The Manpower Planning Masterclass

DAY 1 - The dynamic role of manpower planning

• Introductions, program, objectives, and ways of working

• 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 a case study

•  Daily review

DAY 2 - The strategic focus on manpower planning from first principals

• The new HR strategic map

• How to use a strategic template - exercise and case study 

• Measuring organizational maturity - a trigger for manpower planning activities - exercise

• Converting strategy into workable plans, the collection, and analysis of business data to trigger appropriate action - including exercise

• Techniques for delivering on time and on budget

• Daily review

DAY 3 - Manpower, forecasting and trend analysis

• Understanding trends - examples and exercise

• Use of predictive software to support the supply of manpower

• How to measure relationships and understand results - exercises

• The need for using unit costs - exercise

• Individual measurements, exactly how competencies are structured

• Managing expectations and individual’s needs

• Measuring and forecasting individuals performance using behavioral techniques

• Daily review

DAY 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 - including a case study

• Daily review

DAY 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 in order to achieve the business benefits

• How the whole manpower planning process should ‘fit’ together

• Final review and presentation of certificates and CPE points