Translate recurring productivity loss in a leadership pipeline into hours, full-time-equivalent capacity, and labor cost. Enter the affected participant count, average hours lost per person each week, duration, and loaded hourly cost. The model is useful for estimating the scale of time diverted by vacancies, training gaps, or delayed decisions. It does not value every operational consequence, so keep the loss definition narrow and avoid adding hours already captured elsewhere.
Lost hours = Affected people × Weekly hours lost × Weeks
Productivity cost = Lost hours × Loaded hourly cost
The main result values documented lost time at the supplied loaded hourly cost. The FTE equivalent helps compare that time with annual staffing capacity.
This model values hours, not lost revenue or strategic delay. Add broader business impacts only in a separate, clearly labeled scenario.
For 25 participants losing 3 hours weekly over 26 weeks, total loss is 1,950 hours. At $65 per hour, cost is $126,750, or about 0.94 FTE using 2,080 hours.
It is hourly pay plus employer costs you choose to include, such as benefits and payroll taxes.
Yes. The calculator accepts decimals, such as 1.5 hours per person per week.
Organizations use different working-hour conventions, so the model lets you provide the appropriate annual hours.
Usually no. Keep labor cost and revenue impact separate to avoid overstating the result.
Yes. Either produces zero modeled loss and can serve as a baseline scenario.
| Variable | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Affected people | Participants experiencing the recurring loss |
| Weekly hours lost | Average documented loss per person |
| Loaded hourly cost | Labor cost assigned to each lost hour |
| Annual FTE hours | Capacity convention used for comparison |