Agenda

Day One: October, 25, 2010

CREATE AN EFFECTIVE Human capital plan

8:30      Registration and Continental Breakfast

Module I. Understand the Trends in Human Capital Planning at the Federal, State and Local Level

• Learn the current changes and themes in human capital research and practice
• Identify the factors driving your organizational need for strategic planning

Module II. Assess Organizational Readiness

• Identify the current critical HC needs and make an effective business case
• Create a strategy to garner stakeholder support required for success

Module III. Identify the Key Components and Process of a Human Capital Plan

• Align your human capital plan with your organization’s mission and goals
• Apply a methodology for creating a human capital plan

Module IV. Develop Meaningful Human Resource Performance Metrics and Targets

• Measure how the HR function is advancing and supporting the mission of the organization
• Practice using measures for data based decisions
• Apply a standardized methodology for defining your measures and collecting the data

Module V. Identify Innovative Initiatives and Benchmarks for the HR Function

• Learn about relevant, pragmatic applications that work
• Utilize performance measures to improve your competitive edge

Module VI. Create an Implementation Structure

• Develop systems and structures to support the implementation of your human capital plan
• Define the roles and responsibilities for key stakeholders to ensure implementation occurs

4:00      Day One Adjourns 

Callout:  Prepare Your Agency for the Future with Innovative Succession Planning Tools

Day Two: October 26, 2010
PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE OF YOUR WORKFORCE AND AGENCY

8:30      Registration & Continental Breakfast

Module I. Workforce Planning

Explore best practices in gathering data on your current workforce
Determine mission critical roles necessary to deliver your organization’s strategies
Establish a current workforce profile

Module II. Establish Workforce Requirements for the Future

Define the characteristics most critical for organizational success
Define both technical and behavioral competencies for mission critical roles

Module III. Gap Analysis from Today’s Workforce to Tomorrow’s Requirements

Assess future requirements against current capability
Create a roadmap for executing a plan to close the gap between the current capability and the future needs
Apply proven competency models that impact organizational performance 

Module IV. Recruitment and Selection Strategies

Get the right people on the bus and in the right seats
Use your workforce data to select for the most important knowledge, skills and competencies
Incorporate behavioral interviewing practices to increase on the job performance

Module V. Develop an Effective On-Boarding Process

Review best practices to shift from new employee orientation to effective on-boarding
Identify effective probationary strategies that promote individual and organizational success

4:00      Day Two Adjourns

Callout: Learn how to Transfer Knowledge to Fill Competency Gaps

Day Three: October 27, 2010
BUILDING A SYSTEM TO SUPPORT WORKFORCE EXCELLENCE

8:30      Registration & Continental Breakfast

Module I. Learn How to Develop and Sustain an Organization Climate that Supports Workforce Excellence

Discover the truth about employee satisfaction and productivity
Learn how to collect and use employee feedback to facilitate organizational change
Retain key performers through engagement best practices

Module II. Manage the New Workforce

Understand how generational issues impact the new workforce
Incorporate generational preferences into your Human Capital Plan
Utilize non-traditional management techniques for a non-traditional workforce

Module III. Develop Effective Accountability Systems

Learn about innovative recognition and incentive programs
Examine the pros and cons of pay for performance
Identify effective components in performance appraisal systems
Link individual performance to organizational goals

4:00      Day Four Adjourns 
Callout: Effectively Manage and Measure Performance 

Day Four: October 28, 2010
MANAGING KNOWLEDGE AND DEVELOPING THE WORKFORCE OF THE FUTURE

8:30      Registration & Continental Breakfast

Module I. Develop Relevant Learning Systems

Learn the characteristics of learning organizations
Identify a variety of systems or models that deliver ROI
Incorporate the 70-20-10 research to ensure development plans work

Module II. Managing Organizational Knowledge and Addressing “Brain-drain”

Explore methods to capture and reuse organizational knowledge
Distinguish the use of tacit and explicit knowledge in the process of capturing individual best-practices
Enable more efficient access, shaping and usage of accumulated knowledge as a means of increased organizational performance
Evaluate examples of Electronic Performance Support for your workforce

Module III. Develop a Blueprint for Filling Your Leadership Pipeline

Explore the value of traditional career path programs versus development pipelines to fill your talent pool
Plan for the future without pre-selection
Evaluate your bench strength to identify high performers and high potentials
Incorporate learning agility into your succession planning programs
Cut your advanced leadership development costs and increase ROI through targeted development

4:00      Day Four Adjourns

Who Should Attend

Who Should Attend:
•    Human Resource Directors
•    Human Capital Specialists
•    Training and Development Specialists
•    Personnel Directors
•    Talent Officers
•    Learning Officers

Venue and Hotel

Venue
Strategic Workforce Planning for Government will be hosted at The Performance Institute’s Training Center in Arlington, VA, just one block east of the Courthouse stop on the Orange Line of the D.C. Metro. A public parking garage is located inside of the building for $10/day. Continental breakfast and refreshments will be provided for delegates on each day.

The Performance Institute Training Center
1515 North Courthouse Rd., Suite 600
Arlington, VA 22201
877-992-9521

Hotel
A limited number of rooms have been reserved at the Arlington Rosslyn Courtyard by Marriott at the prevailing rate of $229.99. This rate is based on the Government Per Diem and is subject to change. Please call the hotel directly and reference code “Strategic Workforce Planning for Government” when making reservations to get the discounted rate. The hotel is conveniently located three blocks from the Rosslyn Metro station.  Please ask the hotel about a complimentary shuttle that is also available for your convenience.   

Arlington Rosslyn Courtyard by Marriott  
1533 Clarendon Blvd.
Arlington, VA 22209
Phone: 703-528-2222
Phone: 1-800-321-2211
www.courtyardarlingtonrosslyn.com

Group Discounts

For more information on group discounts, please contact Dave Yerks at 760-637-5045 or email him at [email protected]