Strategic Workforce Planning: A Fundamental Beginner's Guide
What you will learn
The 5 steps of the strategic workforce planning process
The activities to perform in each of the 5 steps
Real-world examples of strategic workforce planning
Basic headcount forecasting and gap analysis using Excel
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Our Verdict
The Strategic Workforce Planning: A Fundamental Beginner's Guide course earns a solid 4.4 rating in our evaluation, backed by over 7500 subscribers and recent updates in 2023. The course excels at providing an engaging introductory experience with comprehensive coverage of the strategic workforce planning process across various models and principles. Learners will appreciate real-world examples that help to contextualize concepts. However, beginners must be prepared for moderate Excel skill expectations. While areas like competency and performance management are less emphasized than desired, this course offers strong long-term value in the learnings it provides, especially when applied in conjunction with other strategic planning endeavors.
What We Liked
- The course offers a comprehensive introduction to strategic workforce planning, covering the entire process in 5 steps with real-world examples.
- Clear and crisp audio enhances the learning experience. The course instructor encourages learners to create unique models based on their organization's needs.
- Learners praise the value of understanding various models and principles that can be applied beyond workforce planning, such as in other areas of strategic planning.
- A strong emphasis is placed on considering historical and future objectives when developing a strategic workforce plan.
Potential Drawbacks
- Excel worksheet exercises may pose challenges for beginners who have minimal experience in using Excel. The course might benefit from an alert regarding the required skill level.
- A lack of feedback and brief review in quizzes can make self-assessment more challenging, making some learners feel that a stronger reinforcement of concepts is needed beyond correct or incorrect answers.
- Some learners desire better resources like downloadable slides or data in Excel files for hands-on exercises.
- The course has limited focus on competency and performance management and may need more content addressing these topics for a well-rounded workforce planning approach.