Hartford Wisconsin Police Department Deploys Staff Scheduling App

ScheduleAnywhere gives officers real-time access to shift schedules

Fargo, ND - May 9, 2017 - Atlas Business Solutions, Inc. announced today that Hartford Police Department in Hartford, Wisconsin has officially completed its implementation of ScheduleAnywhere. Hartford Police Department changed to the online officer scheduling app for its ease of use and anywhere, anytime access.

Prior to deploying ScheduleAnywhere, the Hartford Police Department used PC-based employee scheduling software. There were limitations to this software that made it difficult to consistently display an updated schedule. Staff had to rely on a paper copy of the generated schedule to see when they had to show up for their shifts. This caused confusion among the staff and officers.

One of the core drawbacks to printing the schedule was that the officers and staff had to be in the police department to see the schedule. If something changed while they were off duty or off work, they wouldn't know about it until they came into the department the next day.

Another big drawback was that the printed schedule wasn't always the most up-to-date. If a change was made in the software but the schedule hadn't been re-printed yet, the posted schedule became outdated and inaccurate, leading to confusion any time a change was made.

In December 2016, the Hartford Police Department knew they needed to make a change, so they started the test phase with Atlas Business Solutions, Inc.'s ScheduleAnywhere. The test phase was so successful that only a month later, they chose to implement the new scheduling method department-wide.

"ScheduleAnywhere has improved the way our department schedules staff in that we can do it from virtually anywhere and make immediate changes," said Administrative Lieutenant Scott MacFarlan.

When a change is made, it is immediately seen by everyone in the patrol. Staff can login to the app from anywhere to see their schedules, giving them greater control over their personal and professional lives.

"The staff love the new software! It makes their lives much easier," Administrative Lieutenant MacFarlan commented.

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 Hartford Police Department
The mission of the Hartford Police Department is to enhance the quality of life through community based policing that provides police services in a fair, conscientious and professional manner. They do this while protecting life and property, preventing crime, reducing the fear of crime and apprehending those who violate our laws, providing needed services to the community, while maximizing efficiency today and in the future. To learn more, visit http://ci.hartford.wi.us.

About Atlas Business Solutions
Atlas Business Solutions, Inc. is a leading developer of easy-to-learn, easy-to-use, and affordable employee scheduling 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.