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Introduction
Capacity represents the number of hours a resource can contribute
What is it for?
Makes it easier to distribute workload (in combination with workload estimates)
What impacts capacity?
non-working days
holiday plans
absences
non-working days in a holiday plan (0-hour days)
workload plan
hours
efficiency
Why capacity = 0?
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workload plan
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absence
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holiday plan
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each day.
Capacity, in combination with task workload, makes it possible to monitor workload distribution and avoid over/under-allocation of resources.
Capacity modifiers
Capacity is based on a workload plan assigned to a resource.
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Workload plan | Efficiency specified for a workload plan assignment |
Holiday plan | Non-working days |
Absence |
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Capacity = 0
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Holiday plan |
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Absence |
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View resulting capacity
Workload plans cannot be viewed in box modules. This information is available only in BigPicture Administration.
The resulting capacity can be viewed in the Resources module.
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Capacity calculation
The capacity of your resources is calculated based on Workload Plans and non-working days resulting from Holiday Plans and individual Absences.
Individual Capacity
The formula for calculating the capacity of an Individual Resource:
Individual capacity per day = sum of (working hours per day - team availability per day)
Currently, there is no validation of availability across different teams - as a result, the total availability across different teams may exceed 100%.
Capacity = working hours specified in the Workload Plan - non-working days (in other words, how much of total work can a resource do in a period. If Kate works eight hours a day, her standard workday capacity is eight hours. If Monday is a national holiday and she has a day off, her Monday capacity is 0h).
Calculation of individual capacity considers team members' availability across all teams - if a user is assigned 50% availability in team Agile, half of the user's capacity is allocated to the team effort. Her capacity as an individual is been reduced.
Individual capacity = Workload Plan value - Team allocation
If a resource is assigned to a team 100%, their individual capacity is synonymous with team capacity. So it's 100% (not 0h).
Individual capacity in portfolio boxes
Individual capacity in none scope boxes such as the root (Home) and portfolio boxes presents:
The user’s calendar capacity if the user is not assigned to any team.
The user’s calendar capacity if the sum of the user’s team capacities is greater than the user’s calendar capacity.
The sum of the user’s team capacities if the sum of the user’s team capacities is less or equal to the user’s calendar capacity.
Workload cell coloring is calculated based on the capacity selected above.
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Collin is assigned to 2 different teams simultaneously. His team capacity is 40 hours per week because his work limit is 40 hours (calendar capacity).  |
Team Capacity
The formula for calculating the capacity of a Team:
Team capacity per day = sum of individual capacities of team members per day
Team capacity = 8h +4h (8h*100% + 8h*50%) = 12h
Capacity Details
After clicking on the capacity cell, you see a pop-up box containing information on the main factors that make up daily capacity:
Workload Plans
Efficiency
Holiday plans and their impact
Absences
availability in teams
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Capacity details can be viewed directly in the Resources module. To use the functionality, set up the module data as follows:
You need to be in the Individual view.
Capacity has to be selected in the View dropdown.
Aggregation of the Time period has to be set to Daily.
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Capacity pop-up elements
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date |  Capacity is always checked for a particular day - date information is listed in the top right corner. |
working day/ |  Information about whether a resource is working on a given day |
Resource name and avatar |  |
Capacity |  |
Factors and Details | Relevant elements that lead to a particular capacity are listed.  |
Capacity exceeds Workload Plan hours
Such a situation is possible if the availability of a resource in teams exceeds 100% (across all Boxes in the App).
This situation is marked in the Resources and Teams module with a yellow border around an avatar.
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