# Capacity planning for the IT Resource Manager

> The IT Resource Manager assigns the right skills to the right projects. Challenges, KPIs (allocation rate, bench), and assignment workflow.

- HTML: https://www.simpleworkload.com/en/roles/resource-manager
- Markdown: https://www.simpleworkload.com/en/roles/resource-manager.md

## How does an IT Resource Manager assign resources without creating overload?

An IT Resource Manager avoids overload by assigning each person based on their real net capacity (leave, run work, and training deducted) and their skills, and by checking conflicts with other projects before confirming an assignment. Allocation rate per person and the bench act as guardrails.

## Main challenges

- Quickly finding the right available skill for a project need.

- Avoiding invisible double assignments across several project managers.

- Reconciling project demands with leave and run work.

- Anticipating hiring or contractor needs.

## What the Resource Manager expects from a tool

- A skills matrix and an allocation rate per person.

- An assignment aid that matches skills and availability with a readable score.

- Visibility on the bench and uncovered needs.

- Alerts as soon as an assignment creates overload.

## Resource Manager indicators

- **Allocation rate per person** : Planned workload ÷ available capacity; above 100% means overload.
- **Bench** : Unassigned capacity available for new needs.
- **Uncovered needs** : Skill requests with no available resource in the period.
- **Time to assign** : Time between a need being expressed and a person being assigned.

## Typical workflow with Workload

1. A project manager expresses a need (skill, period, workload).
2. The Resource Manager reviews available profiles and their fit score.
3. They check the assignment's impact on allocation rate and other projects.
4. They confirm the assignment; on conflict, they propose an alternative or escalate the arbitration.
5. They track planned vs actual to adjust future assignments.

## FAQ

### How is the assignment score computed?

By a transparent 0 to 100 score weighing skills (about 60%) and availability (about 40%). It is not an opaque learning model trained on your data.

### What is the bench in an IT department?

Capacity not assigned to a project in a period. It is steered with the allocation rate.

### How is leave handled in assignments?

Leave is deducted from available capacity, which avoids assigning an absent person.

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