ELW 2021: Effective Capacity Planning for L&D Teams

Planning resources is sometimes an art as much as a science, but it’s critical to ensuring that your L&D team has the people and skills required to meet the demands of work, and successfully deliver outcomes that are aligned to business objectives. 

In this session Ryan Austin, CEO at Synapse, and Joyce Du, Sr. Product Manager at Synapse will highlight the components of resource capacity planning, and provide some practical tips to help you better plan and manage your resources. 

In this information packed session we will explore the following topics: 

• What resource capacity planning means for L&D teams
• How to get started with effective and efficient planning 
• Balancing your resource forecast vs demand
• Tracking and analyzing resource utilization to gain actionable insights
• Practical tips and tricks that you can start using today

About Ryan Austin -https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanaustin3/
Ryan  Austin  is  an entrepreneur  who  has  spent  over  10  years  driving improvements in learning and development. In  his  current  role  as  CEO  at  Synapse,  Ryan  is  focused  on  developing an L&D operating system to help   learning   teams   increase   productivity   and streamline processes. Prior to Synapse, Ryan served as Senior Vice President of Training at World Trade Group. He   studied   Sociology   at   York   University;   Business/Corporate   Communications   at   Western   University; Entrepreneur  Studies  at Surge  Ventures,  StartEd  EdTech  Accelerator,  Telluride  Venture  Accelerator,  Capital Factory and The Next Founders Program.

About Joyce Du - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joyceyundu/
Joyce is a digital learning strategist and a learning technology expert. Throughout her career, Joyce has always been at the forefront of using technology to improve productivity, performance and experience. She has years of success in leading learning technology and innovation, creating products and solutions, and helping organizations with digital learning strategy and implementation. Joyce studied at the University of Hawaii at Manoa where she received her Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Communication and Information Sciences.