The Dedicated Solution for Managing Experts of Different Disciplines across Projects
Poor resource planning can cause unnecessary delays in capital projects.
Ensure you have the right people with the right skills exactly when you need them so that you can deliver on time.
Meisterplan is the dedicated solution for managing experts of multiple disciplines across projects.
It complements project scheduling by incorporating the resource perspective into the planning process.
Manage Resource Utilization
Maximize resource utilization and maintain a steady flow for your team in way that’s radically easier than Excel.
Create Reliable Schedules
Combine taskTaskSynonym for → ProjectA project is a time-limited undertaking with defined objectives and resources that delivers unique results and often includes complex tasks. information and resourceResourceResources are all the people, places and things that you need to complete projects. The most important resource? Employees, of course! data in your planning process to ensure a realistic roadmapRoadmapA roadmap is a strategic overview of one or more projects, their progress, milestones, and objectives. for everyone.
Commit to On-Time Delivery
Anticipate bottlenecks and hiring needs so you can reliably deliver on all of your commitments across projects.
Make Informed Decisions
Manage a master schedule and report on capacities, utilization, and progress with your single source of truth created collaboratively.
Manage Resource Utilization
Know Exactly Who Is Available
Maintain resourceResourceResources are all the people, places and things that you need to complete projects. The most important resource? Employees, of course! schedules in a designated view that’s quicker and easier to use than Excel.
- Capture and communicate the amount of time spent on tasksTasksSynonym for → ProjectA project is a time-limited undertaking with defined objectives and resources that delivers unique results and often includes complex tasks. and work packages.
- Identify conflicts and bottlenecks before they happen and adjust allocationsAllocationAllocating describes the strategic process of identifying the correct resources for projects or individual tasks and assigning them accordingly. to solve them.
- Notify stakeholders and team members about project changes so everyone stays on the same page.
Handle Personnel Information
Import employeeEmployeeSynonym for → ResourceResources are all the people, places and things that you need to complete projects. The most important resource? Employees, of course! data from your HR software, or enter it directly into Meisterplan.
- Quickly the capture skills, departments, costs and working hours of all resources.
- Use calendars from multiple countries to account for different working hours and holidays.
- Enter individual absences such as sick days, planned vacations and business trips.
Create Reliable Schedules
Make High-Level Plans
Consider resourceResourceResources are all the people, places and things that you need to complete projects. The most important resource? Employees, of course! availabilities and dependencies across all teams as part of your planning.
- Visualize all your projectsProjectA project is a time-limited undertaking with defined objectives and resources that delivers unique results and often includes complex tasks. with an interactive view of your entire portfolio.
- Quickly see when resources are overbooked.
- Simulate “what-if” scenariosScenarioIn project portfolio management (PPM), scenarios are potential ways that your portfolio can look, based on a set of well-defined assumptions and portfolio decisions. Scenario planning is used to forecast… to test the impact of changes.
Collaborate on Staffing Requests
Use Meisterplan to make confident staffing decisions and know who to commit to which projectProjectA project is a time-limited undertaking with defined objectives and resources that delivers unique results and often includes complex tasks..
- Leverage the Team Planner view for a visual overview at the right level of granularity.
- Communicate with project managers about their resourceResourceResources are all the people, places and things that you need to complete projects. The most important resource? Employees, of course! needs to find the best people for the job.
- Consider the real availability of employees, including run-the-business commitments and absences.
Commit to On-Time Delivery
Analyze Resource Data
Visualize your portfolio data with custom pivot reports to set realistic expectations on projectProjectA project is a time-limited undertaking with defined objectives and resources that delivers unique results and often includes complex tasks. delivery.
- Get insight on how much capacity is going to which projects.
- Analyze trends across your organization to hire based on demonstrated need.
- See allocationAllocationAllocating describes the strategic process of identifying the correct resources for projects or individual tasks and assigning them accordingly. costs and determine if you will stay within budget.
Monitor Portfolio Budgets
Keep an eye on the financial status of your whole projectProjectA project is a time-limited undertaking with defined objectives and resources that delivers unique results and often includes complex tasks. portfolio.
- Prepare financial data in a convenient report and compare planned and actual costs.
- Review the progress of your projects and determine if they will stay within budget.
- Learn from past data to continuously improve your plans.
Make Informed Decisions
Keep Everyone Connected
Get current and reliable data while all teams continue working with the tools they prefer.
- Import and integrate the necessary data from other tools such as Primavera P6 and SAP.
- Further analyze your data by connecting the BI tools that you already use.
- Ensure that all information in Meisterplan is accurate and communicated transparently using features like the Change Log and AllocationAllocationAllocating describes the strategic process of identifying the correct resources for projects or individual tasks and assigning them accordingly. Comments.
Easily Spot Allocation Issues
See which resourcesResourceResources are all the people, places and things that you need to complete projects. The most important resource? Employees, of course! are under or overallocated in a straightforward report.
- Know which teams are overloaded and which ones still have free capacity.
- Identify the critical roles that are causing bottlenecks.
- Drill down by department or role for a more detailed understanding.
Communicate Your Company Roadmap
Engage all stakeholders with a clear visual representation of your organization’s roadmapRoadmapA roadmap is a strategic overview of one or more projects, their progress, milestones, and objectives., including inter-project dependencies.
- Clearly demonstrate which milestonesMilestoneIn project portfolio management, a milestone marks an important point in a project’s progress that requires monitoring or decision-making. Milestones indicate project phases, marking the completion of objectives or the… in which projectsProjectA project is a time-limited undertaking with defined objectives and resources that delivers unique results and often includes complex tasks. have an effect on other efforts.
- Group the Roadmap to display your portfolio according to business goal, department, project manager or any other integral field.
- Download a ready-to-use picture to quickly communicate to other stakeholders.
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