If your workforce planning process still runs on spreadsheets, late-night version control emails, and guesstimates about labor costs — it’s time for an upgrade.

In this solo episode, we explore the power of People Planning — one of the most practical and impactful solutions in the OneStream Solution Exchange.

You’ll learn how finance teams can take full ownership of headcount forecasting, compensation modeling, and scenario planning — all inside the same platform they already use for close, reporting, and budgeting.

✅ Plan new hires, transfers, contractors, and merit increases

✅ Align labor assumptions with your financial and operational models

✅ Automate calculations with global drivers for taxes, salaries, and benefits

✅ Get real-time dashboards and pixel-perfect reporting

✅ Hear a success story from a global manufacturer who cut forecast cycles and aligned headcount with production demand

Whether you’re an FP&A leader, controller, or CFO — this episode gives you a practical roadmap to move from firefighting to strategic workforce planning.