managers involved in the Manpower Planning process

Targeted Competencies:

Relating and networking
Persuading and influencing
Presenting and communicating
Analytical thinking
Applying expertise and technology
Formulating concepts and strategies
Planning and organizing
Achieving goals and objectives

Course Content:

Unit 1: The Dynamic Role of Manpower Planning:

HR models and how to satisfy potential future organizational structures
The growing business importance of HR manpower planning (HRMP)
The changing shape of organizations and work requirements - the effects on today’s organization
Trends - right-sizing; what’s appropriate - use of decision-making tools and examples
The four main areas of manpower planning - Strategic focus, Data and analysis, manpower planning and people development including case study

Unit 2: The Strategic Focus on Manpower Planning From First Principals:

The new HR strategic map
How to use a strategic template
Measuring organizational maturity - a trigger for manpower planning activities
Converting strategy into workable plans, the collection and analysis of business data to trigger appropriate action - including exercise
Techniques for delivering on time and budget

Unit 3: Manpower, Forecasting and Trend Analysis:

Understanding trends
Use of predictive software to support the supply of manpower
How to measure relationships and understand results
The need for using unit costs
Individual measurements, exactly how competencies are structured
Managing expectations and individual’s needs
Measuring and forecasting individuals performance using behavioral techniques

Unit 4: Manpower Supply - Business Planning and Manpower Re-Engineering:

Selecting the “right” principal for manpower supply
Consider the three approaches to succession planning
The use of pre-selection for key posts - the role of psychometric testing, emotional intelligence assessment center’s, agreements and visual development maps
Business review – why manpower planning should be considered and where it has an impact

Unit 5: Making the Manpower Planning Process Fit Together to Maximize Results:

The use of management tools and techniques to achieve maximum effect
Why performance appraisals on their own don’t work for selection into development pools
Three approaches, talent pool, individual selection and headhunting
The cooperation needed to achieve the business benefits
How the whole manpower planning process should ‘fit’ together

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The Manpower Planning Masterclass

Introduction:

Targeted Groups:

Course Objectives:

Targeted Competencies:

Course Content:

Unit 1: The Dynamic Role of Manpower Planning:

Unit 2: The Strategic Focus on Manpower Planning From First Principals:

Unit 3: Manpower, Forecasting and Trend Analysis:

Unit 4: Manpower Supply - Business Planning and Manpower Re-Engineering:

Unit 5: Making the Manpower Planning Process Fit Together to Maximize Results:

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