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Workforce Demand & Capacity Lab
Make hiring-plan tradeoffs visible
A narrated tour of the synthetic planning model, month-by-month feasibility, capacity scenarios, phasing options, and executive decision memo.
Synthetic portfolio model · Weighted planning units · AI-generated narration · Human judgment
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- Can the hiring plan fit?
Workforce Demand and Capacity Lab is my portfolio model for testing a hiring plan against recruiting capacity. All scenarios use synthetic data. - Set the operating assumptions.
Choose a preset, then adjust demand, recruiter availability, agency support, and risk tolerance. Weighted units model recruiting work, not requisition counts. - Find the pressure points.
The monthly view exposes the pressure points. December is at risk; January and February exceed the base plan’s selected capacity guardrails. - Test added capacity.
Preview a contract recruiter for January and February. The modeled gap falls from sixteen units to six, but February still exceeds the guardrail. - Compare phasing demand.
Compare phasing non-critical roles. The preview reduces demand in specified months while preserving the original scenario and modeled priority-zero commitments. - Frame the decision.
The executive memo summarizes assumptions, remaining gaps, and the decision required. Overall status follows the worst month, so averages cannot hide bottlenecks. - Inspect. Discuss. Decide.
Review the formulas and limitations, then discuss the tradeoffs with leadership. Explore the Workforce Lab on my portfolio.