For a multinational company, adherence to labour laws and regulations is crucial to maintain business compliance. Similar was our client’s requirement, they were using Planisware for calculating resource capacity and manage allocations. Traditional Full Time Equivalent (FTE) calculations were not accurate as they couldn’t consider the variations in daily and weekly working hours in different countries. This led to delays in project completion, reduced productivity, and increased costs. 

These forecasting issues were also impacting the effectiveness of the organization and its ability to be competitive in the marketplace. 

They approached i2e to help best utilize Planisware capabilities and stay compliant with the labour laws.

Team i2e designed and implemented a customized solution within Planisware to help FTE calculation and availability in a multi-national labour laws scenario. 

The approach followed was:

Our solution simplified the process of calculating resource allocations by providing intuitive indicators. Resource managers had a centralized platform to manage all resources across multiple projects along with data restrictions for respective resource manager. They have the flexibility to switch between preferred units, such as allocation by day, month, year, or FTE. By implementing our solution, the client has been able to reduce resource management efforts by approximately 80%, while streamlining their operations and increasing productivity.