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Workforce Planning a few Fundamentals

1. Prepare at least three forecasts, not just one. It is imperative to be prepared for what may occur. In all of our forecasts, there...

Three Basic Steps when thinking Capacity

Planning for capacity breaks down into three simple elements: determining your targets (KPI/Service Levels), understanding current...

Basic Insight into Resource Planning

Overview Focusing on how to best use people to achieve the essential helps organisations drive themselves forward in the modern world...

Shrinkage what is it?

"Shrinkage is the amount of paid time that an employee is not available to do productive work, such as answer phone calls or meet...

3 Snippets of Advice for Better Resource Planning

3 Snippets of Advice for Better Resource Planning 1. The Staff are the key resource and flexibility is their greatest advantage. An...

5 Tips when asked to build a new Capacity Plan/Resource Model

5 Tips when asked to build a new Capacity Plan/Resource Model https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisgagesco/ Do they really want a Capacity...