1. Project Management
  2. Plan vs Reality

Planned Resource Utilization vs Actual Resource Utilization

Percentage

Tracks the disparity between anticipated and real resource consumption. It assists managers in optimizing resource allocation and identifying inefficiencies.

Formula

Resource Utilization Variance = Actual utilization percentage - Planned utilization percentage

Example

If a team was planned to be utilized 80% but is actually utilized 70%, the variance is -10%.