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Dynamic Resource Planning

What is Resource Planning? Definition and meaning

Resource planning in a project is also known by the term “deployment planning”. As the name already suggests, resource planning ensures that throughout the duration of a project all necessary resources are always available. These include, for example, workplaces, machines, materials, employees and working time.

Short-term or long-term resource planning?

There are two perspectives for planning these: the short-term and the long-term perspective.

  • With the short-term perspective, only the resources required for the project are identified.
  • With the long-term perspective, the entire product lifecycle is considered and changes are addressed.

Through good resource planning, bottlenecks can be avoided by intervening at an early stage and employees can be scheduled specifically in advance.

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Frequently asked questions

What is part of resource planning?
Planned resources include workplaces, machines, materials, employees and working time, all of which must be available throughout the entire project duration.
What is the difference between short-term and long-term resource planning?
Short-term planning only identifies the resources needed for a single project; long-term planning considers the entire product lifecycle and responds to changes.
How do I plan resources in software?
With resource planning from projectfacts, you can schedule staff and capacity ahead of time and spot bottlenecks early.