What it is SmartBench's AI-powered recommendations are now available on the Resource Planning Gantt. Right-click an open request and choose Suggest Resources to see the top-ranked available people, with skills, availability, distance, and matching job title. Manual assignment remains available. Who it's for Resource managers and schedulers who fill open resource requests on the Gantt — especially enterprise teams managing many open requests at once. Why it matters Filling a request has meant researching who's available and who fits — several minutes of manual searching per request. With AI surfacing the best matches, filling a request becomes verification rather than search, typically in under 30 seconds, without leaving the timeline. How to get started Available now as part of the Resource Planning open beta in ANZ, NAMER, and UKI. Right-click any open request on the Gantt and choose Suggest Resources. Beta beginning September 15, 2026.
