Capacity planning method and system

A data processing system for capacity planning comprising:

• a processor for processing data;
• a memory;
• a data storage device for storing data;
• bus means operatively coupled to the memory, the data storage device, and the processor;
• the data storage device bearing instructions to cause the data processing system upon execution of the instructions by the processor to perform the steps of:
• accessing information related to a plurality of tasks;
• identify each of the plurality of tasks;
• identifying subtasks associated with each of the plurality of tasks;
• accessing production rate information related to the amount of time or the number of staff needed to perform each of the identified subtasks;
• calculating a work volume based on the identified subtasks and the production rate information;
• accessing staff information;
• determining staff availability based on the staff information;
• and
• generating a capacity report based on the work volume and the staff availability.

A program comprising instructions, which may be embodied in a machine-readable medium, for controlling a data processing system to perform capacity planning, the instructions upon execution by the data processing system causing the data processing system to perform the steps comprising:

• accessing information related to a plurality of tasks;
• identify each of the plurality of tasks;
• identifying subtasks associated with each of the plurality of tasks;
• accessing production rate information related to the amount of time or the number of staff needed to perform each of the identified subtasks;
• calculating a work volume based on the identified subtasks and the production rate information;
• accessing staff information;
• determining staff availability based on the staff information;
• and
• generating a capacity report based on the work volume and the staff availability.