/capacity-plan

name: capacity-plan
description: Plan resource capacity — workload analysis and utilization forecasting. Use when heading into quarterly planning, the team feels overallocated and you need the numbers, deciding whether to hire or deprioritize, or stress-testing whether upcoming projects fit the people you have.
argument-hint: "<team or project scope>"

/capacity-plan

> If you see unfamiliar placeholders or need to check which tools are connected, see [CONNECTORS.md](../../CONNECTORS.md).

Analyze team capacity and plan resource allocation.

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

Planning Dimensions

People

• Available headcount and skills
• Current allocation and utilization
• Planned hires and timeline
• Contractor and vendor capacity

Budget

• Operating budget by category
• Project-specific budgets
• Variance tracking
• Forecast vs. actual

Time

• Project timelines and dependencies
• Critical path analysis
• Buffer and contingency planning
• Deadline management

Utilization Targets

| Role Type | Target Utilization | Notes | |-----------|-------------------|-------| | IC / Specialist | 75-80% | Leave room for reactive work and growth | | Manager | 60-70% | Management overhead, meetings, 1:1s | | On-call / Support | 50-60% | Interrupt-driven work is unpredictable |

Common Pitfalls

• Planning to 100% utilization (no buffer for surprises)
• Ignoring meeting load and context-switching costs
• Not accounting for vacation, holidays, and sick time
• Treating all hours as equal (creative work ≠ admin work)

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.