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Interim and Consultancy

Turn your 'one day' SWP ambition into 'day one' of building it with our Interim and Consultancy support.

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Whatever stage you're at in your SWP journey - from building your foundations to levelling up your maturity - we can help.

Example Engagements:

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3-6 month engagements to put your foundations in place

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12 months for a complete org-wide first Strategic Workforce Plan

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Set projects - e.g. data dashboard development; governance and assurance reviews.

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Training

Strategic Workforce planning is not only a method and process, it's also a mindset and a systems-thinking approach. With our experience developing and implementing SWP frameworks across various companies and industries, we can help you develop both.

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Our training can be tailored for individuals or groups, and for all levels: SWP-curious novices, practitioners looking to mature, or SROs looking to lead more effectively.

How We Can Help:

6 Step SW Methodology Training - for SWP leaders, practitioners and HR

HR Data Literacy Programme - enhance data competency in your HR teams

RACI, Not Risky - training for wider roles in your SWP RACI to ensure readiness and adoption

Diagnostics

How We Can Help:

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Maturity Assessments with recommendations for how to level up

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Stakeholder Alignment Check to identify understanding gaps or buy-in needs

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Data & Insight Optimisation to assess if current reporting drives real decisions

If your organisation has started its SWP journey but hit a crossroads - the process has stalled, the data doesn't tell a clear story, or leadership enthusiasm has waned - our Diagnostics service provides an independent health check to reveal what's working and what needs tuning to get back on track.

Fractional Leadership

Your organisation may need the expertise of a Director-level subject matter expert in Strategic Workforce Planning, but not often enough to justify having a permanent full-time resource in-house. Our Fractional Leadership packages allow you to operate enterprise-level SWP using regular check-ins and support from a specialist on a schedule that suits you

Example Engagement Schedules:

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Quarterly Monitoring Reviews of SWP actions and data, with course correction recommendations

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Support and direction for main Annual review and refresh

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Programme Assurance - review of alignment linked to key plan milestones

Workshops and Facilitation

The success of any Strategic Workforce Plan is massively amplified by strong alignment around strategic priorities, the 'Problem to Solve', a shared view of likely futures, and buy-in at the most senior levels

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Our Workshops and Facilitation service can help you avoid overwhelm by drawing out agreement on these key criteria, building enthusiam and drive

Example Facilitations:

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Scenario Planning exercises with Executive Leadership for direction

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Prioritisation for strategy - planning SWP actions and resource governance

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Data Dashboard Development - ensuring meaningful metrics and insights to drive decision-making and avoid overwhelm

Leadership Development

SWP is one of the most significant strategic programmes that your organisation will ever have. Aligning your HR interventions to deliver the right workforce is where HR gets strategic; and provides the assurance that your Board, shareholders and governing body seeks. 

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Leading your SWP with confidence and knowledge elevates your executive skills, whether you aspire to the C-Suite or are already there.

How We Can Help:

1:1 or Exec Team SWP Coaching and Mentoring

Evidence-based HR Leadership - use data to break silos and lead strategically

The Strategic HRD Programme - operate as an enterprise strategist with SWP

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