InnotasResourceManagementInnotasResourceManagementisoftenthekeydriverintheacquisitionofanITProjectPortfolioManagement(ITPPM)solution.StudiesshowthatITresourcestypicallyspend70%oftheirtimeormoredeliveringsustainingworkor“keepingthelightson”(KTLO)activities.Managingresourcesefficientlycanlowercosts,increaseoutput,andprovidemoreaccountabilitytothebusinessbyhighlightingManagingresourceswhereresourcesaredeployed.InnotasResourceManagementisdesignedefficientlycanlowercosts,specificallyforITorganizationstoaddressseveralkeyissues:increaseoutput,andprovidemorevisibility.•Determiningifresourcecapacityisavailabletotakeonadditionalwork•Providingvisibilityintowhereresourcesaredeployed•Findingtherightresourcefortherighttask•ShowingtheallocationbreakdownofresourcesbystrategicprojectsandsustainingworkCapacityandDemandITleadersoftenstrugglewithshiftingprioritiesandincreasedservicerequestsfromtheusercommunity,usuallywithoutappropriatevisibilityintoworkloadsoravailabilityofproperresources.Thechallengeisamplifiedifacentralizedrepositoryforprojectsorassignmentstosustainingworkisnon-existent.InnotasResourceManagementprovidesITorganizationswithacomprehensiveviewintobothcurrentandfuturedemandagainstcapacity.Availablecapacitycanbedefinedonaresourcebyresourcebasis,orcanbesetinbulkacrossawiderangeofresources.Theusercansegmentinavarietyofwaysinordertoeffectivelymaptotheorganization.Demandisdefinedbynotingthetypeofresourceneeded,forexamplebusinessanalysts,DBA’sordevelopers,thetimeframe,andthenumberofhoursorfulltimeequivalents,(FTE’s).ThisdataisthenaggregatedintoaCapacityandDemandscreenthatprovidesreal-timeanalysisofthegapsbetweenCapacityandDemand.Fig1:TheCapacityandDemandscreenshowscapacitybyroleovertime,andidentifiesanygapsbetweencapacityanddemand.Drilldowncapabilitiesareexposedtoviewdetaileddemandfromeachproject,andviewstoassessavailabilitybyresource.InnotasResourceManagementAssignmentsAnotherkeychallengeforITleadershipisvisibilityintoworkloadby