Plan Better, Work Smarter: Meet TaskRay’s Premium Resource Management Features

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November 18, 2025

Plan Better, Work Smarter: Meet TaskRay’s Premium Resource Management Features

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At the start of any project, you’ve got to build out your team. And building out a rockstar lineup from day one is absolutely crucial for ensuring customer satisfaction and long-term success. But getting there? Not always simple. Too often, assembling the right team requires hunting for information across disconnected tools, spreadsheets, or institutional knowledge. There should be an easier, smarter way, and with TaskRay, there is.

TaskRay’s data-driven approach to resource management takes the guesswork and manual effort out of staffing, capacity planning, and long-term forecasting. With our Premium Edition resource management tools, you can transform what used to be a chaotic process into scalable, repeatable, insight-rich project operations. 

TaskRay’s Premium Resource Management Suite

We designed our Resource Management suite to give teams the visibility, clarity, and confidence they need to plan proactively, assign intelligently, and deliver exceptional work every time. Each tool plays a unique role, and together they make resource management smarter, easier, and far more strategic.

Resource Attributes: Your Comprehensive Talent Profile

Before you can staff effectively, you need to know who you have, what they can do, and where they’re best utilized. Resource Attributes gives you exactly that.

Demo of TaskRay's Resource Attributes feature

With customizable attributes (skills, certifications, experience, specializations, locations, role types, and more), you get a complete picture of each team member. It becomes easy to match the right people to the right work, not just based on availability, but on strengths and suitability.

This is your dynamic team roster, built for modern, skills-based staffing.

Resource Planner: Where Workload and Capacity Finally Make Sense

If Resource Attributes tells you who your resources are, Resource Planner shows you how they’re being used.

Demo of TaskRay's Resource Planner feature

With a high-level and granular view of workload by individual, team, project, or task, Resource Planner puts capacity planning at your fingertips. Whether you want to see availability by day, week, or month, the Planner provides the clarity you need to:

  • Plan future work proactively
  • Avoid over- or under-utilizing team members
  • Spot risk early and adjust timelines accordingly
  • Justify data-driven hiring requests

This is the hub that keeps work evenly balanced and maximizes team impact.

Resource Analytics: Actionable Insights You Can Use Today

Visibility is good, but actionable insight is better.

Screenshot of TaskRay's Resource Analytics feature

Resource Analytics turns raw activity and utilization data into visuals and insights that help leaders understand trends, identify bottlenecks, and evaluate team performance at scale. With reports that highlight patterns across skills, roles, and workloads, you can answer crucial questions quickly:

  • Where are we chronically constrained?
  • Which teams or roles are overextended?
  • Are we allocating talent effectively?
  • What’s our projected project demand vs. available capacity?

It’s the clarity you need to make better, faster decisions.

Resource Forecasting: Future-Focused Planning Made Simple

Forecasting is often the missing piece and one of the hardest parts of resource management. TaskRay’s Resource Forecasting tools give you a clear, data-driven look at upcoming demand so you can plan ahead rather than react under pressure.

Screenshot of TaskRay's Resource Forecasting feature

From pipeline insights to projected workload and utilization levels, Forecasting helps you:

  • Anticipate staffing needs
  • Time hires and contractor engagements more strategically
  • Prepare for ebbs and flows in demand
  • Keep projects moving without resource-related delays

With this future-focused visibility, you can step confidently into upcoming workloads knowing you’re ready.

Why Streamlined Resource Management Matters

When your resource management lives in a single, unified platform, everything just works better for your team, your customers, and your business.

Here’s what happens when you bring it all together in TaskRay:

  • Projects start strong. You staff with precision and get to work faster, improving time-to-value and delighting customers early.
  • Your team stays balanced and productive. No more overloading your top performers or scrambling to fill gaps at the last minute.
  • Administrative burden shrinks. Say goodbye to juggling multiple spreadsheets and tools. With reusable processes and templates, every project launch becomes easier.
  • You make smarter, data-backed decisions. From hiring requests to project prioritization, the numbers are finally on your side.
  • You plan future work with confidence. Capacity issues are no longer surprises; they’re scenarios you’ve already prepared for.

This is what modern resource management should feel like: clear, connected, and incredibly efficient.

Ready to see how Resource Management aligns with your current TaskRay setup? Contact our Success Team at success@taskray.com for a walkthrough, recommendations, and answers to any questions.

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