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PPM 101 - What is Resource Capacity Planning?

Schedule a demo to learn how you can better manage resource capacity using Acuity PPM: https://calendly.com/acuityppm/60min Taken from https://acuityppm.com/ppm-101-the-cha... Resource capacity planning is a critical function of portfolio management. Organizations commonly want to understand resource availability because every company has a limited number of people. On paper, capacity planning sounds simple – compare resource estimates against available time to work. In practice, but it is perhaps the most challenging discipline. In this post we will provide an overview of resource capacity planning and conclude with recommendations for successful capacity management. What Is Resource Capacity Planning? Resource capacity planning is about comparing future resource utilization of project resources against available capacity to do work. This enables companies to better manage resources in order to take on new work and accomplish existing strategic projects. What is the difference between resource utilization and resource capacity? Utilization is the amount of effort a person spends on work (project work, operational work, etc.) during a given amount of time. Capacity is the standard amount of time available to do work. How should I measure utilization and capacity across the project portfolio? In order to measure utilization and capacity for people or roles, need to know a few basic things: 1) All the projects in the portfolio 2) The forecasted utilization for that role for each project in the portfolio for a given timeframe (e.g. monthly) 3) The amount of non-project work time for that role for a given timeframe (e.g. monthly) 4) The standard available working time for that role (typically 40 hours per week) What is the purpose of resource capacity planning? Managing resource capacity helps us answer two fundamental questions: 1) When do we have capacity to commit to additional work? (portfolio-oriented) 2) Are resources available to complete our committed work? (project oriented) Resource capacity planning is about comparing future resource utilization of project resources against available capacity to do work. Utilization is the amount of effort a person spends on work (project work, operational work, etc.) during a given amount of time. Capacity is the standard amount of time available to do work. In order to accurately measure utilization and capacity across the portfolio for each resource role we need to know a few basic things: All the projects in the portfolio The forecasted utilization for that role for each project in the portfolio for a given timeframe (e.g. monthly) The amount of non-project work time for that role for a given timeframe (e.g. monthly) The standard available working time for that role (typically 40 hours per week) Collecting this information for a given resource pool is at the heart of capacity planning and enables us to answer two fundamental questions: When do we have capacity to commit to additional work? (portfolio-oriented) Are resources available to complete our committed work? (project oriented) This first question is portfolio-oriented in nature to help senior leaders on a portfolio governance team understand when new project work can be initiated with available resources. Understanding resource availability informs whether new projects can be successfully completed on time, on scope, and on budget. If a project is initiated when there are inadequate resources, it often requires some of those team members to work above their available capacity or they work less than the project forecasts which in turn extends the project and results in extra multi-tasking. When there are inadequate resources for a new project, the portfolio governance team has a few options: Add more resources (often through contractors or hiring new employees) Reduce the work of existing resources to make them available for new project work (often by cancelling existing projects or putting projects on hold) Reduce the scope of the new project to fit within the current availability Extend the duration of a project to fit within the current availability The second question “are resources available to complete our committed work?” is a project-oriented view. The focus is on a single project. The same resource data used to compile the portfolio level view can also be used to drill down to a single project view and give the Project Manager a look ahead to identify potential constraints or resource gaps. When a resource shortage occurs, the Project Manager has a few options: Negotiate with the portfolio governance team to get the necessary resources Add more resources (expensive and possibly difficult to do) Revise the scope of the project Extend the duration of the project None of these options are particularly desirable and should be avoided.