/capacity-plan

/capacity-plan

If you see unfamiliar placeholders or need to check which tools are connected, see CONNECTORS.md.

Analyze team capacity and plan resource allocation. See the resource-planning skill for utilization targets by role type and common planning pitfalls.

Usage

/capacity-plan $ARGUMENTS

What I Need From You

• Team size and roles: Who do you have?
• Current workload: What are they working on? (Upload from project tracker or describe)
• Upcoming work: What's coming next quarter?
• Constraints: Budget, hiring timeline, skill requirements

Output

## Capacity Plan: [Team/Project]
**Period:** [Date range] | **Team Size:** [X]

### Current Utilization
| Person/Role | Capacity | Allocated | Available | Utilization |
|-------------|----------|-----------|-----------|-------------|
| [Name/Role] | [hrs/wk] | [hrs/wk] | [hrs/wk] | [X]% |

### Capacity Summary
- **Total capacity**: [X] hours/week
- **Currently allocated**: [X] hours/week ([X]%)
- **Available**: [X] hours/week ([X]%)
- **Overallocated**: [X people above 100%]

### Upcoming Demand
| Project/Initiative | Start | End | Resources Needed | Gap |
|--------------------|-------|-----|-----------------|-----|
| [Project] | [Date] | [Date] | [X FTEs] | [Covered/Gap] |

### Bottlenecks
- [Skill or role that's oversubscribed]
- [Time period with a crunch]

### Recommendations
1. [Hire / Contract / Reprioritize / Delay]
2. [Specific action]

### Scenarios
| Scenario | Outcome |
|----------|---------|
| Do nothing | [What happens] |
| Hire [X] | [What changes] |
| Deprioritize [Y] | [What frees up] |

If Connectors Available

If ~~project tracker is connected:

• Pull current workload and ticket assignments automatically
• Show upcoming sprint or quarter commitments per person

If ~~calendar is connected:

• Factor in PTO, holidays, and recurring meeting load
• Calculate actual available hours per person

Tips

1. Include all work — BAU, projects, support, meetings. People aren't 100% available for project work.
2. Plan for buffer — Target 80% utilization. 100% means no room for surprises.
3. Update regularly — Capacity plans go stale fast. Review monthly.