Use this practical guide to take a data-driven approach to workforce planning and continuously analyse the organization to allow the business to meet its strategic objectives.

Section - ONE: Introduction; Chapter - 1.1: Organizational planning and analytics; Chapter - 1.2: Data-driven organization design; Chapter - 1.3: Financial planning and analytics; Section - TWO: Making it real - Transformation and optimization; Chapter - 2.1: Introduction; Chapter - 2.2: Preparing to execute; Chapter - 2.3: Implementation; Chapter - 2.4: Ongoing optimization; Section - THREE: Workforce Planning; Chapter - 3.1: Introduction; Chapter - 3.2: Supply forecasting and top-down demand planning; Chapter - 3.3: Bottom-up position planning, finalizing the workforce plan and monitoring progress; Section - FOUR: OP&A analysis; Chapter - 4.1: Introduction; Chapter - 4.2: Laying the foundations for effective OP&A analysis; Chapter - 4.3: Ignoring statistical traps and leveraging data science; Section - FIVE: The OP&A function; Chapter - 5.1: Introduction; Chapter - 5.2: Stage 1: Scoping the macro operating design and writing the business case; Chapter - 5.3: Stage 2: Detailing the OP&A function; Chapter - 5.4: Stage 3: Making the OP&A function real; Chapter - 18: Glossary

Rupert Morrison is the Founder and CEO of Arahi, where he advises CEOs and management teams on how to leverage technology to craft and execute groundbreaking strategies. Prior to this, he was Founder and CEO of Concentra Analytics, a leading analytics company recognised for its innovation by the Sunday Times FastTrack Tech 100, and led the creation of OrgVue, a platform solution for HR analytics, organization design and workforce planning, which was selected as one of four Gartner Cool Vendors in the Human Capital Management field from across the globe.

Based in London, UK, Rupert Morrison is also an international conference speaker and industry writer whose contributions have featured in Forbes, The Telegraph and the FT. He is the author of Data-Driven Organization Design, Organizational Planning and Analysis and Strategic Value Creation, all published with Kogan Page.