Using resource forecasting
Resource forecasting is the forward view of your practice utilization. It is not a firm prediction of what exactly a team member will work on, but is instead is a plan of what they should work through in the next timeframe.
As you may recall, team members have roles and skills assigned to them that provide you with the ability to assign them to a project based upon those filters. Once a team member is booked, their calendars and work week should reflect bookings that have been made. Therefore, based upon their utilization goals, you should be able to view the proper utilization of your team members.
The following screenshot shows the utilization of our team members across a monthly timeline:
Figure 6.9 – Schedule board forecasting
The schedule board forecast shown in Figure 6.9 is purely an hours-driven view of the forecasted utilization of your team. The implications of this forecast drive revenue, whether working a...
