Do you know when to hire more people?

In a consulting company, you're always balancing having either not enough work or too much. When you're approaching full capacity (i.e. full utilization), either overall or in a particular skill niche, you should make sure you get approval to hire more people.
When you do this, make sure you show your evidence so it's not just a gut feel.

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    ## Hi Bob

We haven't hired any new devs in a while so can we please have some more?
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    ## Hi Bob

As per our conversation, we need more developers. I just lost 3 months of work (full-stack, React + .NET).

1. Please approve recruiting and hiring more devs ASAP

For more proof, check out our current bookings:


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See the [Power BI report](https://app.powerbi.com/groups/456358f7-5b12-46f5-b952-2a37fa9bb5e8/reports/a4069dc4-86c1-4cba-bf81-161bb108c5c2/ReportSection)

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