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Resource Planning 8 Minute Read

Workforce visibility: How to manage 10,000+ resources (without losing control)

Stop losing control of your large workforce. Learn how leading firms are overcoming fragmented systems to achieve true workforce visibility, maximize utilisation, and plan capacity effectively.

Written by Rahat Ahmed

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Resource Planning

Minute Read Why engineering and manufacturing firms can't afford spreadsheet resource planning See why engineering and manufacturing firms are moving away from spreadsheets to improve planning, reduce delays, and protect margin.

Written by James Dack Senior Executive

Resource Planning

Minute Read Where resource planning loses time (and how Retain 2.3 is fixing it) See how Retain Cloud 2.3 improves resource planning, workforce planning, and capacity management by reducing day-to-day friction.

Written by Jamie Skuse Head of Product Delivery

Resource Planning

Minute Read Workforce visibility: How to manage 10,000+ resources (without losing control) Stop losing control of your large workforce. Learn how leading firms are overcoming fragmented systems to achieve true workforce visibility, maximize utilisation, and plan capacity effectively.

Written by Rahat Ahmed

Resource Planning

Minute Read The 2026 professional services outlook: resource planning in a skills-constrained market Explore the 2026 outlook for professional services and how firms are tackling skills shortages, margin pressure, and smarter resource planning.

Written by Rahat Ahmed

Future of Work

Minute Read Retain 2.2: New capabilities for enterprise resource planning teams See what’s new in Retain Cloud 2.2, including scheduling improvements, booking workflows, and new workforce planning reports for professional services teams.

Written by Jamie Skuse Head of Product Delivery

Tech

Minute Read How we use Retain to run our own delivery teams Go inside Retain’s own delivery model. See how we configure resource management to improve demand visibility, staffing, and capacity planning.

Written by Nick Grinfeld Operations Director

Future of Work

Minute Read Kainos announces partnership with Retain to deliver AI powered resource orchestration for Workday customers Kainos, a global digital technology provider and award-winning Workday partner, proudly announces a strategic partnership with Retain, the best-in-class resource and skills management platform.

Written by Rahat Ahmed

Resource Planning

Minute Read The resource utilisation trap: What’s missed until it’s too late Utilisation looks reassuring, but it hides delivery risk. Learn the signals leaders use to spot pressure early and keep plans stable.

Written by Jamie Skuse Head of Product Delivery

Resource Planning

Minute Read What finally gets resource planning onto the leadership agenda Why do organisations tolerate broken resource planning for so long? Learn what finally forces leadership to act, and how resourcing becomes a strategic concern.

Written by Jack Ramshaw Senior sales

Resource Planning

Minute Read Why resource planning has become too complex for humans alone Resource planning now involves more complexity than humans can manage alone. A CTO’s view on scale, confidence, and why planning feels harder than it should

Written by Jack Ramshaw Senior sales

Resource Planning

Minute Read Resource management: weathering uncertainty before it hits Learn how organisations manage unpredictable demand, protect team wellbeing, and plan with confidence using better visibility and smarter resource management.

Written by Mike Sander

Resource Planning

Minute Read How resource management and project management work together to improve project delivery See why aligning resource management and project management reduces delays, improves predictability, and helps professional services teams deliver faster.

Written by Jack Ramshaw Senior sales