SWP - The Strategic Workforce Planning Podcast

Episode 5 of the SWP podcast welcomes Philip De Nerve from Talent on Demand insight into the back story of ‘Oxygen’, Talent On Demand’s Strategic Workforce Planning Software tool. The fascinating back story into Philip’s journey into Strategic Workforce Planning along with how Oxygen evolved over time led to the tale of Wipro and how the CEO re-focused parts of the workforce (skilled in declining technologies) on internal projects rather than face redundancy.  Philip’s perspectives on how a robust SWP capability base is important as a pre-curser to a software implementation are refreshing. Philip is set to wrap up the day at our global launch providing a summary and key takeaways before the post conference celebrations commence. 

Episode 3 of the SWP podcast welcomes James Bryce from the Kantar to take an insightful look at the critical intersection of Finance and HR through workforce planning.  James’ journey started out as many workforce planning journeys do in the throws of large-scale workforce downsizing and as is always interesting, we were intrigued to learn James originally studied Geology as an undergraduate course.  Our look at the emerging and critical relationship between Strategic Workforce Planning and Talent Acquisition was fascinating and the manner in which Talent Acquisition is evolving as we shift more towards a capability-based approach promises unbound possibilities for the future. James’ philosophy around the granularity with which SWP effectiveness can be measured is a ‘must listen to’ for anyone looking to measure the impact of their SWP efforts whilst his thoughts on all things data (how do we know the answer to that question?) are well worth hearing.  What an enjoyable discussion with an incredibly engaging and kind human being! 

Episode 4 of the SWP podcast welcomes Vanessa Pietrobon from the Roche Pharmaceuticals to provide a critical look at how SWP can, and should, involve a customised approach and methodology across different organisations. The notion that ‘one size’ does not ‘fit all’ is prevalent right throughout this thought-provoking discussion as numerous themes around data and analytics capability, where SWP should and often does live organisationally, and the critical role SWP plays with Learning and Development (in addition to Talent Acquisition) are all raised and explored.  Vanessa’s journey started out in marketing analytics and over time she honed and shifted her analytical capability towards people data.  Interestingly, Vanessa drew inspiration from an SWP focused presentation at Tucana Global’s People Analytics World some 8 years ago and has been well and truly emersed in the SWP world ever since.  We love the perspective and insight Vanessa brings and truly value her support and contribution to the SWP Eco-system. 

Episode 6 of the SWP podcast welcomes Commander Peter Chapman from the Royal Australian Navy to take an insightful look at how career pathways in SWP emerge.  The journey of the contemporary strategic workforce planning professional is seldom a consistent one.  In this deep-dive, we look at the many and varied backgrounds and pathways into the SWP space as well as look at how different capabilities are required across a successful SWP project team. We loved the thought-provocation around the ‘quintessential organisation’ who opts not to adapt traditional approaches to talent acquisition and how organisations must address key issues like policies, mindsets and culture in order to adapt to evolving ways of working.  We’re very much looking forward to Peter’s session at our Asia Pacific SWP conference and are encouraged by his passion and advocacy for both careers and professionals in the space. 

Episode 2 of the SWP Podcast sees world renowned SWP software entrepreneurs Chris Hare and Alicia Roach join The Workforce Planning Institute for an in-depth look at key organisational challenges around SWP ownership as we attempt to answer the age-old question, if not in HR, where does SWP belong in today’s organisation?  We also take a look back at how it all got started for our esteemed guests whilst taking a sneak peek at ‘Trends with benefits’ Chris and Alicia’s upcoming presentation set to drop at SWP APAC in December and EMEA in February. So many wonderful hidden gems uncovered in this session with two amazing individuals so incredibly passionate about strategic workforce planning.  

Join Nick Kennedy as he explores the wonderful world of Strategic Workforce Planning by chatting with a series of guests set to speak at the upcoming SWP conference series.