Clarke County Sheriff's Office Makes the Switch to New App for Officer Scheduling

The Clarke County VA Sheriff's Office has chosen ScheduleAnywhere to improve the way they schedule their officers’ shifts

Fargo, ND - September 6, 2016 - Atlas Business Solutions, Inc, announced today that Clarke County Sheriff's Office in Berryville, Virginia has chosen ScheduleAnywhere as their deputy scheduling software.

Receiving, tracking and implementing shifts and time off requests within the Clarke County Sheriff's Office used to be cumbersome. The law enforcement agency used a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet to create the schedule. Any time someone would submit a request for days off, the schedule would need to be updated and new copies would need to be made. Then, all of the affected parties would need to be emailed. Every small request meant a lot of extra administrative time and hassle.

This hassle led Chief Deputy Travis M. Sumption to reach out to his fellow agencies asking for recommendations for law enforcement scheduling apps. He knew there had to be a better way. After testing several different apps, Chief Deputy Sumption chose ScheduleAnywhere, from Atlas Business Solutions, as the best fit for his team.

ScheduleAnywhere is all user defined, which is what ultimately made Chief Deputy Sumption choose this software over others. He liked that he could modify anything on the schedule from anywhere he had internet access. The system is intuitive. Within one hour of using ScheduleAnywhere, Chief Deputy Sumption had an entire year's schedule completed.

One concern about making the switch was how well it would be adapted by his team. After showing the officers the benefits to using the app, they were on board with the new scheduling method.

"I don't get the phone calls anymore asking about shift changes or who is working which shift," Chief Deputy Sumption said.

Now, ScheduleAnywhere is installed on each of the officer's smartphones, the desktop computers and on the computers in their work vehicles. His team appreciates knowing when they have to work without doubting whether they have the most current schedule. They also love having the flexibility to make requests and access it from anywhere.

What is ScheduleAnywhere?
ScheduleAnywhere is online employee scheduling software from Atlas Business Solutions. This Software as a Service (SaaS) works for any business that schedules shifts, including healthcare, public safety, energy, government and business services. The software ensures proper shift coverage, eliminates scheduling conflicts, manages shift rotations, tracks time-off and hours scheduled, handles staff availability and time-off requests, tracks skills and certifications, and estimates payroll costs. ScheduleAnywhere is used by thousands of managers and businesses daily to streamline the employee scheduling process. Free trial accounts are available and pricing is based on the number of employees scheduled. For more information, please visit www.scheduleanywhere.com.

About Clarke County Sheriff's Office
The mission of the Clarke County Sheriff's Office is to provide a safe community through customer service based policing. They achieve this mission through professionalism, respect and ethical service. To learn more about the Sheriff's Office, visit www.clarkecounty.gov/government/sheriff.html.  

About Atlas Business Solutions
Atlas Business Solutions, Inc. is a leading developer of easy-to-learn, easy-to-use, and affordable business management software. Founded in 1991, the company is recognized as an industry leader in employee scheduling software and was named as one of Software Magazine's Top 500 Software Companies in 2004 through 2007, 2010, 2013 and again in 2014.