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The over-commitment

The months where committed load exceeds real capacity — visible in advance, and resolvable while it is still theoretical.

The deliverable

What it is

The comparison between committed load and real capacity is arithmetic, and it identifies the months that will not work several months before they arrive.

Almost every year plan contains two or three such months and they are almost never identified in advance.

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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.

  1. The gap

    Where load exceeds capacity.

    3 attributes: Period · Over capacity · Which function

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  2. The consequence

    What gives way when it happens.

    3 attributes: Gives way · Consistent · Cost

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  3. The resolution

    What is moved, dropped or resourced.

    3 attributes: Action · What was moved · Owner

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Move, drop or resource. There is no fourth option, and choosing one in March beats discovering it in October.

The other components in load across the year

The real capacity

How much the organisation can actually do in a given month, after everything that is already spoken for.

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The committed load

What has already been promised, placed in the months it will actually land in.

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