#178 | Capability vs Capacity (Why Most Planning Is Broken) - Capability Unboxed Mini Series (powered by CIAB+) Part 2

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Fatimah Abbouchi discusses the critical difference between capacity and capability in organizational planning.

Capability Unboxed Mini Series (powered by CIAB+) #2 Most organisations plan for capacity and assume capability. And that’s exactly where things start to break. In this punchy second episode of our Capability Unboxed mini-series, Fatimah Abbouchi unpacks one of the most common – and costly – misconceptions in planning: the belief that headcount equals capability. She draws a sharp line between the two: Capacity tells you how much effort is availableCapability determines what you can actually ...

People in this episode

Host: Fatimah Abbouchi

Topics covered

• planning
• capacity
• capability
• organizational management
• misconceptions

Keywords

• capacity
• capability
• planning
• headcount
• organizational planning
• misconceptions

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Organizations: CIAB+

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