Analyzing Hiring and Separation Costs
From Accounting to Strategy Program Duration: 5 days (5-7 hours daily)
Advanced Concepts and Comprehensive Modeling of Employee Lifecycle Costs
Modules
- Critical review of traditional costs (direct and indirect).
- Analyzing implicit and submerged costs: cost of lost time, impact of wrong decisions on team productivity, opportunity costs.
- The concept of the Employee Lifecycle Cost Model (From Hire to Retire).
- Practical Application: Building an integrated cost structure for a hypothetical employee’s lifecycle.
Predictive Analysis and Scenario Building
Modules
- Introduction to What-If Analysis and its importance in decision-making.
- Building financial models to simulate different scenarios (e.g., changing turnover rate, time-to-fill, advertising costs).
- Estimating the hidden costs of ineffective retention policies.
Analyzing Human Capital Return on Investment (ROI)
Modules
- Measuring the financial return on HR programs and interventions (e.g., training programs, improving employee experience).
- Comparing the feasibility of investing in retention programs versus the costs of separation and hiring.
- Formulating a compelling business case for HR initiatives presented to top management.
Ethical and Strategic Considerations
Modules
- Balancing financial efficiency with ethical considerations and corporate reputation in separation decisions.
- Translating complex analytical results into a strategic language understood by decision-makers.
- Discussing advanced case studies of complex hiring and separation decisions.
Comprehensive Application and Final Workshop
Modules
- Applying all concepts and tools to a comprehensive and advanced case study.
- A workshop for participants to develop an integrated analytical model.
- Presenting and discussing strategic recommendations.