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Excel to Retain Cloud A global leading Engineering firm

A leading global engineering and energy organisation transformed its workforce planning strategy with Retain Cloud — gaining 10-year resource visibility, real-time reporting, improved global collaboration, and proactive employee utilisation management across complex international projects.

Large Enterprise

Resource Planning

7

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

7

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

7

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

7

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

7

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

7

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

7

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

7

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

7

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