Scenario‑Based Workforce Capacity Planning for Multiple Futures
Once future demand is clear, the next challenge is right‑sizing capacity without over‑committing fixed cost. This presentation walks through a scenario engine that flexes workforce size, location and contract type across optimistic, baseline and recession revenue paths. You’ll learn how to embed wage curves, attrition probabilities and contingent ratios, and how to present the output so Finance sees risk—and options—at a glance.
- Assumption libraries: revenue, attrition, productivity
- Elasticity factors for FTE vs contingent labour
- Location risk multipliers (FX, geopolitics, visa)
- Visual dashboards for CFO and HRBP review
- Trigger points for automatic re‑forecast.
- Build a capacity model that flexes with market volatility
- Quantify cost exposure for each scenario in one view
- Present location and mix decisions with risk context
- Define decision thresholds that signal re‑balancing actions.
Why this is on the agenda:
Economic swings, supply‑chain shocks and localisation rules can shift labour needs by double‑digit percentages in months. Failing to scenario‑plan exposes firms to either stranded cost or lost revenue capacity, both punished by investors.