https://www.sulprobil.de/tags/distribution-due-to-remaining-positions/ Recent content in Distribution Due to Remaining Positions on Sulprobil Hugo en Mon, 01 Jun 2026 17:59:00 +0100 https://www.sulprobil.de/distribution_due_to_remaining_positions_en/ Mon, 01 Jun 2026 17:59:00 +0100 https://www.sulprobil.de/distribution_due_to_remaining_positions_en/ <h2 id="abstract">Abstract</h2> <p>The workload of leaving staff is distributed onto remaining staff using their performance (measured by budget). How can you do this correctly?</p> <h3 id="a-simple-approach">A simple Approach</h3> <p>A simple formula which you can copy down from D3 to D12 is <em>=ROUND(C3*$B$2/$C$2,2)</em>:</p> <p><img src="https://www.sulprobil.de/Verteilung_nach_Restmenge_Einfach.png" alt="Verteilung_nach_Restmenge_Einfach"></p> <p>You can delete the values of leavers easily in column C. The order of deletions does not matter.</p> <p>The obvious disadvantage of this approach is a potential rounding difference, because the sum of rounded values is not necessary equal to the rounded sum of not-rounded summands. The example above shows a difference of <em>0.02</em>.</p>