What is a Resource Request and Approval Workflow? Resource Request and approval workflows are industry agnostic and implemented globally.  Workflows can be for vacation time, project planning, timesheets, finance and legal documentation etc.  Any workflow can be as simple or as complex as required.   Regardless of the industry, there are multiple benefits to integrating [...]

Adding Request Notes to Resource and Vacation Approval Workflow We have added the ability to add free text description request notes which allow for the recording of information that eliminates the need to email, slack, skype or searching for further information on the request purpose. Furthermore, if it is still relevant.   Adding text to [...]

New Email Notifications Stay alerted with push email notifications that will prompt you in real time of any booking updates, creations and cancellations. We've worked on creating a thought provoking solution to keeping on top of resource management schedules. Abiding by a proactive approach to project planning, email notification features have been designed to [...]

Sidebar Groups and Sub Groups for Teams makes Team Visibility Clearer in Hub Planner The Hub Planner sidebar is a great way to organise your team into different departments, categories and disciplines to make Resource Management of your global teams easier. The latest update to the sidebar introduces a few usability updates to make [...]

Building a Simple Project Pipeline Flow A project pipeline flow can help you move a project through various project stages visually within the resource scheduler.  Being organized in this way helps you understand quickly what stage a project maybe at. What is a Project Pipeline Flow? Well, it's a series of steps or perhaps [...]

Make the most out of Non Billable Work How to make the most of Non Billable Work ?  Let's start with the ability to track resources work on projects is a basic function of any Resource Management Software.  Track via days, hours, pieces of work or indeed an entire project.  Either way, by tracking [...]

Matching Resource Skills and Requirements to Projects We've all been there.  A colleague rushes up to your desk and lets you know that they have just been on the phone with their most important client, who needs some help with a project and you need to get back to them ASAP.  Let's show you [...]

Merry Christmas & Thank You ! Greetings from Hub Planner, As you know, we always welcome new suggestions and ideas to evolve Hub Planner into a bigger and better experience.  We've had a super year designing and developing these new and exciting concepts and wish to thank you for being a part [...]

What a Year! Hub Planner had an amazing year jam packed full of new features and updates What a year 2018 has been!  This year, we've released some amazing new features throughout the year making Hub Planner the most powerful resource management software out there.  Our team have welcomed and helped many more new [...]

How to Calculate Resource Utilization? Measuring resource utilization is a core ingredient to any solid resource management flow. As a result utilization tends to be a highly sought after metric by the management team or leadership groups. While management are interested in seeing the bigger picture, production teams are also keen to understand how [...]