Burnout Risk Index
Our interactive Burnout Risk Index, developed with burnout expert Leanne Spencer, reveals 10 red flags which shows that you or a team member may be on the way to burning out.
Written by Katherine Anstey
Resource management
From forecasting to reporting and everything in between, find the answers you need on all things resource management.
The State of (Over)working 2025
Resource Guru’s research reveals the extent of the UK’s overworking and burnout issues, using survey data from 2,000 desk workers, alongside expert insights.
Written by Katherine Anstey
Spindogs x Resource Guru: Boosting billable time & team efficiency
See how agency Spindogs boosted billable time, and improved workloads and efficiency with Resource Guru.
Written by Maria Keenan
Overtime calculator (free)
Overtime can sometimes feel like a chore, but it has to get done. Whether you or your team are putting in extra hours regularly, or every now and then, this calculator helps take some of the…
Written by Maria Keenan
Billable hours calculator (free)
Tracking data about billable time can, ironically, feel time-consuming. To lighten the load a little, we’ve designed this approachable, free billable hours calculator to help check one item off your list faster. This calculator’s designed for…
Written by Maria Keenan
Billable utilization: A beginner’s guide to increasing revenue
Want to drive more revenue? Well, then there’s one metric you want to keep a close eye on: billable utilization. Understanding how your team spends their time is crucial for any business that’s aiming to boost…
Written by Team Guru
Time tracking in resource management: 101 guide
Time tracking in resource management is key to understanding where your resource planning was effective, and where it fell short. People track time for a variety of reasons, but using it to improve the effectiveness of…
Written by Eleanor Hope Jones
Agency resource planning and management guide
Agency resource planning and management processes help you align the right people with available project work. Doing it well leads to happy, productive agency teams committed to delivering high-quality client outcomes. Project success and satisfied clients…
Written by Rachael Nicholson
Free resource capacity planning template: Excel and Google Sheet formats available
Resource capacity planning templates can make life as a resource or project manager so much easier. A nifty template will sharpen your resource planning process—saving you time and stress. Plus, it’ll help you identify overallocated resources…
Written by Rachael Nicholson
Resource capacity planning: A 2025 guide
If you’ve ever built a large LEGO set, you know that you need to have the right number and types of pieces available in the correct order to successfully create your masterpiece. If you don’t, you’ll…
Written by Stuart McLachlan
7 best resource management tools in 2025
Many people talk about project management and resource management software interchangeably. But while there are crossovers in functionality, resource management tools focus on allocating the human resources required for project success, as opposed to purely handling…
Written by Stuart McLachlan
FTE vs. headcount: which model is best for you?
The FTE vs. headcount dilemma can get people scratching, well, their heads. But in project management planning, people are your most valuable resource and you should treat them as such. Sure, you need enough workers to…
Written by Jo Johansson
Top 5 factors affecting resource capacity planning in 2025
From the Great Resignation and the increase in remote work to changing project management practices, large-scale obstacles are trickling down to project managers’ resource capacity planning. It’s undoubtedly frustrating when factors you have no control over…
Written by Jo Johansson
The complete guide to resource allocation in project management
Resources are ever-changing—a constant ebb and flow of people, materials, time, and money—so it may seem obvious that resource allocation should always be front of mind for your project team. But are you implementing it effectively?…
Written by Jo Johansson
3 reasons why resource smoothing transforms team performance
You’ve probably heard plenty of ‘best practice’ advice on the steps involved in creating a resource management plan. But when it comes down to doing it yourself, how often is resource smoothing part of the process?…
Written by Stuart McLachlan