Cengage Learning Case Study: Resource Planning with Planview Enterprise

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Cengage Learning Case Study: Resource Planning with Planview Enterprise

How Cengage Learning replaced complex spreadsheets with Planview Enterprise to centralize project and resource data for accurate capacity forecasting.

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June 4, 2026

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3 min read

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Cengage Learning's Planning and Operations group managed 300 projects across 1,350 employees using unwieldy spreadsheets with 67 columns of metadata. This disconnected roadmapping from resource timelines and prevented accurate capacity forecasting. The organization implemented Planview Enterprise as a single system of record for investment planning, capacity management, time tracking, and status reporting. The solution enabled data-driven prioritization, FTE gap identification, and executive justification of staffing constraints.

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Replaced 300-row spreadsheets with centralized project and resource system of record

Integrated role-based estimates into capacity planning for accurate forecasting

Enabled data-driven justification of capacity constraints to executives

Provided color-coded Balance view to identify over/under capacity by role and organization

Supported project prioritization and timeline adjustments based on available FTEs

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