# IT team overload > Compute net capacity (leave, run, training), cap allocations at 100%, detect cross-project conflicts before steering, and arbitrate weekly. Workload alerts on overload in real time, suggests scored reassignments, and links plan vs timesheet — for IT departments of 20–500, from $59/month. - HTML: https://www.simpleworkload.com/en/it-team-overload - Markdown: https://www.simpleworkload.com/en/it-team-overload.md ## IT team overload ## IT Team Overload: How CIOs Prevent Burnout | Workload 2026 Prevent IT team overload and burnout: net capacity, 100% thresholds, conflict detection, weekly capacity committee. CIO guide + 14-day Workload trial. Workload - IT Team Overload Prevent IT team overload with capacity planning, allocation, and conflict detection. WebPage How do you prevent IT team overload? Compute net capacity (leave, run, training), cap allocations at 100%, detect cross-project conflicts before steering, and arbitrate weekly. Workload alerts on overload in real time, suggests scored reassignments, and links plan vs timesheet — for IT departments of 20–500, from $59/month. - Net capacity (not theoretical) - Overload alerts > 100% - Cross-project conflicts visible - 30-min weekly capacity committee - Timesheet sync (Jira Tempo…) Typical overload reduction 30 percent Capacity committee time 30 minutes Alert threshold 100 percent ## IT team overload caught before burnout When everyone is at 110%, it's not a motivation problem — it's a capacity problem. Workload makes overload visible and arbitrable. See your IT overloads on a free trial ### What is IT team overload? Overload happens when planned load exceeds net capacity (after leave, run, training). Past 100%, deadlines slip, quality drops, and burnout risk rises. ### How do you detect overload before the executive meeting? Centralize all allocations and alert as soon as a person or team exceeds 100%. Workload computes net capacity and surfaces conflicts before committee — not three weeks too late. ### Can Excel prevent IT overload? Rarely beyond 15–30 people: conflicting versions, no real-time alerts, 8–12 h/week consolidation. See Excel vs Workload. ### How does overload relate to resource allocation? Overload is the symptom; Hard/Soft/Tentative allocation + scoring is the lever. See IT resource allocation and conflict detection. ### How to run an anti-overload capacity committee? 30 minutes/week: top conflicts >100%, go/defer decisions, validate reassignments. Workload prepares the list; the PMO arbitrates. ### Does overload include run/support work? Yes. If run consumes 70%+ of capacity, build is underfed and “P0” projects pile up. Workload separates run/build to show true project capacity. ### What ROI from reducing overload? Less turnover, less firefighting, fewer slipped deadlines. Model your case on the Workload ROI calculator. ### Where to start if the team is already overloaded? 1) Import teams/projects (CSV). 2) See who is >100%. 3) Defer or redistribute Soft/Tentative. 4) Lock critical Hard work. 14-day trial, no credit card. ## Sitemap - [Markdown sitemap](https://www.simpleworkload.com/sitemap.md) - [XML sitemap](https://www.simpleworkload.com/sitemap.xml) - [llms.txt](https://www.simpleworkload.com/llms.txt) - [llms-full.txt](https://www.simpleworkload.com/llms-full.txt)