【Google PM】Capacity planning and the critical path(容量规划和关键路径)

Hi again.
嗨了。
Okay,
好吧
so we’ve discussed time estimation,
我们已经讨论了时间估计，
which is a prediction of the total amount of time that will be required to complete a task.
这是对完成一项任务所需的总时间的预测。
And we’ve also discussed effort estimation,
我们也讨论了工作量估算，
which is a prediction of the amount and difficulty of active work required to complete a task.
这是对完成一项任务所需主动工作的数量和难度的预测。
These techniques can help you estimate the length of time it will take to complete a task.
这些技巧可以帮助你估计完成一项任务所需的时间。
Once you have that information,
一旦你有了这些信息，
you’ll need to determine if you have the right number of people to get the work done.
你需要确定你是否有足够的人手来完成工作。
To figure this out you can use a technique called capacity planning.
要解决这个问题，您可以使用一种称为容量规划的技术。
First, let’s define capacity. Capacity refers to the amount of work that the people or resources assigned to the project can reasonably complete in a set period of time.
首先，让我们来定义容量。能力是指分配给项目的人员或资源在规定的时间内能够合理完成的工作量。

A person can only do so much,
一个人能做的只有这么多，
and it’s important to keep in mind each person’s capacity when assigning work.
在分配工作时，牢记每个人的能力是很重要的。
This is where capacity planning comes in.
这就是容量规划的用武之地。
Capacity planning refers to the act of allocating people and resources to project tasks,
能力规划是指为项目任务分配人员和资源的行为
and determining whether or not you have the necessary resources required to complete the work on time. During this process,
确定你是否有必要的资源来按时完成工作。在这个过程中，
you might find that you need more resources to speed up the project timeline,
你可能会发现你需要更多的资源来加快项目进度，
like a second web developer or a third writer.
就像第二个网页开发人员或第三个作家。
Let’s imagine capacity planning in the context of our Plant Pals project at Office Green.
让我们以绿色办公室的植物伙伴项目为背景来想象产能规划。
If you know that you’ll need to deliver plants to 100 customers over a period of five days,
如果你知道你需要在五天内将植物运送给100个客户，
then you’ll need to determine if you’ve hired enough delivery drivers to meet that deadline.
然后你需要确定你是否雇佣了足够的送货司机来满足最后期限。
If one driver av