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Capacity Planning Document Template

Helps forecast and manage team workloads across multiple projects or departments.

Capacity Planning

Purpose: This document is designed to help project managers and team leaders assess current resource availability and allocate team capacity effectively across multiple projects and departments. It provides visibility into workload distribution, identifies over- or underutilization, and supports strategic planning efforts.

Team Overview

Team Name: {teamName}

Planning Period: {startDate} to {endDate}

Prepared By: {preparedBy}, {role}

Project Allocation Summary

Project Name Department Allocated Hours Priority
{#projects}{projectName} {department} {allocatedHours} {priority}{/projects}

Team Members’ Workload

Member Name Role Available Hours Allocated Hours Utilization (%)
{#teamMembers}{memberName} {memberRole} {availableHours} {allocatedHours} {utilization}{/teamMembers}

Utilization Insights

{#overUtilized}

Overutilized Team Members (over 100% utilization):
  • {memberName} – {utilization}%

{/overUtilized}

{#underUtilized}

Underutilized Team Members (under 70% utilization):
  • {memberName} – {utilization}%

{/underUtilized}

Capacity Risks and Mitigation

{#risks}

  • {riskTitle}: {riskDescription}

{/risks}

Action Plan

  1. Immediate Steps: {immediatePlan}
  2. Mid-Term Adjustments: {midTermPlan}
  3. Long-Term Strategy: {longTermPlan}

Approval

Approved By: {approverName}

Date: {approvalDate}

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Use Cases

Automate Capacity Planning Using Forms

collect team workload inputs via form to create weekly capacity planning report
generate project capacity plan from department heads' submitted resource requests
gather cross-functional team availability using a form to populate capacity document
collect staffing forecasts through form to produce quarterly planning summaries
build a customized team workload planner document from submitted project timelines

Generate Capacity Planning Using APIs

automatically generate capacity planning document from project management tool
create resource allocation report from API-triggered team utilization data
generate capacity plan from HR scheduling system using API integration
produce department capacity documents from centralized resource planning API
trigger auto-generation of workload forecast from time tracking tool via API

Integrations / Automations

create team capacity documents from Monday.com updates using Zapier
generate resource planning PDF from Google Sheets via Make automation
automatically build capacity plan from Asana project assignments via Zapier
use Airtable records to generate weekly team workload summaries through Zapier
generate capacity planning reports from Jira sprint data using Make workflows

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