Do you know when to hire more people?
In a consulting company, you're always balancing having either not enough work or too much. When you're approaching full capacity (i.e. full utilization), either overall or in a particular skill niche, you should make sure you get approval to hire more people.
When you do this, make sure you show your evidence so it's not just a gut feel.
Hi Bob
We haven't hired any new devs in a while so can we please have some more?
❌ Figure: Bad example - Lack of information
Hi Bob
As per our conversation, we need more developers. I just lost 3 months of work (full-stack, React + .NET).
- Please approve recruiting and hiring more devs ASAP
For more proof, check out our current bookings:
See the Power BI report
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✅ Figure: Good example – Shows current bookings to give weight to the decision. This email shows you are out of resources