Resource Management

The aim is simply to accomplish more with available resources.

Knowing the resources you will need to meet future demand is critical for any efficient operation.

When demand is allowed to flow freely into an organisation the human and infrastructure resources quickly become overwhelmed. When this happens, activity first increases but very quickly productivity declines, rate of progress slows and the capacity to deliver actually diminishes.

Raising individual performance is only a part-answer. Regulating the flow of demand to challenge resources rather than swamp them allows people time to rise to the challenge, build capability and perform more effectively.

Regulating flow to balance resources with business demands requires the capture of quality demand information and compilation of accurate estimates; supported by an end-to-end system which recognises the demand profile, interdependencies, infrastructure pinchpoints and financial reality. Such a system will:

• Determine if there are roughly enough resources to meet the demand before identifying if the right skills are available in the right place at the right time

• Use levelling techniques to eliminate overburden, unevenness and waste, and time fences to create schedule stability

• Allow critical resource information to be extracted for effective decision-making and give you the answers you need

• Identify available resources and align demand with the right skilled people recruited into needed roles

• Attain optimum utilisation with a responsive allocation and deployment process

• Account for time spent.

Making sure people directly involved in creating customer value are responsible for agreeing and continually improving the system will lead to sustained success.

Benefits

• Improved estimating accuracy and constructive customer dialogue

• Change plan achievability quickly confirmed and annual budgeting made easier

• Better control of human, financial and infrastructure resources

• People's skills and organisational capabilities developed in line with expected demand

• Workforce effectiveness raised and extra capacity realised

• Demand flow increased to match the expansion in capability and capacity.

What we do

Whilst the broad brush-strokes may be similar, the way resources are managed is different for every organisation. Verdandi understands the drivers and has a ready-made framework adaptable to any organisation's needs.

The tools, artefacts and pre-mapped processes needed are priced into the assignment. We:

• Use innovative and effective tools to improve estimating accuracy and obtain quality 'demand-side' information that can be trusted and utilised

• Work to define capacity constraints and pinchpoints and build these into the planning mechanism

• Agree the processes, tools and training needed, and customise these to create a sustainable environment

• Establish the necessary Project Management Office, databases and governance processes

• Confirm the 'supply-side' organisation structure, roles and responsibilities, and train your team

• Work with your team to create a powerful resource management system that will blend with your existing infrastructure.

Please contact us at Verdandi to obtain further information.

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