Resource Levelling and Capacity Planning
Plans that assume people are available full time collapse on contact with real availability. This course covers planning around the capacity that actually exists.
Course outline
What this programme covers, module by module.
- 01Nominal availability and what people actually have
- 02Resource loading against a schedule
- 03Over allocation, detection and resolution
- 04Levelling, smoothing and the cost to the schedule
- 05Shared, specialist and single point resources
- 06Capacity forecasting across concurrent projects
- 07Negotiating resource with functional managers
What you will gain
- Establish real availability rather than nominal
- Load resources against a schedule
- Identify and resolve over allocation
- Level resources and understand the schedule cost
- Plan for shared and specialist resources
- Forecast capacity across concurrent work
Who should attend
- Project planners and schedulers
- Resource and capacity managers
- Project managers running multiple projects
- Operations managers supplying project staff
Upcoming sessions
| Date | City | Duration | Fees | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 to 5 Nov 2026 | Johannesburg | 3 Days | R13,000 | |
| 30 Nov to 2 Dec 2026 | London | 3 Days | US$1,500 | |
| 11 to 13 Jan 2027 | Dubai | 3 Days | US$1,500 | |
| 8 to 10 Mar 2027 | Pretoria | 3 Days | R13,000 | |
| 17 to 19 May 2027 | Durban | 3 Days | R13,000 | |
| 12 to 14 Jul 2027 | Cape Town | 3 Days | R13,000 |
Fees are per delegate and exclude VAT. Public intakes are confirmed once minimum numbers are met. We also deliver this course on your own schedule, in-house or live online.
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- R13,000 per delegate
- Duration
- 3 Days
- Field
- Project Management
- Formats
- In-house, public, online
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