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Busy Season Hours ForecastWeekly Hours per Person and Overtime

Is the practice earning what it should for the hours it spends?

Weekly hours per person and total overtime hours from the season workload, headcount, weeks and standard week.

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Your figures
Example figuresIllustrative only. Type over them with your own.
Hours per person per week
41.7 hours
Weekly hours each person must work in season
Overtime hours per person per week
1.7 hours
Total overtime hours in the season
240.0 hours
Drawn to one scale
Hours per person per week41.7 hours
Overtime hours per person per week1.7 hours
Total overtime hours in the season240.0 hours
All results
MeasureResult
Hours per person per week41.7 hours
Overtime hours per person per week1.7 hours
Total overtime hours in the season240.0 hours
Staff needed to hold the standard week12.50
How this was worked out
Work shownrecomputed as you type
Weekly hours per person = workload / (staff x weeks)
Overtime per week = max(0, weekly hours - standard week)
Staff needed = workload / (standard week x weeks)

Illustrative arithmetic on the figures you enter. Check the result against your firm's methodology before relying on it.

The formulas

  • Weekly hours per person = workload / (staff x weeks)
  • Overtime per week = max(0, weekly hours - standard week)
  • Staff needed = workload / (standard week x weeks)

How it works

Divide the hours the season requires by the person-weeks you have. The result shows the weekly load before you commit to deadlines, and how many people it takes to stay inside the standard week.

Illustrative figures only. Check the result against your firm's methodology before relying on it.

Common questions

Does workload include review time?

It should. Build it from the budgeted hours of every engagement due in the season.

How should I treat leave?

Reduce the staff count or weeks for planned leave before you enter them.

Formulas on this page are the standard definitions.

Runs in your browser. The figures you type are not sent to CORAA or stored. Check the result against your firm's methodology before relying on it.

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