Resource Optimization

Overview

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Key Concepts

• Constraints and tradeoffs (time, budget, capacity)
• Prioritization and portfolio thinking
• Throughput vs. utilization
• Opportunity cost and marginal analysis
• Allocation mechanisms and incentives

Frameworks & Tools

• Capacity planning template
• Priority scoring (value, effort, risk)
• Bottleneck analysis (Theory of Constraints)

Examples / Exercises

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Checklists

• Make the constraint explicit and measurable
• Pick a single objective function for the decision
• Revisit allocations on a fixed cadence

Resources

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