Texas Police Department Unveils Its New Employee Scheduling App

Denison Police Department uses officer scheduling software to project staff schedules and access shift assignments

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.