Shared resource pool
Maintain a reusable directory of people and other resources available for project work.
Applications / Planning and running work
Resources
Plan work around the people and capacity actually available. Resources brings skills, availability, weekly capacity, utilisation and project commitments into one shared pool, so teams can make realistic assignments and see pressure before it becomes a delivery problem.
Highlights
01 — 05
01Resource pool overview02Project allocation03Allocation percentage04Skills profiles05Availability windows
Highlights · 01
A six-person studio pool with varied capacity, skills and project commitmentsResource pool overview
Show the available team with skills, weekly capacity and current utilisation.
Highlights · 02
Project-specific responsibilities and commitments for six studio contributorsProject allocation
Assign a person from the service pool to a real project.
Highlights · 03
A 60% design commitment with a defined delivery windowAllocation percentage
Reserve an explicit proportion of a person's time for a project.
Highlights · 04
A named designer profile with contact details, skills and studio contextSkills profiles
Identify the expertise available in the team before making an assignment.
Highlights · 05
Set a contributor’s availability window with a calendar date picker beside their capacity and skills.Availability windows
Record when a person becomes available and when that availability ends.
Additional Details
The main areas Resources brings together.
Profiles and availability
Keep skills, status, working patterns and availability visible where planning decisions are made.
Capacity planning
Compare demand with available capacity and identify pressure before work is assigned.
Project team planning
Build project teams, assign roles and connect planned effort to the projects and tasks it supports.
Access and lifecycle
Control who can maintain resource information and preserve the activity needed for operational review.