Resource Capacity Planning with Meisterplan

Team Planner

Ensure the right employees are assigned to the right work without being overbooked

See resource availability and utilization to realistically allocate resources
Identify and escalate resource over-allocations even before they occur
Adjust allocations to resolve conflicts

Easy Allocations

Allocate to the level you need when you need it

Start with role-based allocations for rough effort estimations, then staff individuals by roles, skills and availability when ready
Allocate by person days, full-time equivalent (FTE) or hourly based on what fits your needs
Customizable allocation view options include on a weekly, monthly or quarterly basis using a grid or compact mode

Role-Based Planning

Use roles as a placeholder for individual employees

Estimate and adjust effort needed for new demands based on roles
Allocate capacity to roles for planning purposes
Reserve role capacity across departments for cross-functional projects

Staff Roles

Choose specific people who are right for each project role

Choose individuals based on role, skills and availability
Use Allocation Comments to discuss and request specific people to staff on a project
Maximize resource utilization by matching the most qualified and available employees to the most important projects

Staff Roles Allocation Comments Team Planner

Allocation Heat Map

Quickly identify allocation issues

Configure your thresholds that define over and underallocations
Use the heat map to spot overallocations
Discover which resources have available capacity

Resource Scenario Planning

Test options to resolve resource bottlenecks

Instantly see and test alternatives for employees who are overbooked or projects that need more capacity
Simulate ways to maximize your resource utilization
Create plan alternatives like finding available resources or adjusting project scheduling to avoid overbooking employees

Resource Pool

See and edit information on employees and roles

Capture capabilities, departments, costs and working hours of internal and external resources
Plan high level using role capacity instead of individual employees
Import employees directly from your HR software

Calendars and Absences

Customize calendars for accurate capacity planning

Choose the calendar for your region and customize holidays to fit your organization
Define hours and full-time equivalent (FTE) value
Enter individual absences such as vacation, sick time and leaves

Next Comes Portfolio Planning

The next step is to make sure you build a realistic plan working on the right things. Portfolio Simulation supports portfolio planning, adapting plans and making decisions.

Explore Portfolio Simulation

Or request a one-on-one demo to have an expert walk you through our solution.

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What Marcus Loves About Meisterplan

“With Meisterplan, our resource utilization is more transparent. Due to the seamless integration into our existing processes, we can increase the satisfaction of both our customers and employees.”

Managing Director|Ergosign GmbH|open_in_new

Marcus Plach

What Bredon Loves About Meisterplan

“Meisterplan filled a significant gap for us in understanding how we are utilizing our capacity. We now have a much better idea when we need to either say no to new projects or adjust timelines and team members assigned to projects. No other tool gave us this high-level view. It brought our stress level down.”

Vice President - Operations

Bredon J.

What Felix Loves About Meisterplan

“Meisterplan opened our eyes to resource bottlenecks and new portfolio solutions.”

CIO|Hella|open_in_new

Felix Willing

What Barry Loves About Meisterplan

“I give Meisterplan an A+ for the experience of modifying the project timeline and resourcing. Consider this model if you’ve struggled to forecast resource capacity using spreadsheets or large commercial tools.”

Senior Director, PMO Practice|Info-Tech Research Group|open_in_new

Barry Cousins

What Christopher Loves About Meisterplan

“When you don’t have a resource management tool you end up putting work on people without knowing how loaded they are. That leads to health problems, such as stress. It leads to people working ridiculously long hours. The retention of your staff goes down. With Meisterplan, we can protect our people.”

Head of PMO|Siemans Gamesa|open_in_new

Christopher Pearson

Resource Management

Realistic resource and capacity planning to keep your work on track and your employees happy.