The Resource utilization analyzer is an excel based modeler that provides the following functionality:

• Provides a database for resource skill sets and competencies

• Uses the database to plan, manage, monitor and evaluate project/task planning and optimal resource utilization

• Analyzes and models multiple scenarios and generates real-time reports

Benefits

The resource utilization analyzer provides

• Development of resource profiles that can be used to match & plan projects as well as help the organization determine capacity and future demands on resources

• Real-time detailed reports that enables planning, tracking and monitoring of resource demand, capacity, availability and shortfall across dispersed project teams in different locations enabling optimal utilization and revenue realization

• Provides various key performance measures that helps in tracking and monitoring utilization and profitability and determining the project profitability across projects, functions and locations

Key features

• Includes dashboards that summarizes capacity, billable utilization, total utilization, available resources,  realization, bookings, backlogs, shortfalls and profitability

• Includes a database for resource skill sets description detailing resource competencies, skills, other aspects such as project history, performance etc. This assists in determining the most suitable match for a particular project based not only skills and availability but also the past experience and performance

• Includes a tracking and matching process which, not only provides real time data on availability but also suggests the best and worst case scenarios in terms of resource match, ensuring optimal utilization

• Includes project and allocation history across all resources which enables easy identification of resources assigned to similar projects in the past