This report helps the project manager align the projects in pipeline with the planned & actual resource utilizations to get insight into long-term capacity plans. This helps in informed data-driven decisions to ensure the most efficient use of the resources for ensuring project success.
This report shows the Utilization of the resources in the last quarter. Lets take an example of Peter Parker.
Utilization (Est) = Hours (Est)/Hours (Available) as a percentage.
Assume, Peter's Hours(Est) for last quarter is as follows. The Resource Load Chart or the 'Hours(Est)' column will show you this information.
| Apr | May | June |
|---|---|---|
| 131 | 168 | 214 |
Peter works 8 hours a day from Monday to Friday. The 'Hours(Available)' column will show you this information.
| Apr | May | June |
|---|---|---|
| 176 | 176 | 168 |
So, the Estimated Utilization of Peter is as follows:
| Apr | May | June |
|---|---|---|
| 75% | 95% | 127% |