Specialty Chemical Manufacturer Engineering Company Needs to Manage Huge Demand for Its Resources
An Engineering company was struggling to manage the huge demand for it's engineers. They needed tools to capture all of the demand, see capacity levels by skill and make assignments to projects.
ProjectLead designed and developed a way to download all engineering names and skills from the company's database into an Excel workbook.
ProjectLead designed and developed a way for engineering managers to assign resources to projects in the new product development pipeline.
ProjectLead designed and developed a way for engineering managers to upload project resource assignments into the company's resource management system.
RESULTS
Resources Not Over-Assigned
By being able to see both capacity and demand, resource over-assignments could be automatically flagged and avoided.
More Accurate Data for Budgeting
Unmet demand for certain skills provided the backup detail needed to adjust headcount levels at budget time.
Projects Not Delayed Due to Resource Constraints
More accurate information was available to know when project deadlines were unrealistic.
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