Planned hours
Define hours and deliverables in advance for professional planning of your projects. Determine fixed or dynamic planning figures to manage your projects bottom-up or top-down according to your needs.
Dynamic vs. fixed planning
Needs-based project planning
You can enter dynamic or fixed target figures for each project and activity:
- Fixed planned figures lead to top-down planning, as a fixed number of hours may be distributed to the operations or sub-operations
- Dynamic planning figures lead to bottom-up planning in that the sum of the planning figures for tasks, tickets or subtasks determines the total effort for the project
Evaluation options
- Target/actual comparison of time expenditure at the push of a button per project
- Cross-project target/actual comparison of time expenditure for the overall view
Detailed effort planning
Features for every need
Enable project managers to carry out professional project controlling:
- Indication of the planned effort (in hours) for projects and activities
- Overbooking stops for (billable) hours on each project or activity
- Display of the planned effort (hours) among other things in the project plan
- Project status notifications to the project managers when a certain quota is reached
- Multiple display options for target figures so that the whole team can keep an eye on the project plan
Tickets, Tasks & To-dos
Popular add-on module
- Definition of planned time expenditures for tickets and subtasks
- Notifications when ticket scheduled hours are reached or exceeded
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Resource planning
Popular add-on module
- Staff planning according to their availability across projects
- Work packages per employee, for workload control with traffic light system
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FAQ
How can I plan my projects professionally with individual planning hours?
ZEP allows you to define hours and services in advance for customised project planning. You can choose between fixed or dynamic planning figures to manage your projects either bottom-up or top-down as required.
What is the difference between dynamic and fixed scheduling of hours in our projects?
When using fixed planning figures, top-down planning is used, in which a fixed number of hours is distributed to operations or sub-operations.
In contrast, dynamic planning figures lead to bottom-up planning in that the sum of the planning figures determines the total effort for the project through tasks, tickets or subtasks.
How do I use ZEP to analyse the target/actual comparison of my time expenditure?
ZEP enables a target/actual comparison of time expenditure per project at the touch of a button and even a cross-project comparison for an overall overview. You also benefit from detailed effort planning functions to precisely monitor project progress.
What features are available to project managers for project controlling?
Project managers can specify the planned effort in hours for projects and tasks in ZEP. Overbooking stops for billable hours, display of the planned effort in the project plan and notifications when a certain quota is reached are just some of the functions that enable effective project controlling.
How does my team keep track of the target figures in the project plan?
ZEP offers a wide range of display options for planning figures to ensure that your entire team keeps an eye on the project plan. This ensures transparent and efficient collaboration in the realisation of your projects.