# Resource Planning

> Plan and optimize resource allocation. Trigger with "resource planning", "capacity", "utilization", "staffing plan", "who should work on what", "we're stretched thin", or when the user needs help allocating people, budget, or time across projects and teams.

- Skill: `w95/resource-planning` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds add w95/resource-planning`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/w95/resource-planning/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Finance & Business
- Author: w95 (https://skillmd.com/u/w95)
- Updated: 2026-09-10
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/w95/resource-planning

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# Resource 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.