Histogram
Workload Balance
Team capacity pyramid.
Output
Python
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np
COLORS = {'assigned': '#6366F1', 'available': '#10B981', 'background': '#FFFFFF', 'text': '#1E293B', 'text_muted': '#64748B', 'grid': '#F1F5F9'}
team = ['Alice', 'Bob', 'Carol', 'David', 'Eve']
assigned = [35, 40, 28, 45, 32]
available = [5, 0, 12, -5, 8] # negative = over capacity
fig, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=(10, 5), dpi=100)
ax.set_facecolor(COLORS['background'])
fig.patch.set_facecolor(COLORS['background'])
y = np.arange(len(team))
ax.barh(y, [-a for a in assigned], height=0.6, color=COLORS['assigned'], label='Assigned Hours')
colors = [COLORS['available'] if a >= 0 else '#EF4444' for a in available]
ax.barh(y, [abs(a) for a in available], height=0.6, color=colors, label='Available')
ax.axvline(0, color=COLORS['text'], linewidth=1)
ax.set_yticks(y)
ax.set_yticklabels(team)
ax.spines['top'].set_visible(False)
ax.spines['right'].set_visible(False)
ax.spines['left'].set_visible(False)
ax.spines['bottom'].set_color(COLORS['grid'])
ax.tick_params(axis='both', colors=COLORS['text_muted'], labelsize=9, length=0, pad=8)
ax.set_xlabel('Hours', fontsize=10, color=COLORS['text'], labelpad=10)
ax.legend(loc='upper center', bbox_to_anchor=(0.5, -0.15), ncol=2, frameon=False, fontsize=9, labelcolor=COLORS['text_muted'])
plt.tight_layout()
plt.show()
Library
Matplotlib
Category
Basic Charts
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