With
a single
capacity
plan
in
place,
I now
have
visibility
across
all
current
and
future
projects.
Neil
MacLeod,
Planning
Manager,
Foster
and
Partners
The
Business
Foster and Partners (www.fosterandpartners.com)
is an international studio for architecture, planning and design led
by Norman Foster.
The London-based 300-architect practice has been responsible
for design of world-class landmark buildings including the German
Parliament in the Reichstag, Berlin, and the Great Court at
the British Museum.
The Challenge Rapid
expansion of the internal team of architects
from 100 to 300 in
five
years, meant
that it was becomingly
more difficult to manage individuals
and teams.
The practice
needed to be
able to identify which individuals were
fully utilised
on project work
and be able to ‘forward
plan’ staffing for upcoming projects.
Foster
and Partners
uses
Asta Powerproject
to manage the
design of landmark
buildings
including: Swiss
Re Headquarter,
the
Millennium
Bridge, the
Great
Court, at
British
Museum, and
the new
German Parliament.
The
Solution
Asta Powerproject was integrated with Foster and Partner’s proprietary
timesheet system. Progress recorded in the timesheet system is automatically
extracted and updated in the main project plan in Asta Powerproject.
Results
Through histogram reporting in Asta Powerproject, managers can easily identify
which individuals are fully utilised on current projects, as well as future resource
requirements. Workload across teams is well managed, resulting in enhanced fee-earning
revenues.
