Hi Research report: the state of research management and capacity planning.

Hi Research report: the state of research management and capacity planning.

‘The 2014 State of Resource Management and Capacity Planning Report’

Over committing and under-utilising resources has a domino effect of business impact on project timelines, business opportunities, customer satisfaction, innovation speed, cost containment and resource efficiency. 

For years, organisations have pointed to the dilemma of overcommitting their resources as their top pain point. This dilemma is often characterised as an insatiable demand for new projects to grow the business, while sustaining the current state of business, all with a finite supply of shared human resources.

While over-commitment is not always the culprit, many companies still wonder whether they are employing their resources to their highest potential or on the most strategic efforts. 

In Planview’s 2014 benchmark study on resource management and capacity planning, 480 planning and resource leaders from around the globe assessed their maturity in each of these two areas.