Resource Management and Capacity Planning are frequently cited among today’s top pain points faced by organizations worldwide. Indeed, trying to optimize limited organizational resources in a climate of rapid change and constantly shifting demand can be challenging at best. Yet information on how to navigate these often murky waters has been scarce—until now.
This session, presented by bestselling author Jerry Manas (The Resource Management and Capacity Planning Handbook, McGraw-Hill), introduces the Capacity Quadrant model, a framework that allows for quickly achieving maturity in resource management and capacity planning in four key areas:
* Visibility – broadening your view to gain a more holistic picture of demand, a truer picture of capacity, and a better sense of the variables that impact resource productivity and workload.
* Prioritization – understanding which work is most important, and how it relates to strategies, goals, and value.
* Optimization – focusing on making the most efficient use of your resources across the right mix of work.
* Integration – planning in cycles at multiple levels of the organization to keep people, work, money, and strategies aligned in the face of constant change.
Learn how the Capacity Quadrant can help smooth the way to greater business agility, fewer fire drills, and passionate, productive people.
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PDUs for this Course: 0.75
JERRY MANAS
Jerry Manas is a best-selling business author and recognized thought leader in organizational project and resource management. His latest book is The Resource Management and Capacity Planning Handbook, which Judith E. Glaser, noted author of Conversational Intelligence, touted as “the first book dedicated to what is essentially the drivetrain of organizations—the effective use of its people toward its most important activities.”
Jerry’s prior books include the international bestsellers Napoleon on Project Management, Managing the Gray Areas, and more, cited by leadership experts from management guru Tom Peters to Orlando Magic VP Pat Williams.
In his other life, Jerry writes science fiction as J.B. Manas, with one of his books named to the Best of 2012 by the prestigious Kirkus Reviews. He also writes scripts for graphic novels and comic books, often working with legendary artists from Marvel and DC.
In addition to his writing and research, Jerry is Vice President of Customer Success and Learning Services for PDWare, where he helps organizations implement resource planning and prioritization to achieve better strategy execution.
