Capacity & Placement
Place the right person, close the forecast gap, or intervene on a team outlier before it bites.
What to do
Week 12: 81 short
Owner: Workforce planning lead
Demand 338 vs Supply 257
Cost of waiting: $729K–$1.3M
Writes back to: ATS requisition + a staffing plan note
Week 11: 63 short
Owner: Workforce planning lead
Demand 319 vs Supply 256
Cost of waiting: $567K–$1M
Writes back to: ATS requisition + a staffing plan note
Week 8: 60 short
Owner: Workforce planning lead
Demand 273 vs Supply 213
Cost of waiting: $540K–$960K
Writes back to: ATS requisition + a staffing plan note
Week 10: 48 short
Owner: Workforce planning lead
Demand 304 vs Supply 256
Cost of waiting: $432K–$768K
Writes back to: ATS requisition + a staffing plan note
Capacity River
Scenario
Capacity gap detected: 81 people short at week 12
Try scenario toggles above to model solutions
Cascade Simulator
Simulate:
Order 1
$62K
3 impacts
Order 2
$85K
3 impacts
Order 3
$40K
2 impacts
Total
$188K
cascade exposure
First order (direct impact)$62K▸
Jira$19K
9 tickets orphaned, 3 critical-path
HRIS$25K
Team drops below minimum staffing
ATS$19K
Replacement req: ~$19K to fill
Second order (1-2 weeks)$85K▸
Slack$34K
Cross-team bridge between Underwriting and Claims breaks
CRM$30K
Technical contact on key account lost
Calendar$21K
4 recurring meetings lose facilitator
Third order (1-3 months)$40K▸
HRIS$24K
1 teammates hit 140% capacity, retention-investment priority rises
Jira$16K
Delivery timeline slips 2 weeks (historical pattern)
Retention cost
$33K
vs
Cascade exposure
$188K
6x ROI to retain vs letting the cascade happen