Project staffing software for professional services firms

Put the right people on the right projects, with availability, skills and margin in one view

See who is available before you commit to a date
Staff by skill, seniority and rate card, not by memory
Spot over- and under-allocation the moment it appears
Operating manage resources to keep utilization high and projects within budget —

Staffing decisions are made in a spreadsheet nobody trusts

Most firms staff projects from a sheet that is a week out of date, a chat thread, and whoever happens to remember who is free. Operating keeps allocations, availability and project budgets in one place, so the staffing call you make today still holds next month.

Availability at a glance

See who is free, when, and for how long, across teams, offices and contractors.

Skills, seniority and rates

Match people to work by role, skill level and rate card instead of gut feel.

Plan versus reality

Compare allocations against logged hours to catch drift before it reaches the margin.

Staff from a live picture of capacity

Allocations, absences and confirmed work sit in one plan, so the answer to "who can take this?" is the same for everyone who asks.

Visibility to upcoming projects: smooth handoff from sales to delivery

Availability that accounts for absences, part-time contracts and notice periods

Tentative and confirmed allocations side by side

Contractors and subcontractors in the same plan as employees

Filter by skill, seniority, office and language

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Keep margin in the staffing decision

Every allocation carries a cost and a rate, so you see what a staffing choice does to project profitability before you confirm it.

Cost and billing rates per person, role and rate card

Budgets in fees, hours and cost on every project

See what a swap does to project margin before you confirm it

Warnings when a project is heading past its budget

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Turn the staffing plan into delivery and follow the progress

Once you're done staffing the work, Operating lets you keep track of if the work so you'll see if it's going along as planned

Planned versus actual hours on every project

Spot underutilized people and staff them to projects

Build your own ad-hoc staffing analysis using AI and our MCP server

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Firms on Operating are feeling the difference

Anna Lehto

"Operating played a key role in improving our profitability and utilization. By optimizing processes and tracking, we achieved 40% growth."

"Operating played a key role in improving our profitability and utilization. By optimizing processes and tracking, we achieved 40% growth."

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Anna Lehto

CEO

70/30 Digital

James Shaw

"Last year, pre-Operating, we absorbed $250,000 in unbilled work due to inefficiencies. This year, it's down to $25,000."

"Last year, pre-Operating, we absorbed $250,000 in unbilled work due to inefficiencies. This year, it's down to $25,000."

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James Shaw

COO

Inventive.io

Timo Hyväoja

"We plan our tentative projects, forecast our revenue, and analyze any deviations in actual hours spent with Operating. There's no going back to the old ways."

"We plan our tentative projects, forecast our revenue, and analyze any deviations in actual hours spent with Operating. There's no going back to the old ways."

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Timo Hyväoja

CEO & Founder

Meltlake

Ville Loppinen

"We're about 150 people, in different locations and countries. We can keep things efficient and people-focused with a common view of our sales pipeline, allocations, and our team's skills and interests."

"We're about 150 people, in different locations and countries. We can keep things efficient and people-focused with a common view of our sales pipeline, allocations, and our team's skills and interests."

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Ville Loppinen

General Manager

Columbia Road

Alisha David

"I used to spend 3 hours per week updating data from CRM to resource allocation sheets. It only takes me 15-20 minutes with Operating."

"I used to spend 3 hours per week updating data from CRM to resource allocation sheets. It only takes me 15-20 minutes with Operating."

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Alisha David

COO

Supreme Optimization

John Kavaleff

"Fewer Excel sheets, a reliable future outlook—what's not to like! Centralizing our capacity planning and skill matrix Excels into Operating has made running the business easier."

"Fewer Excel sheets, a reliable future outlook—what's not to like! Centralizing our capacity planning and skill matrix Excels into Operating has made running the business easier."

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John Kavaleff

COO

IONA

Shawn St Mart

"We used to jump between HubSpot and Harvest all the time, but with Operating, it's all just there, working together."

"We used to jump between HubSpot and Harvest all the time, but with Operating, it's all just there, working together."

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Shawn St Mart

Delivery Lead

Furo

Petya Raykovska

"We switched to Operating to spend less time juggling tools and more time on client work. The reports, plus HubSpot and HiBob integrations, make that easy."

"We switched to Operating to spend less time juggling tools and more time on client work. The reports, plus HubSpot and HiBob integrations, make that easy."

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Petya Raykovska

Director of Ops.

Human Made

Brittany Meeks

"Operating is great—it's a new approach compared to our homegrown spreadsheet setup, but we're quickly getting smarter and gaining clarity, especially for staffing new projects."

"Operating is great—it's a new approach compared to our homegrown spreadsheet setup, but we're quickly getting smarter and gaining clarity, especially for staffing new projects."

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Brittany Meeks

Associate Managing Director

Winterberry Group

Jacqueline Enoch

"We replaced our complex finance projection spreadsheet, and now our HiBob leaves are visible in Operating, keeping our calculations up-to-date."

"We replaced our complex finance projection spreadsheet, and now our HiBob leaves are visible in Operating, keeping our calculations up-to-date."

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Jacqueline Enoch

CFO

Founder + Lightning

John Kavaleff

"Centralizing our capacity planning and skill matrix Excels into Operating has made running the business easier."

"Centralizing our capacity planning and skill matrix Excels into Operating has made running the business easier."

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John Kavaleff

COO

IONA

James Shaw

"Operating is the glue between Harvest time tracking, HubSpot, and our reporting. Both the native integrations, and the APIs are great!"

"Operating is the glue between Harvest time tracking, HubSpot, and our reporting. Both the native integrations, and the APIs are great!"

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James Shaw

COO

Inventive.io

Perttu Paarma

"We connected Operating to NetSuite ERP via APIs and integrated HiBob using the ready-made integration, replacing our homegrown, disconnected systems."

"We connected Operating to NetSuite ERP via APIs and integrated HiBob using the ready-made integration, replacing our homegrown, disconnected systems."

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Perttu Paarma

VP of Professional Services

Sievo

Ville Loppinen

"Operating replaced a ton of spreadsheets that used to link our CRM and time tracking systems."

"Operating replaced a ton of spreadsheets that used to link our CRM and time tracking systems."

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Ville Loppinen

General Manager

Columbia Road

Adam Grønbeck Andersen

"Operating replaced a bunch of custom built reports and eliminated the hassle of connecting pipeline, allocations and time tracking."

"Operating replaced a bunch of custom built reports and eliminated the hassle of connecting pipeline, allocations and time tracking."

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Adam Grønbeck Andersen

Partner

Intellishore

Alisha David

"Operating integrates with HubSpot and Harvest, automatically importing data to plan optimal project teams and workloads."

"Operating integrates with HubSpot and Harvest, automatically importing data to plan optimal project teams and workloads."

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Alisha David

COO

Supreme Optimization

Timo Hyväoja

"We integrated MS Dynamics CRM to Operating via the API, and use the ready-made Harvest integration. We also visualize our data in PowerBI."

"We integrated MS Dynamics CRM to Operating via the API, and use the ready-made Harvest integration. We also visualize our data in PowerBI."

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Timo Hyväoja

CEO & Founder

Meltlake

John Kavaleff

"It's great to have one place to plan all the projects and teams."

"It's great to have one place to plan all the projects and teams."

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John Kavaleff

COO

Iona

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