Resource Management

Imagine a Football Coach who has no idea how long his players have been on the field and which players are on offense, on defence or part of special teams. He puts players in the game based on who is standing the closest. The players become exhausted, get hurt and cannot perform the plays. This team would not be winning any Super Bowls.

This scenario mirrors your organization in terms of human resource availability, planning and tracking. Your organization utilizes specialized human resources on projects and operational work. Their time is in demand as new priorities and projects are identified. Who is available? Who is over-utilized?

Allocating resources based on availability and fit, supported by standard processes, will improve the success and predictability of projects across your organization.

Resource Management Challenges
Impacts
Eclipse PPM Solution
Demo of Resource Management using Eclipse PPM

Resource Management Challenges:

Lack of visibility into resource availability and capacity.
Resource bottlenecks.
Unknown resource commitment level for operational work.
No validation on the accuracy of planned time on projects vs. operational work.
Difficulty calculating the costs of labor associated with projects vs operational work.