People, Priorities, Productivity
Jerry Manas is the author of the best-sellers Napoleon on Project Management and Managing the Gray Areas, and a recognized thought leader in organizational project and resource management. His latest book is The Resource Management and Capacity Planning Handbook (September 2014). Jerry's work has been highlighted in a variety of publications, and he has appeared on radio programs nationwide.
Today’s “do more with less” mandate makes the ability to optimize finite project resources more critical than ever. A recent benchmark study provides a blueprint for improving your organization’s resource management and capacity planning, starting with visibility.
It’s a challenge many of you face daily: How do I make the best use of my company’s limited resources and focus them on work that is important to the business? More than 600 people in 17 countries recently weighed in on this very topic. While many are struggling to control and optimize their resources, the good news is that the highest maturity organizations provide a blueprint for how to improve.
Commissioned by Planview and conducted by Appleseed Partners and OpenSky Research, the Resource Management and Capacity Planning Benchmark Study is the most comprehensive ever conducted on the topic. Let’s take a closer look at the key findings:
The road to success begins with visibility. One-third of organizations report having little visibility into capacity or demand, no process for dealing with demand, and resources that are often overbooked or idle. Operating blindly when already dealing with constrained resources and competing projects should be a huge concern for any business. The consequences are lost productivity; staying in crisis mode; basing decisions on bad data; not leveraging …
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