Libby Marks

How to Create a Workflow for Resource Matching

Want reliable, repeatable resource matching? Here’s a workflow that works – whatever tools you use.

Apr 9, 2025

The 6 Skills Management Best Practices Your Business Needs

We asked three experts for their top tips for successful skills management. Here’s what you need to know.

Apr 8, 2025

Why Schedule Visibility is the Secret to Staffing Success

Gain clarity through the chaos! Discover why schedule visibility empowers confident, proactive decision making in your staff planning.

Apr 3, 2025

How to Do Capacity Planning by Skills

Capacity planning by skills is one way to make sure you have the competencies you need for business success and growth – here’s how to do it.

Apr 1, 2025

Automation in Resource Management: What’s Possible

Learn the top uses of automation in resource management and how they help businesses work smarter, not harder.

Mar 26, 2025

How to Use Skills Data Tactically & Strategically

Wondering how you can make the most of the skills data that you're collecting? Here's how to use skills data tactically and strategically.

Mar 17, 2025

What is the Optimal Number of Resources to Manage?

Resource managers have a maximum capacity too! What’s the ideal number of resources for them to manage if you want the best results from your team?

Mar 12, 2025

Why Resource Visibility is Essential for Clinical Research Organizations

CROs coordinate in-demand experts to deliver complex projects, meeting exacting schedules and requirements. Resource visibility is essential.

Mar 10, 2025

Runn vs Kantata: Which is Best for Resource Management?

Looking for resource management software? Runn and Kantata should be on your shortlist. But what’s the difference between them, and how do you choose?

Mar 6, 2025

How to Run an Effective Staffing Meeting

Tasked with running a staffing meeting, but not sure where to start? Here’s what you need to know to get the most value out of these meetings.

Feb 28, 2025

How to Build a Resource Management Function: A Comprehensive Guide

Here's how to set up a Resource Management Function – including building the business case, securing buy-in, establishing governance, embedding best practices.

Feb 27, 2025

The Difference Between Reactive & Proactive Resourcing

Don’t let reactive resourcing risk your projects’ success. Follow our expert tips to get proactive about your people - and business prospects.

Feb 26, 2025

A Guide to Rolling Forecasts in Resource Management

Common in financial planning, rolling forecasts are also an essential tool in resource management. Here’s what you need to know.

Feb 24, 2025

What is an Interlock Report in Staffing & How to Create One

Interlock reports bring together stakeholders and real-time data to boost resource management benefits. Here’s what they are and how to make one.

Feb 5, 2025

The Short-Term & Long-Term Objectives of Resource Management Explained

Higher efficiency, better utilization, happier clients? Let's explore the objectives of resource management, and how they ladder up to business success.

Feb 4, 2025

Teamwork

3 Signals that Resource Managers & the C-Suite are Operating in Sync

Plus tips on how to increase alignment if they are not.

Feb 3, 2025

Resource Management in Software Engineering: Why It’s Tough & What to Do About It

In software engineering, it’s hard to manage resources effectively and finish projects on time. But it doesn’t have to be.

Jan 22, 2025

The 8 Top Trends Shaping Resource Management in 2025

The experts have spoken. These are the resource management trends you need to be on top of in 2025.

Jan 16, 2025

How to Reduce Time to Fill

Frustrated by how long it takes to fill resource gaps? Here’s 5+ ways to accelerate your Time to Fill.

Jan 14, 2025

The 7 Biggest Challenges Resource Managers Face (And How to Fix Them)

Struggling to see who’s available? Priorities all to pot? No-one understands what you ACTUALLY do? Let’s fix common resource management challenges.

Jan 14, 2025

The Beginner's Guide to Capacity Planning for 2025 & Beyond

Struggling to meet new project demand? Enter capacity planning to validate if your people can handle the workloads.

Jan 8, 2025

Resource Management Glossary [Always Up-to-Date]

50+ resource management terms, explained. Equip yourself with the right terminology to create a value proposition for resource management and improve your processes.

Dec 19, 2024

11 Ways to Improve Employee Loyalty in the Workplace

Employee loyalty is declining – but not on your watch. Here’s 10+ strategies you need to know for winning hearts and retaining talent.

Dec 19, 2024

The Resource Manager Career Path: A Guide to Professional Development

Resource management offers a range of exciting career paths. From resource coordinator to manager to RMO director… Plan your future here.

Dec 18, 2024

Effective IT Operations: How to Ace your ITOps

Effective ITOps is about maintaining internal IT services and delivering high-impact projects with often limited resources. Here’s how to do it well.

Dec 17, 2024

How to Assess Your Resource Management Maturity Level (& What it Means)

Resource management maturity models can help you understand where you're starting from. But how can you tell where you are on the scale? Let's explain.

Dec 12, 2024

Global Resource Management in Business: A Primer

The what, why, and how of global resource management. A primer for organizations that operate across borders and want to do it more effectively.

Dec 10, 2024

What is Billability - and How Do You Measure It?

Billability is often confused with billable utilization. Do you know the difference?

Dec 9, 2024

Strategic Workforce Planning: How-To & Best Practices

Plan your workforce like a pro with our complete guide to strategic workforce planning - what it is, why it matters, who’s involved, and how to ace it.

Dec 5, 2024

6 Resource Allocation Problems & How to Solve Them

Too many resources? Too few resources? The wrong TYPE of resources?! Here’s how to fix six all-too-common resource allocation problems.

Dec 2, 2024

How to Create a Resource Allocation Plan

Don’t leave project resource allocation to chance. Be proactive by creating a resource allocation plan - your project stakeholders will thank you.

Nov 22, 2024

Operational Visibility: Achieving Clarity for Better Decision-Making

It's simple: better operational visibility means better business decisions. Here’s what visibility means in a business context, and how to improve it.

Nov 18, 2024

How to Do Scenario Planning: A Guide for Resource Managers

Wondering where to start with scenario planning? Here’s your how-to guide to normative and quantitative scenario analysis.

Nov 13, 2024

There is a Better Way: Exploring Alternatives to Layoffs

Discover how resource management can provide alternatives to layoffs – even in times of economic uncertainty or a business downturn.

Nov 7, 2024

How to Explain the Value of Resource Management, According to 7 Experts

How do you explain the value of resource management to people who aren't familiar with it? Meet these resource management advocates, who have the answer.

Nov 5, 2024

3 Capacity Planning Strategies Explained

Lead, lag, or match – which capacity planning strategy can create the right outcomes for your business?

Oct 30, 2024

Resource Management Fright Night: Horror Stories of RM Gone Wrong

Confront the ghosts of past projects and nightmare allocations that derail your deliverables. This Halloween, we're talking resource management gone wrong.

Oct 29, 2024

How to Staff Consultants on Projects: New Ways & Solutions

How to find the perfect people for every project – to maximize client satisfaction and project success.

Oct 10, 2024

10+ Senior Resource Manager Interview Questions: What to Expect & How to Answer

Secured a senior resource manager interview? Here are 10 questions you might be asked – and how to handle them.

Oct 9, 2024

12+ Resource Manager Interview Questions: What to Expect & How to Answer

Prepping for a resource manager interview? Here are 12+ questions you might be asked – and how to ace them.

Oct 9, 2024

7 Best Alternatives to Float for Resource Scheduling

As your organization grows, it might also outgrow Float. Here are some alternatives to cover the resource scheduling pains when Float no longer cuts it.

Sep 18, 2024

Teamwork

12 Ways to Improve Employee Happiness (& No Free Pizza in Sight)

Want happier employees and the benefits that come with them? Forget foosball and free snacks… Here’s how to REALLY make your people happy

Sep 16, 2024

The Blended Workforce: How Resource Managers Can Adapt

The implications of the blended workforce for resource management – expert insights and best practices.

Sep 4, 2024

The Earned Secrets from Our Webinars on Resource Management

Discover 10+ expert best practices to elevate your resource management practices.

Aug 28, 2024

Securing the Future: Why Succession Planning is Important

Succession planning is key to business continuity. Are you ready to fill critical roles when people leave? If not, it’s time for a succession planning strategy.

Aug 20, 2024

Staff Management: The Complete Guide

Discover the core principles of staff management and how to master them – for an engaged and productive workforce.

Aug 19, 2024

The Beginner's Guide to Workforce Optimization

A plain English guide to strategic workforce optimization – for higher productivity, efficiency, and engagement.

Aug 8, 2024

How Can You Achieve Greater Forecasting Accuracy?

Higher forecasting accuracy will improve your operational efficiency, resource utilization, and project outcomes. Here’s how to ace it every time.

Jul 25, 2024

From Hired to Inspired: How to Enable Internal Mobility

Everything you need to know to enable more internal mobility in your organization – for knowledge transfer, employee retention, and more.

Jul 24, 2024

Workforce Ecosystems: A Step Towards the Future of Work?

Workforce ecosystems are on the rise but a third of businesses aren’t ready to manage them. Learn more about this growing trend and how to adapt successfully.

Jul 24, 2024

What is Resource Booking? An Explainer

Resource booking is about matching the right people to the right projects at the right time – to achieve productivity, profit, and positive outcomes.

Jul 18, 2024

Contingent Workforce Management Best Practices: 15+ Tips for Success

Are you hiring temporary workers to plug talent gaps and access expertise? Let's dive into the dos and don'ts of contingent workforce management.

Jul 16, 2024

How to Build & Read a Capacity Report

Want to understand capacity in your project-based business? Tasked with creating a capacity report but not sure how? Here’s what you need to know.

Jul 15, 2024

What is a Cost Benefit Analysis? (Explained in Plain English)

Forget the jargon - you’ll find everything you need to know about cost-benefit analysis here. Written for real people, not corporate robots! 🤖

Jun 27, 2024

Workload Management: A Survival Guide

So much to do and so little time? Discover how to improve workload management practices in our recent guide.

Jun 18, 2024

Achieving Better Profitability with Cost Control

Cost control is the hidden hero of business profitability, boosting growth, stability, and competitiveness. Here’s how to spend smart in your business.

Jun 17, 2024

Resource Management ROI: Why it's Worth the Investment

You might be surprised at the impact a few optimizations can deliver. Whatever the size of your business, the ROI of resource management can be transformational.

Jun 17, 2024

The Problem with 100% Capacity Utilization Rate

100% capacity utilization is ideal for businesses that want high burnout, involuntary turnover, and scathing Glassdoor reviews. Everyone else, read on.

Jun 7, 2024

Employee Realization Reporting Explained for Beginners

Employee realization reporting will tell you how well you’re converting allocated hours into bankable bucks. But how do you do it?

Jun 4, 2024

30-60-90: Fast-track to Success in Your First 90 Days as a Resource Manager

Everything you should do in your first three months as a newly appointed Resource Manager – goals and actions for immediate impact.

How to Do Resource Capacity Planning (Theory & Practice)

How to do resource capacity planning in your project-based business - for higher productivity, lower costs, and happier clients.

Strategic Capacity Planning - And How to Improve It

It’s all about supply and demand. Match your resources to your future needs to see your business grow.

How to Improve Operational Efficiency: The Ultimate Guide for 2025

Operational efficiency reduces costs and increases profit margins. But it’s about more than just the money. Discover how to improve your operational efficiency for greater productivity, profitability, agility, sustainability, and satisfaction in your service-based business.

13 Ways to Improve Cost Efficiency in Your Project Business

Cost efficiency is a fundamental part of any project business. You have to control project costs, spend less money than you make, and still delight your clients. Here are 13 ways project businesses can improve cost efficiency - for sustainable profit and growth.

May 23, 2024

How to Nail a Resourcing Meeting

Put all your ducks in a row with a resourcing meeting. Align on the allocation of resources, address potential gaps, and set clear expectations.

May 23, 2024

Eat Your Elephant: How to Create a Work Breakdown Structure [with WBS templates]

How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. Learn how to break your projects down into more manageable mouthfuls with Work Breakdown Structures.

May 23, 2024

What's the Difference Between PPM & Resource Management?

A quick dip into similarities, differences, and strategic alignment between Project Portfolio Management and resource management.

May 17, 2024

Talent Discoverability in Resource Management

Make sure you find the top performers in your talent pool – for project and business success - by exploring talent discoverability in your organization.

Apr 24, 2024

Why Employee Preferences Are Important for Business Success

Respecting employee preferences delivers competitive advantage - we'll explain how, and help you get started on this journey to a happier, more motivated team.

Apr 17, 2024

Runn vs Saviom: Which Should You Choose for Resource Management?

Looking for resource management software to make scheduling a cinch? Then Runn and Saviom might be on your shortlist. But which is the best?

Apr 15, 2024

Workstream in Project Management: Explained in 10 Minutes

Workstreams make it easier to plan, monitor, and execute large projects. Here are examples and best practices you need to know. And why workstream visualization is the way to go.

Apr 11, 2024

How to Create an Effective Staffing Model (with Examples & Instructions)

What is a staff model? Why do you need one? And how do you create a staff model that works? Discover all in our beginners’ guide.

Apr 8, 2024

Why You Need Placeholders for Demand Planning

Plan projects – even when you don’t have the exact details – using placeholders. Discover how to use placeholders to plan demand, manage capacity, request resources, and more.

Apr 5, 2024

How to Create a Resource Management Plan

Your step-by-step guide to creating a resource management plan - for project managers that love delivering on time and on budget.

Mar 21, 2024

Raising the Bar: A Guide to Resource Management Maturity

How mature are resource management processes in your organization? Where are you on the resource management maturity model? And how can you improve?

Mar 20, 2024

Demystifying Program Management: A Beginner's Guide

New to program management? Our plain English guide will get you up to speed quickly.

Mar 18, 2024

10 Steps to an Effective Resourcing Strategy

A resourcing strategy equips your organization with the people and skills you need to succeed. Here’s how to write a resourcing strategy that secures the talent advantage for your project business.

Mar 14, 2024

All About Resource Deployment: 7 Expert Tips You Don’t Want to Miss

Like a professional sports team coach, you need to deploy your players for maximum impact. Discover what resource deployment planning is and how to ace it.

Feb 29, 2024

New to Scenario Planning? Here's a Starter's Guide

By taking the time to do scenario planning, businesses can make informed decisions in stressful times and reveal the biggest opportunities.

Feb 29, 2024

Teamwork

Everything You Need to Know About Team Planning

New to team planning? Creating a team plan is a crucial exercise for the success of your team and business as a whole. Here's all you need to know to get started.

Feb 22, 2024

12 Work Schedules Every Manager Should Understand

Wondering which work schedule will work for your business? Our comprehensive guide explains all your options.

Feb 21, 2024

Monday.com vs Runn - Which is Best for Resource Management?

Yes, you can manage your resources with Monday.com. But should you? Find the right resource management tool for you.

Feb 15, 2024

Transitioning From Spreadsheets to Runn for Resource Management (Interview)

Discover how Runn’s implementation team helps customers graduate from stifling spreadsheets to our powerful resource management platform.

Feb 13, 2024

Workforce Transformation 101: Expert Insights & Best Practices

Get to grips with what workforce transformation means and why now’s the time to start – even if you start small.

Feb 12, 2024

How to Allocate Resources to Projects

Better resource allocation means better business outcomes. Discover how to allocate resources to optimize your revenue, reputation, and ROI.

Feb 7, 2024

10 Best Tools for Employee Scheduling

From finding the right resources to scheduling shifts, here’s 10 of the best employee scheduling tools to try out in 2024.

Jan 17, 2024

How to Define a Project Scope in 6 Simple Steps: A Guide

Your step-by-step guide to successfully scoping projects. Become an expert in this underestimated project management essential.

Dec 18, 2023

Improving Resource Efficiency: The Ultimate Guide for 2025

Wondering how to use (human) resources more efficiently in your agency or consulting firm? Here’s what you need to know about improving resource efficiency.

Dec 11, 2023

Primed to Perform: A 9-Minute Book Summary

Learn the art and science of building high performing teams with our summary of Primed to Perform by Lindsay McGregor and Neel Doshi.

Dec 8, 2023

Centralized Resource Management: The What, Why, & How

Discover the benefits of centralized resource management, build your business case, and follow our expert step-by-step guide to implement it.

Dec 7, 2023

How to Create a Project Roadmap: The Simplest Guide

So you want to create a project roadmap — but don't know where to start? Here are some tips.

Nov 30, 2023

17 Experts on How to Ensure Successful Project Delivery

Business leaders share their insights into successful project delivery, everytime. Get the inside scoop in our ultimate guide.

Nov 28, 2023

Understanding Role Design: A Step-by-Step Guide

Discover the secret of great role design - from the science of how it works to the step-by-step process of designing better jobs in your business.

Nov 28, 2023

Everything You Need to Know About Decentralized Organizations

Contemplating the best structure for your business operations? Wondering whether decentralization is right for you? Here’s what you need to know.

Nov 23, 2023

What is Meaningful Work & How to Create It

Meaningful work unlocks intrinsic motivation and drives high business performance. But how can you create meaning at work?

Nov 7, 2023

IT Resource Management: 10 Major Headaches, Resolved 💪

Feeling the pain of managing resources in your IT team? Here are the top headaches we hear - and how four real clients have fixed them.

Oct 26, 2023

All About RMCP® Certification: Is it Worth the Investment?

What you need to know about the Resource Management Certified Professional® program - what it covers, how much it costs, and how RM professionals rate it.

Oct 12, 2023