Quick-reference: spotting trouble before it hurts the bottom-line

Hamburg-based RIMC Hotels & Resorts implements d2o's Productivity Management tool PMI in 16 of its hotels

Written by Geson Perry

May 23, 2025

May 23, 2025

For General Managers (GM)

Focus on these three tiles or views every morning

1. GM Daily Digest ▸ “Key insights” panel

  • Any insight highlighted in red = the biggest money leak today (labour over-run, food-cost spike, revenue gap). → Ping the relevant HOD and ask: “Have you saved the latest cockpit? What is the fix?”

 

2. Home ▸ Labor-cockpit status tiles

  • Red = more hours used than forecast → over-staffing / poor planning.
  • Amber = cockpit not saved → plan not yet committed. → Request the department to update and save before end-of-day.

 

3. Management Perspective ▸ RevPOLU bar

  • A downward trend or a value below target shows revenue is not keeping pace with paid hours. → Check which department’s hours drove the drop; approve only critical overtime.

 

For Revenue Managers (RM)

Daily routine to prevent last-minute staffing shocks

1. Rooms Live Forecast ▸ OTB vs Forecast graph

  • Gap larger than ±5 % on high-demand dates = risk of revenue or labour miss. → Adjust price / inventory and alert Front-Office to re-staff peaks.

 

2. Pickup Statistics (next 30 days)

  • Sudden pick-up or wash-out = early warning. → Mail updated OTB to HODs so schedules stay aligned.

 

3. Management Perspective ▸ Room-Revenue row

  • Forecast running below Budget or Last Year = price / mix issue. → Re-price low-ADR segments or push higher-rated business.

 

For Department Heads (HOD)

Fast checks to keep your bar green

1. Department Cockpit graph

  • Blue bar above orange “SMART target” line = too many hours today. → Re-deploy flex staff or cut OT.

 

2. Hours MTD table inside the cockpit

  • Amber row = the day hasn’t been saved. → Click Save and Send to Forecast to lock it in.

 

3. Productivity mini-tile (Home or GM Digest)

  • Value below target = output per hour is low. → Review task list and pacing for the shift.

 

4. Schedule Horizon

  • Empty days ahead = no staff planned. → Import / copy the next week’s schedule before the weekend.

 

What not to chase

  • Integration-status and Data-source tiles look alarming but only matter when data is missing.
  • If all tiles above are green, the team is on track – move on to guest service.

Keeping these quick checks in the daily routine protects labour productivity and revenue without jeopardising guest experience.

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