As a manager, If you want to delay your projects and reduce throughput, make sure that each of your employees is at "maximum utilization", and loaded with work.
The counter-intuitive fact is, if you want to maximize output, you shouldn't load people more than 75%.
The truth is that project execution is like driving on a highway. If the highway is filled to capacity, you have traffic jams. At 75% capacity, cars have the bandwidth to maneuver around stalled cars, sudden braking, etc.
The counter-intuitive fact is, if you want to maximize output, you shouldn't load people more than 75%.
The truth is that project execution is like driving on a highway. If the highway is filled to capacity, you have traffic jams. At 75% capacity, cars have the bandwidth to maneuver around stalled cars, sudden braking, etc.
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