Strategic Workforce Planning (SWP) bespoke training

A quantitative trading firm that uses innovative technology, a scientific approach, and a deep understanding of markets to guide our business
With offices in New York, London, Hong Kong, and Amsterdam, our client is a trading firm that operates around the clock and around the globe, trading a wide range of financial products, including ETFs, Equities, Futures, Commodities, Options, Bonds, Currencies and Cryptocurrency
They trade in incredibly competitive, fast-paced environments, and feedback on successes and failures is quick and tangible
This allows for constant evaluation and improvement of our strategies and performance

The client tends to work in small and often overlapping teams, with different groups responsible for different elements of the software stack
These small teams have a lot of freedom to make decisions about the future course of the systems they’re building and are responsible for coordinating with people in other areas of the firm to figure out what’s important
Working together on a floor facilitates communication with the group, and keeps teams close to the daily rhythms of trading
That said, how many is too many and how to plan with a longer horizon was on the list ever evading questions for the leadership and HR

Our team of SWP experts led an exercise to develop a course that would bridge the knowledge and skills gap that had been identified during the baseline capability assessment
The goal of the course was to provide company HR and business leaders with techniques and actionable strategies that would help them lead successful SWP program
Design for the course included facilitator-led in-class workshops, which were further enhanced by video-based studies and activities
We used case-based learning approach where participants had an opportunity to practice on real-life business cases from their industry

Aligns strategic planning with head count and talent planning
Creates a clear view of talent demand and supply issues by expense area, reporting relationship, and by location
Provides managers easy-to-use reports and tools to determine the impact of their talent decisions and prioritizes future workforce investments
Provides leaders the right metrics—identifying talent risk before it impacts business objectives

We help our clients quickly adapt to address their most critical business challenges to achieve the outcomes that matter most.

Paul Lalovich

OE & Strategy Execution Practice,

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