How to Optimize the Productivity and Profitability of Resources

The bottom line of a professional service organization is defined by how well it delivers talent and expertise where and when it’s needed most in the face of ever-changing demand. Therefore, it is performance in both capacity planning and resource management that is critical to optimizing resource utilization, improving project success and profitability, and ensuring client delight.
 
Key findings of this Professional Services View of the Resource Management and Capacity Planning Benchmark Study include:
  • Pain: Poor visibility into resource availability and demand creates challenges in maintaining an effective engagement pipeline in the face of constant change.
     
  • Business risk: Resource misutilization and excessive attrition; hits to margin and revenue; delivery issues, customer dissatisfaction, and market share loss.
     
  • Opportunity: Improve processes and leverage the right software to increase resource management and capacity planning maturity. This can support goals such as maintaining low turnover, driving higher bill rates, streamlining resource assignment, and ensuring project success for customer satisfaction.
This research report is an extension of the Resource Management and Capacity Planning Benchmark Study 2013, at Planview.com/Resource-Management. Containing services-specific charts and analysis not presented in the original report, these findings speak explicitly to organizations whose primary offering is project-based, revenue-generating services.


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