Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation (CSC) has embarked on a transformative Strategic Workforce Planning (SWP) journey, evolving from a foundational pilot towards a comprehensive, technology-enabled solution. In this session, Cathy Weeden and Emma Sutton will share CSC's approach, highlighting the critical decisions, adaptations, and tools that underpinned each phase of development. Through their experiences, they will discuss key challenges such as scaling SWP across the organisation, aligning strategic goals with data capabilities, and fostering cross-functional engagement. Attendees will gain a practical perspective on implementing SWP at scale, from initial frameworks to leveraging technology for sustainable outcomes.

Strategic Workforce Planning is essential in today’s dynamic environment, especially for organisations needing long-term workforce foresight, like CSC. The journey from pilot to advanced, tech-driven SWP is a complex process, involving critical decisions around data, organisational alignment, and leadership buy-in.

• Pilot-to-scale SWP development

• Challenges in scaling SWP efforts

• Integrating technology for SWP enablement

• Data alignment and cross-functional collaboration.

• Understand challenges in expanding a pilot SWP approach to a tech-enabled framework

• Gain insights into critical decisions around data and organisational alignment

• Learn how to integrate technology to enhance SWP outcomes sustainably

• Discover methods to achieve leadership buy-in for SWP transformation.