What's the difference between team allocation and capacity planning in project management?
1. Team Allocation:
- What is it: Team allocation refers to assigning team members to specific tasks or projects. It involves deciding who will work on what tasks and when.
- Key aspects: Task assignment, skill matching, and resource utilization.
- Tools: Project management software, Gantt chart.
2. Capacity Planning
- What is it: Estimating the amount of work a team can handle and ensuring resources match the workload.
- Key aspects: workload forecasting, and resource availability.
- Tools: Capacity planning tools, workload view, time tracking software.