Hotels can match staffing to demand by setting productivity standards: rules that link expected business activity, such as revenue, arrivals, or covers, to the hours needed for a role. Alkimii Productivity lets you create fixed or variable standards, test them before going live, and use them to guide scheduling, reducing overstaffing while protecting service quality.
Running a successful hotel operation depends on having the right people, in the right place, at the right time. But achieving that balance can feel like a guessing game—especially when business levels change day to day. That’s where Alkimii Productivity comes in.
Alkimii Productivity takes the guesswork out of labour planning. It allows you to set productivity standards that match staffing levels to forecasted demand. Whether you’re managing a single site or multiple locations, it gives you a data-driven way to control costs while maintaining service quality.
A productivity standard is a rule linking expected business activity, like revenue, arrivals, or covers, to the hours needed for a specific role. For example, if your breakfast team serves between 100 and 150 guests, a standard might say you need 10 front-of-house hours to meet that demand.
You can choose between two types of standards:
Creating a new productivity standard in Alkimii is straightforward. You simply:
Once saved, these standards start guiding your team immediately—if set to "Live"—or can be reviewed and tested before going live.
Once you’ve set your standards, they appear in the Productivity Dashboard - an easy-to-use overview that shows all active, test, future, and expired standards by job title.
You can filter by site, department, job title, and date range to quickly find what you need. Supervisors then use these standards to guide scheduling decisions, helping you control labour costs without sacrificing guest experience.
And if you’re testing new setups, you can set a standard as “Test” instead of “Live.” This allows you to simulate how it would perform alongside existing rules—perfect for refining your approach without any risk.
In hospitality, staffing is your biggest cost, and productivity standards let you plan ahead based on actual business needs rather than gut feeling. You’ll reduce overstaffing, avoid last-minute changes, and boost team efficiency—all while maintaining service standards.
It also supports consistency across multiple sites, ensuring every location follows the same operational logic.
What is a productivity standard in hospitality?
A rule that links expected business activity, such as revenue, arrivals, or covers, to the number of hours needed for a specific role, so staffing matches demand.
What is the difference between fixed and variable standards?
Fixed standards set a constant number of hours regardless of how busy it is, such as reception cover. Variable standards adjust hours based on forecasted demand, such as restaurant staffing by revenue.
How do you set up a productivity standard in Alkimii?
Choose fixed or variable, select your site and job title, pick a forecasting basis like revenue or departures, set demand ranges and corresponding hours, then add rates, serving periods, and applicable days.
Can you test a productivity standard before using it?
Yes. A standard can be set to Test rather than Live to simulate how it performs alongside existing rules, with no risk, before going live.
How do productivity standards reduce labour costs?
By matching staffing to forecasted demand, they reduce overstaffing and last-minute changes while maintaining service standards, and support consistency across multiple sites.
Productivity standards match staffing to forecasted demand, cutting overstaffing and last-minute changes while keeping service quality consistent across sites.
In short, Alkimii Productivity helps hospitality businesses optimise labour, improve accuracy, and run more efficiently. It’s smarter workforce management.
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