Planning for COVID-19

Webinar Series

Planning for COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted all of us, the changes and impacts will continue for some time. It’s during times like this when you need you remember that you are part of a community of best practice, so don’t be alone. The Forum is your friendly, safe environment for sharing ideas, top tips and pitfalls to avoid. In this time of uncertainty its important that we collaborate and work together, bringing together ideas and use this time as an opportunity to learn and continue to raise standards. 

 We have designed three short series of learning academy modules, along with a top-tips & pitfalls to avoid for homeworking webinar and then a virtual networking group to help you. Phil Anderson has written an article about some of the considerations you might need to make. 

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Box Set: Forecasting

This box set introduces practical forecasting techniques while also focusing on how to make forecasts understood, trusted, and used across an organisation. It explores the real-world challenges that affect forecasting and how to communicate insights in a way that drives better planning, faster action, and more confident decisions. It shows how forecasting connects to strategy and operational reality, turning numbers into influence, preparedness, and meaningful change.
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Box Set: Shift Reviews

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This box set gives you the complete toolkit to design, review, communicate, measure, and govern effective modern working patterns.

In this programme, you will learn how to:
 - Understand the true purpose of shift reviews and use proven models to design flexible, fair, and sustainable patterns.
 - Engage stakeholders and colleagues through clear communication, transparent decision-making, and meaningful feedback loops.
 - Design future-ready shifts using data, forecasting, flexible options, and emerging technology.
 - Navigate legal requirements confidently, ensuring compliant, fair, and consistent decisions on working patterns.
 - Measure success using operational KPIs, colleague sentiment, and advanced scheduling insights to refine outcomes.
 - Build strong communication and internal branding strategies that position shift reviews as positive, collaborative initiatives.
 - Establish ongoing governance that keeps shift patterns adaptive, fair, and aligned with performance, demand, and colleague wellbeing

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Box Set: Best Practice in Planning

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Learn how to apply the whole planning cycle, from capacity to scheduling & real-time, with the chance to explore further your role and where it fits in.

After this course, you will;

 - See how each planning stage impacts others
 - Explore the importance of handoffs and the data journey
 - Understand the importance of shrinkage and forecasting in maintaining an effective plan

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Box Set: Capacity Planning

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This box set explains the core formulas and concepts behind capacity planning, helping you understand how different channels, tasks, and behaviours shape the numbers you rely on. It shows which measures must be forecasted, how to account for variability, and how to build plans that balance service, cost, and performance. It also explores how to use capacity models for scenario planning, enabling faster decisions, better preparedness, and more confident operational control.

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Box Set: Scheduling & Wellbeing

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Learn about lifestyle and wellness options that help balance people with business needs and explore the volatility of your operations’ workload.

After this course, you will understand;

 - How to analyse your flexibility requirements and opportunities
 - What options are available to improve your coverage while supporting wellness & lifestyle
 - How to develop a flexibility strategy that is a corporate asset

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Box Set: Real-time Operational Effectiveness & Readiness

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Introduction: Learn how to determine the optimal approach and build an operational playbook, in order to improve your Real-Time function and tactical planning framework.

After this course, you will understand;

 - The role of Real-Time and how to add most value as analysts
 - The predictability/impact of events. How to set effective triggers and actions
 - How to analyse your flexibility demands and manage shrinkage

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Box Set: Shrinkage

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Understanding Shrinkage is key to delivering our strategies and managing performance, whether you are a leader, manager or analyst, setting, understanding and delivering targets in the right way is essential for success. This series includes 5 online learning modules to apply the learning in your own role to become an accredited professional.

You can watch each module on its own without applying for accreditation. You will then be charged for each individual module.

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Box Set: Engagement

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The knowledge and ideas we have is of little value if we cannot drive change and improvement. This box set offers you a number of different methods that can improve your engagement with your stakeholders and increase their buy-in. This series includes 5 online learning modules to apply the learning in your own role to become an accredited professional.

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