How should a M/SM make the case to a Partner that a given in-flight project is understaffed in light of the scope and timeline without simply getting dismissed as lazy or ineffective?

Current approach of breaking down a multi-month project into x hours per task is cumbersome and error prone.

Assume I am at a boutique where expectations and paychecks are not aligned with just working 80 h/wk like at MBB, tier 2 or even big 4, but many employees here are from bigger firms.

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You still have to break up the effort planning by week or month. How else will you quantify the current resource bandwidth issue? Do the work to build your case, else you will continue to suffer in silence (#1 issue with most consultants who can’t articulate their request for help)

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Hard to evidence that the project is understaffed without a work plan (deliverables, due dates, hrs to produce, time to perform quality review and review with client).

Most projects are understaffed irrespective of firm . That’s been the nature of this industry for a long time

True, but this time is worse. This is a once-in-several-years level of understaffing, not the usual.

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Thanks. I'll continue with the task breakdown approach.

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