It's not long before most businesses outgrow post-it notes and whiteboards as their traffic management system and start to cry out for a resource scheduler. But many still maintain a ‘make-do-and-mend’ approach, using ad-hoc systems, spreadsheets or a siloed system they’ve developed themselves.

These can prove to be labour-intensive, requiring constant manual updates across multiple systems. They also leave more room for error, as not everything is visible in the same system. In any business where billable resource provides the income, these issues soon become crucial.

So perhaps it’s time to look at more efficient scheduling software to manage your resource and ensure everyone is scheduled to capacity?