Resource capacity planning
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1. A method comprising:
- identifying future resource requirements as determined by ongoing work engagements, future planned work projects, and future proposed work projects;
creating a demand plan based on the future resource requirements;
creating a supply statement that is determined by a predicted future resource supply;
comparing the supply statement with the demand plan to conduct and develop a preliminary capacity statement;
preparing a resource plan to mitigate excesses and shortages of labor as described by the preliminary capacity statement;
specifying resource actions in a tactical time frame to reduce gaps in sources of future laborers;
creating a final capacity statement based on an execution of the resource actions;
tracking an accuracy of the final capacity statement based on a success of a job project in being supplied with a proper quantity of qualified workers; and
modifying the demand plan, resource plan, preliminary capacity statement, and final capacity statement according to the accuracy of the final capacity statement.
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Abstract
An integrated Resource Capacity Planning (RCP) process and tool program is presented. The RCP program includes identifying future labor needs and predicted labor supply. A gap analysis between the predicted future needs and supply is performed. Based on the gap analysis, resource actions are planned and taken to alleviate predicted future labor shortages. The predicted gap analysis is later compared with actual future needs/supply to evaluate the effectiveness of the parameters used in the RCP program. The RCP program is enterprise-independent, thus permitting re-use of data and parameters, and allowing the RCP program to be scalable.
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1. A method comprising:
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identifying future resource requirements as determined by ongoing work engagements, future planned work projects, and future proposed work projects;
creating a demand plan based on the future resource requirements;
creating a supply statement that is determined by a predicted future resource supply;
comparing the supply statement with the demand plan to conduct and develop a preliminary capacity statement;
preparing a resource plan to mitigate excesses and shortages of labor as described by the preliminary capacity statement;
specifying resource actions in a tactical time frame to reduce gaps in sources of future laborers;
creating a final capacity statement based on an execution of the resource actions;
tracking an accuracy of the final capacity statement based on a success of a job project in being supplied with a proper quantity of qualified workers; and
modifying the demand plan, resource plan, preliminary capacity statement, and final capacity statement according to the accuracy of the final capacity statement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A machine-readable medium having a plurality of instructions processable, by a machine embodied therein, wherein said plurality of instructions, when processed by said machine causes said machine to perform a method comprising:
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identifying future resource requirements as determined by ongoing work engagements, future planned work projects, and future proposed work projects;
creating a demand plan based on the future resource requirements;
creating a supply statement that is determined by a predicted future resource supply;
comparing the supply statement with the demand plan to conduct and develop a preliminary capacity statement;
preparing a resource plan to mitigate excesses and shortages of labor as described by the preliminary capacity statement;
specifying resource actions in a tactical time frame to reduce gaps in sources of future laborers;
creating a final capacity statement based on an execution of the resource actions;
tracking an accuracy of the final capacity statement based on a success of a job project in being supplied with a proper quantity of qualified workers; and
modifying the demand plan, resource plan, preliminary capacity statement, and final capacity statement according to the accuracy of the final capacity statement. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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