How do you work out capacity?

We start from each person's contracted hours per week and take out their approved and pending time off. You see everything you book against that as a percentage.

Can I plan for someone I haven't hired yet?

Yes. Add a virtual user with a position, skills and a cost, and book them like anyone else. When you hire, swap the real person in and keep the bookings.

Can I pencil someone in without committing?

Yes. Book hours as proposed while a deal is still open, then confirm them when you win the work. You can show or hide proposed hours on the timeline.

Do part-timers count correctly?

Yes. Capacity follows each contract, so a 30-hour week counts as 30 hours, and a raise or a change in hours applies from the date you set.

Do contractors need a seat?

Not while you just keep them on file. You store their rates, skills and documents for free, and convert one to a member in a click when you bring them onto a project.

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before you promise dates

Contracted hours, live bookings, and time off in one grid. Move work between people and watch availability update.

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Resource allocation timeline by week, showing booked hours and utilization per person

Capacity

Capacity across every project

One grid of people and dates, from the whole workspace.

Zoom from a day to a year. Filter by team, position, or skill.

Weekly capacity grid with each person colour coded from under to over capacity

Allocation dialog with total hours, hours per day, and percent of capacity

Allocate by total, per day, or percent

Book a number of hours for the whole period, hours per day, or a percent of that person's capacity.

Placeholder user holding skills, cost, and bookings

Plan with placeholder users

A placeholder holds skills, cost, and bookings. Convert them to a member when the hire starts.

Time off

Time off counts against capacity

Approved and pending leave is deducted from availability.

Capacity numbers stay accurate, so you do not staff someone who is already out.

Time off deducted from a person's capacity

Assign a person to a role, with their allocations moving with them

Find people by skill and position

Tag members with skills and a position. Filter by both when staffing.

Contractor list with rates, skills, and status

Manage contractors

Store rates, skills, and documents for the freelancers you use. Convert a contractor to a member in one click.

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