Optimal Staffing

Maximizing Your ROI by Controlling Fixed and Variable Costs

As companies face the challenge of doing more with less to remain competitive, many are operating with a lower headcount than is required to meet their workload requirements throughout the year.

Maintaining the optimal level of staff to meet business objectives is an ongoing challenge all businesses face. What is the optimal permanent headcount? When you have a non-recurring need for a specific skill set, should you hire that person or use temporary staff?

• Companies that employ full-time staff for peak workloads have idle capacity and higher costs.
• Companies that employ just enough staff for the workload valleys risk 1) not getting everything done during peaks, 2) burnout and turnover of staff and 3) unnecessary errors by employees who don’t have enough time to be thorough.

Most companies find the optimal staffing model is using permanent staffing for the valleys and temporary/contract staffing for the work that is in excess of these valleys.

Let Sherpa show you an effective staffing strategy that incorporates an element of flexibility. This has become a necessity as companies work diligently to reduce costs to remain profitable and competitive as illustrated below.

A staffing strategy that incorporates an element of flexibility has become a necessity as companies work diligently to reduce costs to remain profitable and competitive.