Resource planning for knowledge workers - overview
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The document outlines a cloud-based resource planning approach for aligning resource demand and capacity across R&D, regulatory affairs, and engineering. It emphasizes transparency, accountability, and the ability to manage and optimize workloads, resource allocation, and service delivery through structured processes and scenario analysis. Additionally, it introduces the Binocs platform, designed to provide insights into resource requirements, performance KPIs, and collaborative planning for teams in the pharmaceutical and manufacturing sectors.
Resource planning for knowledge workers - overview
- 1. Align resource demand and capacity
- 2. 2 Used in R&D, Regulatory Affairs, Laboratories, Engineering, Quality Operations Cloud Based Resource Planning
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- 5. 5 Have visibility on all incoming demand and corresponding workload Pro-actively align the workload with the available capacity Act on capacity problems far before they cause staffing issues and late delivery Monitor performance KPIs such as planning adherence, productivity and turnaround times. Knowledge workers perform better and are more motivated because they:
- 6. 6 Demand Transparency & Accountability Better to be roughly right than precisely wrong Demand awareness Promise to deliver on-time
- 7. 7 How do we perform tasks and how long do they take? Which expertise can my team deliver? Standardize our way of working Create flow and increase throughput
- 8. 8 How to change priorities? Reallocate work across teams Flexing by hiring contingent resources Exchange resources between teams Training new people or hiring new profiles Act on capacity issues Sustainable operations
- 9. 9 Everybody has a piece of the puzzle: Demand How we perform services Team capacity Collaboratively & together
- 10. 10 WHAT IF 1 WHAT IF 2 WHAT IF 3 WHAT IF 4 DECISION WHAT IF 3 PRESENT & DECIDE IMPLEMEMENT SOLUTION New Reality Continuous improvements & project context changes Analyze different scenarios
- 11. 6 processes to achieve this
- 12. 12 Organized in 6 processes Structure and capture demand Manage Resource Capacity Manage Services Plan, Schedule and get insights Find solutions using scenarios Track Progress and Performance All demand, coming from anywhere and everywhere, under one roof. Captured automatically from enterprise systems, uploaded from Excel workbooks or manually maintained in an intuitive web user interface.
- 13. 13 Organized in 6 processes Structure and capture demand Manage Resource Capacity Manage Services Plan, Schedule and get insights Find solutions using scenarios Track Progress and Performance Manage teams with their competences and availabilities. Exchange resources in periods of peak demand. In addition, manage capacity of equipment and instruments that your teams need.
- 14. 14 Organized in 6 processes Structure and capture demand Manage Resource Capacity Manage Services Plan, Schedule and get insights Find solutions using scenarios Track Progress and Performance Translate demand to workload by standardizing the team’s services as building blocks. Define workload, lead times, offsets and more. Or if this is too detailed, just create the specific expertise items in your team.
- 15. 15 Organized in 6 processes Structure and capture demand Manage Resource Capacity Manage Services Plan, Schedule and get insights Find solutions using scenarios Track Progress and Performance Binocs calculates resource requirements and shows where collisions and problems arise. In no time you get insights on the root causes for not being able to deliver on due date with the available capacity. Why can’t we deliver on due date?
- 16. 16 Organized in 6 processes Structure and capture demand Manage Resource Capacity Manage Services Plan, Schedule and get insights Find solutions using scenarios Track Progress and Performance Be sure you can deliver on promise. Create “what if” scenarios to discover new possible issues and compare different solutions to decide upon the best option. Some delivery issues in the baseline! Evaluate solutions in a scenario
- 17. 17 Organized in 6 processes Structure and capture demand Manage Resource Capacity Manage Services Plan, Schedule and get insights Find solutions using scenarios Track Progress and Performance Provide teams with a comprehensive task list and help to track the work progress. Choose from a variety of leading and lagging performance KPIs. The ones that require focus!
- 18. 18 Easy to use, low threshold, minimal input, collaborative For project managers AND resource managers Combines project AND routine work. A full capacity view Standardized work, competence based planning Users love Binocs because… Seamless cross-over: short, mid, long term horizon Powerful planning algorithm providing root causes for late delivery Everybody can run scenarios without affecting the baseline Integrates with enterprise systems (PLM, PPM, ERP, LIMS)
- 19. 19 The company behind Binocs About Bluecrux
- 20. 20 About Bluecrux we are … Active in pharma & life sciences, food & beverage and manufacturing A team of 40 specialists The authors of Binocs – Resource Planning Platform our strengths… Sustainable Business transformation Integrating concepts with hands-on & pragmatic realisation Holistic approach considering vision, process, people, technology and best practices Vast expertise and proven track record Our high quality and customer intimacy DNA BUSINESS OPERATIONS VISION How do I match my operations strategy with my company’s overall business strategy? And how do I keep them aligned? OPERATING MODEL How do I translate my vision into operational processes that deliver the required results in terms of service, cost and quality? EVERYDAY OPERATIONS How do I embed new and improved ways of working into my day- to-day organization?
- 21. 21 our clients – proud partners
Editor's Notes
- #11: Meerdere what ifs Beslissing Back to reality