Planning and delivery heads · Bench and roll-offs
See who's free, what idle time costs and where people could go
The bench view turns idle time into a short list of actions: who is free, what it costs each week at your rate card, and which open task each person fits best. Roll-off warnings show who is coming off a project before they're idle.
The problem
Bench reports say who is free, not where they could go. By the time someone spots a match, the person has been idle for weeks and the cost has already been paid.
How it works
- 1Pick a window: free now, or within 30, 60 or 90 days.
- 2See each person's free date, idle cost per week from the rate card, and up to three open tasks they could take.
- 3Switch to rolling off to see who leaves a project soon, the task they could move to and the one skill they're short of.
- 4Hold someone for a known task or plan upskilling, straight from the list.
What's included
Bench view
Who is free now, or within 30, 60 or 90 days, what that idle time costs each week, and up to three open tasks each person could take.
Roll-off warnings
See who is coming off a project soon and act early: hold them for a known task or plan upskilling.
Where teams use it
- For delivery heads and resource management officesCut bench time and idle costSee who is free now and in the next 30, 60 and 90 days, what idle time costs each week, and which open tasks each person could take.
- For practice leads and capability plannersFind skill shortages before they cost you a dealMark every must-have skill across upcoming tasks as shortage, tight or covered, and see who is closest to filling each gap.
Questions about bench and roll-offs
Where does the idle cost come from?
From your own rate card: the weekly cost of each cost band, for the time a person is free. Salaries are never stored.
Does the bench view assign people to tasks?
No. It suggests the tasks each person could take; a manager still runs matching and decides.
More of FitRank
- Staffing dashboardOne screen for delivery leads: model agreement, profile readiness, open tasks with a shortlist, tasks by month and the next 12 months of bench idle cost.
- Skill gap analysisFitRank marks every must-have skill across upcoming tasks as shortage, tight or covered, and shows who is closest, so you can train before you hire.
- Staff several tasks at oncePick the tasks of one project and FitRank proposes one person per task from finished matching runs, with alternatives and the margin of each plan.
- Hire or moveFor every task, FitRank compares the best internal person with the best outside candidate by fit, start date and margin, with the reasons for each side.
- What-if staffing for pre-salesDescribe the roles and start date of a prospective project and see who could staff it from inside, with billing and margin per week. No task is created.
- Employee value and client profilesEstimated revenue, clients, ratings and margin per person from your rate card, plus a printable client profile with no costs or ratings on it.
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