{"id":133,"date":"2022-03-31T08:10:12","date_gmt":"2022-03-31T08:10:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/?p=133"},"modified":"2024-08-06T13:33:15","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T13:33:15","slug":"schedule-effectively","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/resource-management\/schedule-effectively","title":{"rendered":"Your staff aren’t robots: how to schedule employees effectively"},"content":{"rendered":"

When a full-time employee says they work 40 hours a week, they don\u2019t actually<\/em> spend all 40 hours engaged in productive tasks \u2013 that\u2019s completely normal and shouldn’t surprise you.<\/p>\n

A more realistic picture of an average 9-5 working schedule might include a 1-hour lunch, bathroom and rest breaks, and various distractions like talking with co-workers or taking personal calls. This leaves around 5 hours and 40 minutes of actual work time. And that\u2019s on a good day.<\/p>\n

On a less-than-perfect day, with unforeseen problems like computer trouble or commuting delays, time spent working drops to just 4 hours and 10 minutes.<\/p>\n

Still, many resource and project managers schedule employees<\/a> as if they can work a full 8 hours without a break. That\u2019s a problem. Expecting the level of productivity that only a robot could meet is not only unrealistic, but it also sets your projects up to fail every time.<\/p>\n

Your team members aren\u2019t cyborgs (yet); they\u2019re human beings. When you build your schedules with a people-first perspective, you\u2019ll see happier workers and more project success. Who doesn\u2019t want that?<\/p>\n

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