Since completing our first Strategic Workforce Plan in 2008, PepsiCo’s Workforce Planning and Analytics agenda has expanded in both scale and scope. Increasingly, leaders are looking to Workforce Planning and Analytics for advice beyond the numbers. This presents new opportunities—and challenges—for how Workforce Planning and Analytics teams contribute to and drive business decisions.

In this session, you will learn:

- Why PepsiCo Workforce Planning and Analytics started the journey from “experts-for-hire” to “trusted advisors”

- How PepsiCo teams leverage different consulting techniques (scoping/strategic alignment, stakeholder management, presentation and persuasion) along with technology solutions to be a better partner for the business

- What the impacts of a consultative model for Workforce Planning and Analytics mean for team composition and capabilities

- What concrete actions HR Analytics teams can take to ensure success in a consultative business environment