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What happens next?
Explore it first.

Model headcount, capacity, skills gaps and budgets before committing to a plan. Compare scenarios using a current picture of your organisation.

Give the next decision a working model.
Before the commitment, the conversation

Make room for the next chapter.

Model the assumptions
0 hires12 hires

Example annual cost per new role:
R720 000

Adjust the assumption to see the plan change.
Planned headcount6154 current + 7 planned
Additional annual role costR5 040 000Illustrative full-year cost
Product22
Customer experience26
Operations13
Current headcountPlanned additions

Illustrative scenario · Full-year role costs exclude other implementation costs

Inside workforce planning

Made for the work
behind the moment.

Explore the workflows, tools and practical details that support workforce planning throughout the working day.

01 / Demand forecasting

Predict what's coming.

Model future headcount needs from growth plans, seasonal patterns and attrition trends. A six-month projection with confidence intervals sits on the overview beside current headcount, attrition rate and skills gaps.

  • Headcount forecast chart
  • Attrition forecasting
  • Trend indicators
  • Department breakdowns
02 / Scenario modelling

Plan for every outcome.

Run what-if scenarios for expansion, restructures and market shifts and see the real-time impact on headcount, cost and capability. Save and compare scenarios before committing resources.

  • Growth and restructure scenarios
  • Cost and capability impact
  • Saved scenarios panel
03 / Skills gap analysis

Map, connect, mobilise.

Map the skills your organisation has against the skills it needs. Identify critical gaps and connect them directly to hiring plans, learning pathways or internal mobility opportunities.

  • Current vs required skills
  • Critical gap count
  • Linked actions in recruitment, learning and mobility
04 / Budget & retirement

The long view.

Plan workforce budgets with precision by modelling compensation costs under each headcount scenario. Identify upcoming retirements that could create knowledge or leadership gaps years in advance.

  • Budget planning per scenario
  • Retirement analysis
  • Succession hand-off
Intelligence inside the workflow

Attrition forecasting

Predicted departures and their impact on the plan.

Scenario impact

Cost and capability consequences of each plan, instantly.

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The full picture

There’s more
inside.

Explore the detail behind workforce planning.

Workforce planning+
  • Overview
  • Headcount forecasting
  • Scenario planning
  • Skills gap analysis
  • Budget planning
  • Retirement analysis
  • Attrition forecasting
Keep the story moving
Next, explore compliance & er

Keep the work
off the worry list.

Explore planning & compliance
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Questions,
answered.

Where does the forecast data come from?

Headcount, attrition, tenure, compensation and skills all come from the same record, so forecasts reflect the organisation as it is today rather than an export from last quarter.

Can finance use the budget outputs?

Yes. Budget scenarios model compensation cost under each headcount plan and can be exported or shared with finance.

Start with your organisation

See Workforce planning in your working day.

We’ll walk through the real product with your team and show how it connects to the rest of October People.