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Know your real margins before they surprise you

Most services companies track revenue. Few track where it actually comes from — or what it costs them per person, per project, per hour. This tool fixes that.

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Built for founders who sell time

Agencies, consultancies, fractional teams — if you bill for expertise, this is your cockpit.

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Team × Project Matrix

Map every person to every project with hours allocated. See who's overloaded, who has spare capacity, and where the gaps are — in one grid.

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Utilization Tracking

Actual vs. target utilization per person. Know immediately when someone drops below threshold or runs hot — before it hits your P&L.

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Rate Arbitrage View

What you charge the client per hour vs. what you pay the person. See the spread, the margin, and the monthly profit — per assignment.

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Project Margins

Retainer minus blended people cost. Rate multiplier. Effective billing rate. Everything you need to know about each client's profitability.

Contribution Analysis

See each team member's contribution: revenue they generate minus their full cost. Identify who drives profit and who's on the bench.

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Fully Editable

Every number is an input. Toggle edit mode, plug in your real data — team costs, retainers, hour allocations — and watch the model recalculate instantly.

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Nothing is stored, nothing is sent anywhere. Plug in your team, your clients, your numbers. See what's working and what's leaking.

💡 Click "Edit Data" inside the tool to start customizing
utilization-engine

Three inputs, full visibility

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Add your team

Enter each person's role, monthly cost, available hours, and target utilization. The tool calculates their hourly cost and billable capacity automatically.

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Add your clients

Enter each project's monthly retainer and service tier. The tool derives the effective hourly rate you're charging — before you even assign anyone.

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Map the hours

Use the allocation matrix to assign hours per person per project. Every KPI — utilization, margins, contribution, rate arbitrage — updates live as you type.

Stop guessing your margins

Most services founders only discover utilization problems after they've already hit the bottom line. This tool gives you the visibility to act early.

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