Headcount planning in Management is the planning phase of Managers grow and coordinate their team. It is a separate and distinct activity from Hiring, with planning unlocking hiring. In some companies it is coupled to Annual Planning, however it probably shouldnât be1. Headcount planning in tandem with annual planning creates weird dependencies between project planning and budget that are better left uncoupled. Headcount planning is likely to be âfuzzyâ because the timing of attrition and Technical Recruiting is (usually) unpredictable. One useful model with head count planning is a ânot to exceedâ number1.
1. Elliot-McCrea, K. How to plan? Kellan Elliott-McCrea (2022).