Join the conversation on what it really means for capacity to be confirmed — not just planned.
Most organisations make resourcing decisions based on estimates, assumptions, and outdated data. In smaller teams this is manageable. Across multi-project portfolios, it turns into constant firefighting, reactive decision-making, and ad-hoc hiring.
In project controls, we challenge cost and schedule rigorously. Cost estimates need a basis. Programmes need logic. Float, risk, and progress are all open to challenge. Capacity is treated far more softly — plans accepted in meetings despite double-bookings, mismatched skills, or uncommitted supply.
EG Silverbucket has been developing the Confirmed Availability Index (CAI) — a practical measure built around one deceptively simple question:
How much of the capacity shown in the plan can, actually, be defended?
CAI is not a new dashboard number. It is a structured way of asking whether your organisation is committing on declared capacity — or confirmed capacity. The score is only partly the point. The more useful part is the weakness it exposes — and a simple spreadsheet will do the job.
Want to go beyond the framework? Join our webinar on:
Wednesday 3 September
12:00–12:45 EEST · 11:00–11:45 CEST · 10:00–10:45 BST
Free to attend. The recording will be available after, but the live Q&A won't be.