Business Assets · Utilisation · Component
The utilisation measure
Actual use against practical capacity, per asset, measured consistently enough to compare over time.
The deliverable
What it is
The denominator decides the number. Measured against theoretical maximum, everything looks underused; measured against practical capacity, the figure is actionable.
What counts as use also needs defining. A licence assigned to someone who has not logged in for a quarter is allocated, not used.
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What it is made of
Each element is a constituent part of the component. Follow one to see the attributes it carries.
The reading
The utilisation figure itself, with the period it covers.
3 attributes: Utilisation · Period · Pattern
LearnThe denominator
What the reading is measured against, and why that basis was chosen.
3 attributes: Practical capacity · Basis · Theoretical maximum
LearnThe definition of use
What counts as the asset being used.
2 attributes: Use definition · Strictness
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Distinguish allocated from used. A licence assigned to someone who has not logged in for a quarter is not utilisation.
The other components in utilisation
The target set
What utilisation each asset should run at, with headroom included as a decision rather than left as slack.
LearnThe idle list
Assets persistently below target, each with a decision attached — because an idle asset costs money continuously and appears on no report as a problem.
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