Higher Education

Transform planning with integrated, data-driven decision making

Align student demand, workforce capacity and financial performance

Australian universities operate in a complex and changing environment. Shifts in student demand, course mix and funding have direct implications for workforce requirements, costs and long-term financial sustainability.

Zooss helps universities to connect student, academic, workforce and financial planning – giving Finance, HR and planning teams the visibility to respond to change and make better-informed decisions across the institution.

Higher Education & Universities:
High Level Planning Processes

Zooss creates alignment across higher education institutions - turning data into trusted insights and plans into action.

We do this by bringing together four interconnected planning domains:

Student Planning

student load planning

UNDERGRADUATE COURSE PLANNING

POSTGRADUATE COURSE PLANNING

STUDENT RETENTION MODELLING

COURSE PROFITABILITY

STUDENT JOURNEY MODELLING

STUDENT LOAD TO STAFF AND FACILITY ALLOCATION

Workforce Planning

ACADEMIC WORKFORCE

CASUAL AND TEMPORARY WORKFORCE

ADMIN WORKFORCE

Financial Planning

LONG RANGE FINANCIAL STRATEGY

P&L FORECAST

CAPITAL AND ASSETS PLANNING

LONG & SHORT TERM PROJECTS

OPERATIONAL EXPENSES (IT, SG&A)

ASSETS MANAGEMENT

EXTERNAL AND INDUSTRIAL PARTNERSHIPS

Consolidated reporting

UNIVERSITY COMPARISON METRICS

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL

Common challenges we solve for universities

Universities and HE institutions come to Zooss when planning is fragmented, resource-intensive or unable to respond quickly to change:

Disconnected student, academic, workforce and financial planning limits visibility across the institution
Changing student demand and course requirements make it difficult to align teaching capacity, workforce and resources
Manual, spreadsheet-based planning processes consume significant time and make planning difficult to scale
Funding constraints and cost pressures increase the need for greater visibility and control of resources
Siloed data and legacy processes make it difficult to model scenarios and respond quickly to change

These challenges make it harder to align resources with student and academic needs, build workforce agility and maintain financial sustainability.

Zooss connects planning across functions, giving Finance, HR and planning teams the visibility to model change, understand its impact and make better-informed decisions.

Connect student demand, academic delivery, workforce and finance

Changes in student demand flow through to course requirements, academic workload, staffing, facilities and financial performance. We connect these relationships, allowing teams to model change and understand its institution-wide impact before decisions are made.

Our capabilities include:

Student & Academic Planning: student load, course planning, retention, course profitability and student journey modelling
Workforce Planning: academic, casual and administrative workforce planning aligned to student and teaching demand
Financial Planning: P&L forecasting, long-range strategy, operational expenses, capital, assets and projects

Scenario modelling across these areas enables universities to test changes in student demand, funding, workforce and other key drivers.

Benefits we deliver:

Greater workforce agility as student and teaching requirements change
Improved alignment between Finance, HR and planning teams
Faster scenario modelling and more informed decision-making
Less manual consolidation and greater visibility across planning
More confident resource allocation and long-term financial planning

Higher education experience backed by deep Anaplan expertise

Australian higher education experience: proven expertise delivering complex academic workforce planning with measurable operational and financial outcomes
Deep Anaplan expertise: experienced solution architects and Master Anaplanners designing robust, scalable planning environments
Strong data and architecture capability: we fix the data layer, not just the model
Proven approach to change and adoption: we build internal capability, not dependency
Global reach through GAIN: access to more than 300 connected planning specialists worldwide

Local experience, global reach

“For our customers, our worldwide network GAIN opens up access to each partner’s deep regional knowledge, industry specialisation, and best-in-class Anaplan expertise – ensuring smooth, consistent implementation to businesses operating across multiple regions.”

Steve Bows
Managing Director, Zooss Consulting

Connecting planning, people and performance

Build greater agility into university planning.

Connect planning across your institution to respond faster to changing demand, optimise resources and support long-term financial sustainability.