Case Study: Improbable achieves £250,000 in savings by developing managers internally with Workday Adaptive Planning

Improbable saved £250,000 by developing management talent internally

Improbable, the London-based tech company behind SpatialOS, needed a better way to strengthen management as it scaled rapidly from two founders to nearly 200 employees. Using Workday Adaptive Planning, the team identified gaps in management support and growth, and set out to build a development program aligned with its culture and retention goals.

Workday Adaptive Planning helped Improbable design, track, and measure a manager development program using its own employee data, with managers leading peer workshops and receiving one-on-one coaching based on dashboard insights. The results were significant: management quality and engagement scores improved across the business, and Improbable saved at least £250,000 in one year by developing talent internally instead of hiring external providers or additional managers.

Improbable

Ian Whiteford

Head of People