About resource-planning
resource-planning is a planning skill for allocating and optimizing people, budgets, and time across projects and teams. It helps produce allocation plans, utilization dashboards, scenario analyses, and staffing recommendations.
Key features
- 01Plan staffing, skills, and capacity
- 02Track budget and forecast variance
- 03Map timelines and dependencies
- 04Assess utilization and workload buffers
- 05Generate allocation plans and scenarios
Use cases
- 01Compare hiring and deprioritization scenarios
- 02Identify capacity gaps across projects
- 03Track project budgets against actuals
- 04Plan staffing around deadlines and leave
Install
Copy the command and run it in a terminal.
$
npx skills add https:/After installing, type/resource-planningin Claude Code to confirm it loaded.
Details
From the project READMEResource Planning
Help plan and optimize resource allocation across projects and teams.
Planning Dimensions
People
- Available headcount and skills
- Current allocation and utilization
- Planned hires and timeline
- Contractor and vendor capacity
Budget
- Operating budget by category
- Project-specific budgets
- Variance tracking
- Forecast vs. actual
Time
- Project timelines and dependencies
- Critical path analysis
- Buffer and contingency planning
- Deadline management
Utilization Targets
| Role Type | Target Utilization | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| IC / Specialist | 75-80% | Leave room for reactive work and growth |
| Manager | 60-70% | Management overhead, meetings, 1:1s |
| On-call / Support | 50-60% | Interrupt-driven work is unpredictable |
Common Pitfalls
- Planning to 100% utilization (no buffer for surprises)
- Ignoring meeting load and context-switching costs
- Not accounting for vacation, holidays, and sick time
- Treating all hours as equal (creative work ≠ admin work)
Output
Produce allocation plans, utilization dashboards, scenario analyses (what if we hire / don't hire / deprioritize), and staffing recommendations.
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