{"id":24732,"date":"2025-06-07T02:36:45","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T16:36:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/totalsynergy.com\/?p=24732"},"modified":"2025-08-06T02:23:44","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T16:23:44","slug":"simplifying-resource-allocation-tools-and-strategies-to-maximize-efficiency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/totalsynergy.com\/simplifying-resource-allocation-tools-and-strategies-to-maximize-efficiency\/","title":{"rendered":"Simplifying Resource Allocation: Tools &amp; Strategies to Maximise Efficiency\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t<div class=\"content-row row \" style=\"border-color: #ededed; background-color: #fff;\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row-bounds\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"single ww \">\n\t\t\t\t<p>When your team is across multiple projects at once, even small changes can create a domino effect. That\u2019s the reality <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/robert-hankey-3b173428\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rob Hankey<\/a>, Technical Director and Architect at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barefootarchitects.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Barefoot Architects<\/a>, and member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/totalsynergy.com\/blueprint-collective-application\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blueprint Collective<\/a> knows well.<\/p>\n<p>In this interview, Rob shares how his team approaches resource planning with flexibility, openness, and just enough structure to keep things moving efficiently. From weekly check-ins to smarter forecasting tools, he walks us through what\u2019s working, what\u2019s changed, and the lessons they\u2019ve picked up along the way.<\/p>\n<h3>What are the biggest day-to-day challenges you face with resource allocation?<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/totalsynergy.com\/solutions\/allocate-resources\/\">Resource allocation<\/a> and forecasting go hand in hand. One of the harder parts is managing how projects move through different stages, especially when timelines shift or overlap.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone is usually resourced across more than one project, so it becomes less about assigning people to a single job and more about juggling everything at once. It&#8217;s not the individual tasks that are hard to plan, it&#8217;s how they stack up together.<\/p>\n<h3>Has your approach to resource planning changed over time? What were you using before your current system?<\/h3>\n<p>Yes, it\u2019s changed quite a bit. We used to rely on spreadsheets. They helped us see how many hours we\u2019d spent on a job, but they didn\u2019t offer any real foresight. We\u2019d take the remaining fee and try to spread it over the next few months, but that never matched the reality of how the work actually happened. Sometimes you\u2019re working intensely, then waiting, then back into it again. These spreadsheets also became quite unwieldy when we tried to make them more sophisticated.<\/p>\n<p>Eventually, we started using (paid-for) tools designed for project planning and forecasting. That shift gave us a better sense of what was coming, not just financially, but in terms of who was working on what, and when. Now we can see how jobs overlap, look a few months ahead, and make better decisions instead of guessing. Tools that let us compare budget versus actuals and track live progress have made planning feel a lot more grounded and confident as business owners.<\/p>\n<h3>Do you try to match team members with projects based on their strengths?<\/h3>\n<p>To some extent yes, but this tends to be most critical on larger jobs where we will assemble a team to work on it. With smaller projects, it is generally just one person that runs the project, so who works on what is usually driven by wider resourcing and who\u2019s available. Most of our team are fully qualified Architects, with well-rounded skills due to the experience they\u2019ve gained working with us. Everyone naturally has different strengths. Some are a bit more design-focused, others more technical, but broadly, anyone can jump in on most jobs. We have an open culture of discussion and design review that ensures all projects get the expertise they need.<\/p>\n<p>With small project resourcing, we do think about client \u2018fit\u2019, too. Some personalities work better together. Directors lead the sales process so \u2018handing-over\u2019 the client to the Project Architect is an important process. Sam or I (as Directors) stay involved through the early stages of design and attend important meetings, but we step back and let the Project Architect handle day-to-day communication. We stay copied in, but we want that architect-client relationship to feel strong and direct.<\/p>\n<h3>How do you keep your team informed about project planning and workloads?<\/h3>\n<p>We\u2019re very open. Every Monday, we sit down as a team and talk through who\u2019s doing what, how things are going, and whether anyone needs help or extra resources. Everyone sees the fees and the expected hours. We talk through whether the scope makes sense for the time and budget. If something isn\u2019t adding up or someone\u2019s falling behind, we dig into why and figure out what needs to change. The goal is to flag issues early and keep everything moving.<\/p>\n<h3>How do you prevent burnout when the team is stretched thin?<\/h3>\n<p>It\u2019s something we actively plan to avoid. Our long-term resource planning gives us good foresight and those Monday check-ins give everyone a chance to say if they\u2019re too busy or struggling with something that\u2019s popped up. If someone sees in advance that they\u2019re likely to be overloaded, we can shift things around before it happens. We are generally really good at planning work so that overtime isn\u2019t needed, and for the most part, no one\u2019s staying late. That\u2019s very intentional and important to us because it&#8217;s a big problem in the industry.<\/p>\n<p>When something\u2019s off, we talk about it. Maybe the fee was too low or the scope changed. We look at what happened and figure out how to adjust. It\u2019s not about blame, it\u2019s about being realistic and making it work, and most importantly, learning and improving our systems moving forward<\/p>\n<h2>Final Thoughts<\/h2>\n<p>Rob\u2019s approach to resource planning isn\u2019t about rigid systems. It\u2019s about staying flexible, having visibility into what\u2019s ahead, and creating space for open conversations. With the right tools and habits in place, Barefoot Architects has built a way of working that keeps projects on track, teams informed, and stress levels down.<\/p>\n<h2>About Barefoot Architects<\/h2>\n<p>Barefoot Architects is an ethical, values-led architecture practice with offices in Bristol and Devon. Our mission is to empower people to design and build their own homes, transforming how they live in ways that reflect shared values of fairness, sustainability and community.<\/p>\n<p>We believe architecture can\u2014and should\u2014make a positive contribution to the world. That means placing ethics, empathy, and collaboration at the heart of everything we do: from co-designing with communities to respecting ecosystems and working sensitively with each site\u2019s unique history, landscape and identity.<\/p>\n<p>Our vision is for a future of thriving, inclusive, low-impact communities\u2014and we see design as a powerful tool to help realise that future. We take our responsibility seriously, working with openness, care and imagination to ensure our projects are regenerative and grounded in place.<\/p>\n<p>Whether we\u2019re navigating complex planning contexts or developing tools for meaningful community engagement, we bring curiosity, creativity, rigour and optimism to the process. If this resonates with you, take your shoes off and come with us on the journey\u2014barefoot.<\/p>\n<h2>Featured Project<\/h2>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.barefootarchitects.co.uk\/housingprojects\/bridportcohousingclt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bridport Cohousing<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Bridport Cohousing is a RIBA south-west multi award-winning project consisting of 53 affordable, net-zero-carbon homes in Bridport, West Dorset. It was led and is now managed by a community land trust formed by local residents.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-24733\" src=\"https:\/\/totalsynergy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bridport-Cohousing-gathering-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totalsynergy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bridport-Cohousing-gathering-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/totalsynergy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bridport-Cohousing-gathering-300x185.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/totalsynergy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bridport-Cohousing-gathering-1024x633.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/totalsynergy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bridport-Cohousing-gathering-768x475.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/totalsynergy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bridport-Cohousing-gathering-1536x949.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/totalsynergy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bridport-Cohousing-gathering-2048x1266.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/totalsynergy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bridport-Cohousing-gathering-1200x742.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><br \/>\nLocated below Allington Hill there are stunning views across the AONB in which the project is situated, we worked with Bridport Cohousing Community Land Trust, a resident-led &#8216;sociocratic&#8217; organisation, to deliver a transformational project for their site over the last 10 years. Their brief was for housing that is more neighbourly, more sustainable and more affordable &#8211; it has driven the design process of this radical housing scheme that holds community at its core and has been dubbed \u2018a place to grow\u2019<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-24734\" src=\"https:\/\/totalsynergy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bridport-Co-Housing-project-12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2278\" height=\"1512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totalsynergy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bridport-Co-Housing-project-12.jpg 2278w, https:\/\/totalsynergy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bridport-Co-Housing-project-12-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/totalsynergy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bridport-Co-Housing-project-12-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/totalsynergy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bridport-Co-Housing-project-12-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/totalsynergy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bridport-Co-Housing-project-12-1536x1020.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/totalsynergy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bridport-Co-Housing-project-12-2048x1359.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/totalsynergy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bridport-Co-Housing-project-12-1200x796.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The houses all face South to maximise passive solar gains and capitalise on views to the wooded hills and surrounding landscape as well as focusing the community towards a shared &#8216;village green&#8217;, water garden and a self-build, straw bale \u2018common house\u2019 with additional communal spaces.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Designed to meet the AECB CarbonLite Building Standard, and with a community microgrid of PV panels providing energy to the all electric homes, they are sustainable, healthy and affordable to live in. 14 of the homes were purchased by original members of Bridport Cohousing group, and the remaining homes are a mix of shared ownership and socially rented. All homes are kept affordable in perpetuity with an 80% open market value CLT model. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-24735\" src=\"https:\/\/totalsynergy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bridport-Co-Housing-project-aerial-shots-10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2284\" height=\"1506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totalsynergy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bridport-Co-Housing-project-aerial-shots-10.jpg 2284w, https:\/\/totalsynergy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bridport-Co-Housing-project-aerial-shots-10-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/totalsynergy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bridport-Co-Housing-project-aerial-shots-10-1024x675.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/totalsynergy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bridport-Co-Housing-project-aerial-shots-10-768x506.jpg 768w, https:\/\/totalsynergy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bridport-Co-Housing-project-aerial-shots-10-1536x1013.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/totalsynergy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bridport-Co-Housing-project-aerial-shots-10-2048x1350.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/totalsynergy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bridport-Co-Housing-project-aerial-shots-10-1200x791.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW128649636 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW128649636 BCX0\">Bournemouth Churches Housing Association, Homes England, and <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW128649636 BCX0\">Dorset<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW128649636 BCX0\"> Council all helped fund the scheme, on land which was crowd-funded by the pioneer group of residents, who all have stories of the life changing impact that living in the community is having on them<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW128649636 BCX0\">.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW128649636 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW128649636 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>About Rob Hankey<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW243882747 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW243882747 BCX0\">Rob joined Sam as a co-director of Barefoot in 2016, bringing a wealth of experience in the design of housing, technical delivery, practice management and procurement. Within the practice Rob <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW243882747 BCX0\">leads on<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW243882747 BCX0\"> the technical design, and delivery of a range of innovative residential projects at different scales. His <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW243882747 BCX0\">particular interests<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW243882747 BCX0\"> are in materials, craft, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW243882747 BCX0\">construction<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW243882747 BCX0\"> and the sense of ownership that comes through the process of making. As a <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW243882747 BCX0\">result<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW243882747 BCX0\"> he is passionate about self-<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW243882747 BCX0\">build<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW243882747 BCX0\"> projects and sharing knowledge. <\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW243882747 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>The Blueprint Collective: A Community for A&amp;E Innovators<\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Rob Hankey and this article are part of the Blueprint Collective, a free, members-only content program that highlights top architecture and engineering firms. We do all the work, you get all the credit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Each month, we interview you for 30 minutes, then write, design, and promote custom content about your firm. You\u2019ll get beautifully branded materials, backlinks, and social promotion, all with full approval rights. It\u2019s free PR, real thought leadership, and zero lift on your part. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/totalsynergy.com\/blueprint-collective-application\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Learn how to join the Blueprint Collective here<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"row share-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row-bounds\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Share this <span>with your network:<\/span><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"addthis_inline_share_toolbox_mrc1\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Architect Rob Hankey shares real-world strategies to keep teams aligned, projects on track, and burnout at bay.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":24736,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":true,"content-type":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[6736,2],"tags":[6860],"webinar-categories":[],"type-of-webinar":[],"industry":[],"region":[],"class_list":["post-24732","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aec-industry","category-blog","tag-blueprint-collective"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.6 (Yoast SEO v26.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Simplifying Resource Allocation: Tools &amp; 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