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Strategic Workforce Planning.
From business strategy to Board-ready plan.

The highest-altitude programme in the portfolio. Strategy translation, demand forecasting, internal and external supply, buy/build/borrow framework, talent pipelines, living workforce plan with quarterly cadence. 12 modules across 4 arcs.

Next cohorts: June–August 2026. Open registration. Founding pricing.

01 / Why this programme

Most workforce plans are budgeting in disguise.

Each function head submits a headcount ask. Finance compresses it. The resulting plan is stale by Q2. Reactive hiring fills gaps at premium cost. Critical roles sit open for months while non-critical positions are over-staffed. Investors ask diligence questions about workforce planning during fundraising and CHROs hand over headcount spreadsheets.

This programme is the alternative. Strategy-to-workforce translation, driver-based demand forecasting, scenario modeling with operational triggers, critical role identification, buy/build/borrow decisions, talent pipelines, and the operating cadence that keeps the plan alive across the year.

The output is a Board-ready workforce plan — and a CHRO who can present it.

Plate 22 — Planning that holds

02 / What gets built

12 modules across 4 arcs.

1
Strategy Alignment
Saturday, live
  • M1 Why Strategic Workforce Planning
  • M2 Translating business strategy to workforce
  • M3 Workforce analytics foundations
2
Demand Planning
Sunday, live
  • M4 Driver-based forecasting
  • M5 Critical roles and skills
  • M6 Scenario modeling with triggers
3
Supply Planning
Weeks 2-3, self-paced
  • M7 Internal supply — movement, build, succession
  • M8 External supply — channels, markets, pipelines
  • M9 Buy/Build/Borrow framework
  • M10 Talent pipeline architecture
4
Execution
Weeks 3-4, self-paced
  • M11 Workforce plan as a living document
  • M12 Capstone refinement and Board paper
03 / The format

Four weeks. ~36 hours.

WhenWhat happensHours
Week 1 (Sat-Sun) · LiveStrategy + Demand Planning. Build YOUR forecast.12 hrs
Week 2 · Self-pacedModules 7–8. Supply planning begins.8 hrs
Week 3 · Self-pacedModules 9–10. Capstone build.8 hrs
Week 4 · Self-paced + LiveModules 11–12 + Saturday pitch-back + certification.8 hrs

Plate 23 — Strategy. Demand. Supply. Execute.

04 / Capstone tracks

Pick one. Ship in three weeks.

capstone / 01

Business-Strategy Translation

Complete mapping from business strategy to workforce implications.

capstone / 02

Critical Roles Map

Identification, prioritization, and treatment plan for top 10–15% of roles.

capstone / 03

18-Month Demand Plan

Driver-based forecast across all functions with three scenarios.

capstone / 04

Buy/Build/Borrow Plan

Systematic decisions for next 12–24 months with TCO comparison.

capstone / 05

Talent Pipeline Architecture

Pipeline maps for critical roles with named candidates and investment plan.

capstone / 06

Full Annual Workforce Plan

Comprehensive Board paper combining all above elements.

05 / Upcoming dates

When this cohort runs.

Five upcoming cohort weekends are open for registration. Each cohort is 4 weeks end-to-end. Register for the date that works for you — we confirm the running cohort based on registration volumes.

Cohort 01
13–14 June 2026
Live weekend (Sat-Sun, IST)
Open registration · 80 seats
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Cohort 02
27–28 June 2026
Live weekend (Sat-Sun, IST)
Open registration · 80 seats
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Cohort 03
11–12 July 2026
Live weekend (Sat-Sun, IST)
Open registration · 80 seats
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Cohort 04
18–19 July 2026
Live weekend (Sat-Sun, IST)
Open registration · 80 seats
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Cohort 05
8–9 August 2026
Live weekend (Sat-Sun, IST)
Open registration · 80 seats
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All times 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM IST.

06 / Who it's for

Built for senior leaders who want to ship.

CHRO / Head of HR

You're presenting the workforce plan to your CEO and Board.

CFO / Head of Finance

You co-own SWP with the CHRO and integrate it with the financial plan.

COO / Chief of Staff

You link workforce planning to business operations.

Founder / CEO at scaleup

You own strategy articulation and approve the annual plan.

07 / Investment

Cohort 01 founding pricing.

Self-Study
₹4,999
  • 81-page handbook (PDF)
  • All recorded video modules
  • Driver-based forecasting Excel template
  • Board paper template
  • Workforce plan template
  • No live sessions, no certification
Apply · Self-Study →
Premium
₹29,999
  • Everything in Standard
  • 30-min 1:1 mentor review on capstone
  • Early access to next cohort
  • Priority support
Apply · Premium →

Corporate packages — 5 seats ₹79,000 · 10 seats ₹1,49,000.
All prices exclusive of GST. Cohort 01 founding pricing — Standard becomes ₹24,999 from Cohort 02.

08 / Download the brochure

Want the detailed handbook preview?

The complete Programme Launch Document

32 pages with all 12 modules across 4 arcs, capstone deliverable structures, worked examples for driver-based forecasting and scenario modeling, and the full Board paper template.

Download brochure →

Free. No email required. Read in 15 minutes.

09 / Common questions

Frequently asked.

How is SWP different from annual headcount planning?
Annual headcount planning starts from current headcount and applies a growth percentage. SWP starts from business strategy and derives workforce implications — capabilities needed, critical roles, demand by function, sources of supply. Different starting point, different output, different owner.
Is this for me if our company doesn't have a formal strategy?
Module 2 includes a strategy articulation worksheet. If your CEO cannot answer the five strategy questions clearly, that's itself a finding worth surfacing. SWP discipline forces strategic clarity to emerge.
Do you cover scenario modeling at depth?
Yes. Module 6 walks through 3-scenario framework — optimistic, baseline, downside — with operational triggers, leading indicators, and worked examples. Includes the downside-scenario execution case that most companies neglect.
What's the relationship with the People Analytics programme?
People Analytics is about measuring what's happening today. SWP is about what workforce we need 12–36 months from now. The programmes are complementary — many participants take both.
How is this different from a workforce consulting engagement?
A workforce planning consulting engagement costs ₹15–30 lakhs over 3–4 months and produces a plan. This programme builds your team's capability to produce and maintain the plan for ₹19,999 over 4 weeks.
Is this only for CHROs?
No. The ideal cohort has CHRO, CFO, COO, and 2–3 function heads from the same company. SWP works best when the senior team builds the muscle together.
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Cohort 01 closes 10 May 2026. 80 seats.