Utilisation is a plan, not a report
Most firms report utilisation after the month is over, when nothing can be done about it. The number you can act on is the planned one — and it takes three things to compute.
By The Curve · · 5 min read
On running a consultancy on numbers you can trust.
Notes on utilisation, planning, timesheets and cash — written for the people who end up owning the spreadsheet.
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· 5 min read
Utilisation is a plan, not a report
Most firms report utilisation after the month is over, when nothing can be done about it. The number you can act on is the planned one — and it takes three things to compute.
By The Curve
· 5 min read
Deferred income: the number your board pack is missing
What you have been paid for but not yet delivered is a measure of risk, runway and forecast. Most firms compute it once a year for the accountants. Here is why, and how to make it a page you open.
By The Curve
· 4 min read
Why timesheets are late, and what fixes it
People are not lazy about timesheets. They are late for five specific reasons, and each one has a fix that lives in the tool rather than in the Monday message.
By The Curve
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