The Quartermaster Corps is responsible for supplying materials to an army in the field. QuarterMaster performs a similar role for projects, allowing the Project Manager request resources and helping the Resource Manager supply those requests.

The package assists the Project Manager to request resources required for a project. It then helps the Resource Manager to find and allocate suitable resources to meet these requests.

While QuarterMaster doesn't pretend to be a competitor of industry heavyweight products like Novient^©, but it doesn't cost as much also. But Castellan Systems is also aware that some organisations don't always need a tool like that; it may be a case of using sledgehammer to hang a picture frame. QuarterMaster may just provide the right "bang for your bucks".

So what does QuarterMaster do?

QuarterMaster supports the allocation of available resources to projects; it's able to allocate resources across several projects to facilitate resource sharing.

QuarterMaster can support multiple clients simultaneously from the same resource pool(s).

QuarterMaster maintains a users list with different access rights. This controls the availability of the functionality within the application.

QuarterMaster provides a simple summary screen at start-up where the status of all role requests can ve easily view.

QuarterMaster defines programmes, projects, organisational positions and skills.

QuarterMaster defines office closures when no staff are available.

QuarterMaster records project role requirements.

QuarterMaster imports project role requirements from a Microsoft Project schedule.

Now it will notify the appropriate Resource Manager when a new forecast role is created, when an existing role is modified and when a forecast role becomes a firm request.

QuarterMaster can import role requests directly from a Microsoft Project schedule.

Now can import role requests directly from Castellan Systems' own Condotiero or Almogavar applications.

Now it can define the duration of a working week, which is used when importing role requests from a schedule, to determine utilisation required.

QuarterMaster records available resource, including skills possesed.

QuarterMaster records staff annual leave and any other period of unavailability.

Now allows for the allocation of a Resource Manager to different positions and resources.

QuarterMaster facilitates the identification and allocation of suitably skill and available resources to meet those requirements.

QuarterMaster will notify the resource and requesting Project Manager when a role has been fulfilled.

Now allows for the breaking of roles into 2, as well as the previously existing facility to splitting a role.

QuarterMaster supports the recruitement process to fill vacant positions. If a role requested can't be fulfilled with the existing resource pool, the role can be declared vacant and the recruitment process can be initiated. A vacant position is created in QuarterMaster and any applicable attachments relating to the position can be loaded, like role description. Applying candidates can be recorded and any attachments relating to the candidate can be loaded, like a resumes.

QuarterMaster supports the interview process and records the results and comments from each interviewer. It can then calculate an overal score and rank the candidates. It will then record the final decision and the successful candidate.

QuarterMaster can track the recruitment process right through to the making of offer and finally hiring a new employee while initiating the creation of their employee record.

QuarterMaster graphically displays resource availability.

QuarterMaster graphically displays the state of request status.

QuarterMaster generates various reports and graphs showing the resourcing position.

QuarterMaster It graphically displays the demand for roles and skills.

QuarterMaster is available in 5, 10 and 50 user licenses; but we're happy to negotiate any other arrangement. Just contact us.