Use Cases:

Resource Planning for IT


IT organizations face unique challenges that can disrupt project timelines and obscure clear operational oversight. Tempus Resource is purpose-built to tackle these issues head-on.

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Common IT Resource Planning Challenges

Project Roadblocks

Ever feel like no matter how hard you try, projects just can’t seem to cross the finish line on time? You’re not alone.

Hidden "Business-as-Usual" Work

Those routine, “keep the lights on” tasks are crucial, but it’s tough to keep track of how much time they really take.

Shifting Priorities

High-priority projects don’t always stay that way, and sudden changes can leave you scrambling to reallocate resources.

Planning vs. Reality

Annual plans are great — until they’re not. They often don’t align with actual resource availability, and data about who is working on what gets trapped in out-of-date spreadsheets.

No Scenario Planning Tools

Need to adjust for a priority change? Excel, ServiceNow, Planview, MS Project, and other tools lack the ability to model the impact on current people and timelines, whether at the project level or portfolio level.

Lack of Visibility

Without knowing how resources are allocated or the company’s up-to-date priorities, it’s nearly impossible to communicate effectively or plan for changes.

Skills and Gaps

Without a centralized database of who is capable of what or where the skill gaps lie, it’s difficult to forecast and staff projects effectively.

How Tempus Resource Makes a Difference

What-If Analysis

Simulate scenarios, from re-allocating resources to moving timelines, to see how these changes would impact both the individual project and the portfolio overall – all without altering your live data. This feature is just as powerful for annual planning as it is for mid-year planning if priorities shift.

Check out our TDS Case Study to see how What-If Scenario Modeling helped this Fortune 1,000 company leave Excel behind.

Team, Role, and Resource Planning

Plan by role, by place-holder resources alongside named resources, or with a Team Resource made up of named resources so you can see what it will take to staff your portfolio – and where the gaps are – from 6 to 24 months out.

Skills Database

Allow resources to report their own skills and managers to assign skills in one centralized location so you can more easily match the best resource to each project.

Full Picture

Make educated, data driven decisions that take operational work into consideration alongside project portfolio work for a holistic view.

Support for Multiple Methodologies

From Agile to Waterfall, Tempus Resource allows users to plan based on their preferred project management method.

Seamless Integrations

Tempus Resource can work with your existing tools like JIRA, Azure DevOps, SmartsheetMS Project, and ServiceNow.

Insight+ Reporting

This powerful add-on goes beyond basic reporting with advanced business intelligence, reporting, and dashboards that alert you based on the data thresholds that matter most to you.

Immediate Benefits +
Long-Term Value


As soon as IT organizations enter their project and resource data into Tempus Resource, they’ll immediately be able to see who is over- or under-allocated, identify which projects are at risk of completion due to resource utilization risks, and begin using What-If scenario modeling to determine the best plan of action moving forward. The time to get up and running is minimal, but the instant insights will benefit your portfolio both now and well into the future.

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See how Tempus Resource helps IT organizations solve
their toughest resource planning challenges.

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