Model hiring and headcount changes

Test headcount and staffing changes in a scenario without affecting your baseline.

Add a team member to a scenario

1. Go to Scenario Planning and open a scenario
2. Go to Settings > Teams (within the scenario)
3. Click a team
4. Click + Add Member
5. Enter:
   • Name — e.g., “Alice (new hire)”
   • Time allocation — % (default 100%)
6. Click Add

The scenario now includes this new person, increasing team capacity.

Set an anticipated start date

1. Click the new scenario member
2. Enter Start date — When they join
3. Adjust time allocation per quarter if they ramp up gradually
4. Click Save

Before their start date, their capacity is 0. After, they contribute full capacity.

Model partial ramping

Scenario members often ramp up gradually:

• Q1: 50% (onboarding)
• Q2: 75% (ramping)
• Q3: 100% (full contribution)
• In the scenario, adjust the member’s time allocation per quarter
• Each quarter can have a different allocation
• Capacity Planning recalculates utilization with the ramp-up

Remove a team member

1. In the scenario, go to Settings > Teams
2. Click the team
3. Find the member
4. Click Remove or set allocation to 0%
5. Click Save

The scenario now reflects the loss of this capacity.

Model attrition

1. Duplicate the baseline scenario
2. Remove team members (or reduce their allocation)
3. See how capacity is impacted
4. Plan how to backfill

Model department expansion

1. Create a new scenario
2. Add multiple team members
3. Set their start dates
4. See how capacity grows over time
5. Use this to forecast what projects you can take on

Budget impact

Adding headcount affects budget. See Scenario-based budget planning for financial scenarios.