Centigo Optimizes Capacity and Resource Planning with Cinode Project Planner

The management consulting firm Centigo is known for its ability to handle complex projects and deliver high-quality results. With the support of Cinode Project Planner, the company has taken its resource and capacity planning processes to a whole new level. Johan Högne, a partner at Centigo, shares the company’s experiences.

Ensuring Successful Project Deliveries Through Effective Planning
“We truly appreciate the new Project Planner feature in Cinode. It simplifies our capacity planning by providing a clear overview of our workload and resources over time. The feature makes it easy to distribute workload and resources evenly throughout the project,” says Johan.

Challenges in the Consulting Industry

In the consulting industry, projects are rarely static. Some phases require intense work, while others are significantly calmer. Distributing resources appropriately across these phases is a major challenge, especially when managing multiple projects simultaneously. Previously, this often led to inefficient resource utilization and difficulties in balancing workloads.

How Cinode Project Planner Solves These Challenges

However, these challenges can be managed, and resource planning can be streamlined.

With Cinode Project Planner, companies can add resource needs on a weekly or monthly basis and specify the required hours or full-time equivalents (FTE) for different roles. These hours or FTEs can then be assigned to one or multiple individuals.

Centigo has thereby achieved more flexible and precise resource allocation. The feature enables:

• Adjusting resource planning as needed by planning and reallocating resources to meet workload variations.
  
• Identifying surpluses and bottlenecks by visualizing when resources are underutilized or when additional efforts are required.
  
• Optimizing roles and collaboration by efficiently distributing roles, such as allowing a senior and a junior consultant to share the same role. This creates a balance between knowledge transfer, learning, and cost-effective solutions.

For Centigo, Project Planner enables effective resource allocation and role distribution.
“We can ensure that all consultants are properly assigned and focused on the right tasks, adding greater value for our clients,” Johan explains.

Results for Centigo

With the help of Cinode Project Planner, Centigo has:

✅ Reduced resource surplus by planning exactly where resources are needed.
✅ Improved project execution through more detailed and dynamic capacity planning.
✅ Delivered higher customer value by allocating the right resources to the right tasks at the right time.

“The Cinode Project Planner feature has become an essential tool in our daily operations. It helps us streamline our planning and resource allocation in a way that was not possible before,” Johan concludes.

How You Can Benefit from Cinode Project Planner

Cinode Project Planner is designed to meet the needs of consulting firms like Centigo. The tool integrates seamlessly with utilization views, providing a holistic real-time overview of projects and resources. By adapting planning to unique project needs, companies can optimize their operations and ensure successful deliveries.

🚀 Are you ready to optimize your resource planning like Centigo?

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