Fargo, ND - April 18, 2017 - Atlas Business Solutions, Inc. announced today that Denison Police Department has implemented a new officer scheduling system, ScheduleAnywhere.
ScheduleAnywhere is an online scheduling app that enables police officers to check their shifts and assignments, even when they're not in the station. Previously, the schedule was kept in a shared drive and printed out to be posted in the work areas for both the dispatchers and officers. This system made it impossible to see the schedule or make changes remotely. Each month, a new schedule had to be made, so the dispatchers and officers had a harder time knowing what their shifts would be weeks in advance.
Since implementation began in mid-December 2016, the scheduling system alleviated the pain points the station experienced. Now, the officers and staff on the Denison Police Department are enjoying the ability to plan further ahead.
"They like having a schedule built further into the future, as well as having the ability to check it from their phones," said Chief of Police, Dan Schaffer.
With the ScheduleAnywhere app, the dispatchers and officers are able to quickly project future schedules. If any changes are needed, they can do this from a any computer with Internet access. This means they're always working on the real-time schedule instead of running into the common administrative headaches that go along with having a paper schedule in the office.
Another important component of ScheduleAnywhere is the ability to list assignments directly in the schedule. This way, there's never confusion about where each person needs to be on any given day. The app has made this easier than it was with the paper-based system.
Overall, having ScheduleAnywhere has saved the officers and dispatchers time while improving visibility of the upcoming shifts.
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, retail 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 Denison Police Department
The mission of the Denison Police Department is to serve citizens
with honor, integrity, and the highest professionalism; to keep
citizens safe and enhance the quality of life in Denison; and to
provide the highest quality customer service in performance of law
enforcement. They fulfill this mission with 47 sworn officers and
15 civilian support staff. This fully functioning, full service,
24-hour police department serves citizens with two divisions,
including the patrol division and the criminal investigation
division. To learn more, visit www.cityofdenison.com.
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, and again in 2010,
2013, 2014 and 2016.