Utilisation benchmarks.
Utilisation gets benchmarked badly because the denominators differ. 'Target hours' at one firm assumes a 40-hour week before non-billable; another assumes 35; another bakes leave in. The numbers below normalise on annualised billable hours per FE — which is comparable.
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Week-by-week utilisation by fee earner, with target vs actual and WIP added.
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