FW | Workforce Scheduling and Staffing Management # Increase Efficiencies with Scheduling and Staffing Automation Designed for the complexities of public safety operations, the **FW | Workforce** _Scheduling and Staffing Management_ module (formerly Workforce Management PLUS) goes beyond one-size-fits-all scheduling software platforms. With this centralized solution, staffing managers can view forecasted staffing levels and easily make cost effective assignments based on agency criteria. They'll quickly fill vacancies, reassign personnel or send real-time scheduling updates to personnel via the mobile app. **Got Unique Policies for Different Divisions, Units or Ranks? No Problem.** Unique schedules and staffing assignment rules can be setup for management of different divisions, units, ranks or locations. From managing complex rotational schedules to automating vacation bids, off-duty events, and so much more -- this system is built to simplify complex public safety scheduling and staffing using each agency's unique policies. The result? Time and costs are saved. Overtime and fatigue are controlled. Compliance policies are ensured for various departments and groups. [SCHEDULE A CALL](https://fieldware.com/schedule-a-fieldware-meeting) ## How Will FW | Workforce Increase Your Scheduling and Staffing Efficiencies? - **Forecast staffing vacancies** in real-time to enable proactive planning of reassignments to minimize overtime cost. - **Send scheduling push notifications** about changes, assignment vacancies or requests to increase staffing efficiencies. - **Control fatigue risks** with conflict alerting regarding overtime, hirebacks, off-duty jobs and swaps. - **Enable self-service scheduling for open assignments** based on your criteria requirements. - **Automate leave approval requests** based on your rules to reduce supervisory workloads. - **Streamline labor-intense vacation or schedule bidding processes** with automation based on your policies. - **Provide dispatchers with real-time viewing** of on-duty personnel, their assigned locations, skills and assigned assets. - **Receive court notifications in real-time** that include acknowledge receipt to increase accountability. - **Deploy Alpha/Bravo schedules when disasters strike** and automate resumption of regular schedules once crisis ends. - **Automate fatigue rules** for overtime, off-duty jobs, and swaps based on your policies. [DOWNLOAD STAFFING PRODUCT SHEET](https://fieldware.com/hubfs/2025%20Product%20Literature/FW%20Staffing%20Management%202025.pdf) ## Easy to Use and Highly Intuitive - Color coded rosters and employee calendars - Real-time views of on-duty assignments and days-off - Visual alerting that flags conflicts ## Increased Staffing Management Efficiencies - Drag and drop capabilities that enable quick staffing changes - Real-time viewing of employee assignments, skills, locations, and assets - Enter time off and overtime directly from rosters - Make ad hoc comments that can be viewed by all - Use staffing count forecasting for proactive backfill planning - View losses/gains of reassigned personnel with where and when details ## Automate Your Scheduling and Safety Policies FW | Workforce _Scheduling and Staffing_ automation uses each agency's own rules to increase efficiencies while ensuring policy compliance for different workgroups. From fatigue management rules to backfilling assignments with qualified, well equipped personnel, it's the enforcement of your own policies that keeps your personnel safe. Staffing Managers use operational rosters that include skills, locations and equipment assignments for increased situational awareness. Agency personnel receive real-time assignment changes and scheduling updates using the Workforce Mobile app. It’s the ideal tools for managing the complex needs of today's public safety workforce. [DOWNLOAD SCHEDULING PRODUCT SHEET](https://fieldware.com/hubfs/2025%20Product%20Literature/FW%20Scheduling%20Automation%202025.pdf) ## Scheduling Designed for Public Safety Operations ### Leave-Time ### Overtime ### Shift Swapping ### Court Notifications ### Off-Duty ### Vacation Bidding ### Schedule Bidding ### Training Events Save time automating complex time-off policies and accrual rules for different organizations, job classes or union personnel. Your employees and supervisors alike will streamline leave request workflows using highly intuitive online screens or the mobile app. Get ready to increases efficiencies, reduce abuse and ensure that your leave-time policies are achieved. [LEAVE TIME PRODUCT SHEET](https://fieldware.com/solutions/workforce/scheduling-staffing-management) Control overtime consistently and fairly using automation based on your policies. Whatever your unique rules, let's automate them. Staffing managers can assign OT directly from rosters. Your employees can sign up for opportunities online or using their mobile app. It's a win-win for the entire agency. Give your employees the freedom to swap shifts with other qualified personnel, knowing their trades always comply with your rules. Apply fatigue or overtime rules for automated oversight. The solution’s powerful rules engine ensures that employee swaps follow your policies. Employees receive their court notices with case and location details in real-time and can acknowledge receiving each notification. Additionally, court events are displayed on their calendars, shift rosters, and mobile devices. It’s a great way to save administration time and coordinate schedules. Manage employer information, enter event opportunities and qualifications, assign personnel, and track job results from one centralized location. Employees view jobs in a monthly calendar or listed formats -- and sign up for one or more events with a simple click. Apply rules for unbiased assignments. It’s fair, simple, and easy. Plan for peak vacation periods and enable your employees to choose their desired dates. Use agency rules to ensure that time off is fairly awarded. Vacation hours are automatically deducted from each employee’s leave accrual balance. Approved dates are added to their calendars and shift rosters. Now that’s efficiency. Ensure fair scheduling of assignments based on your rules. Offer available schedules agency-wide or sort them by job types, organizations, or unionized personnel. Automate the approval process using your criteria or assign authorized personnel to process bids. All finalized schedules are automatically updated on employee calendars and shift rosters. It’s an amazing time-saver. Manage your training courses, classrooms and instructors from one centralized location. Save time automating course assignments based on various criteria. Coordinate events with employee’s schedules and easily log training results. Automate certification renewals and reporting requirements to government entities. You’ll be saving time, increasing efficiencies and ensuring compliance. ## Download the Scheduling Product Sheet That's Right for You! [Leave Management](https://fieldware.com/hubfs/2025%20Product%20Literature/FW%20Leave%20Management%202025.pdf) [Off-Duty Management](https://fieldware.com/hubfs/2025%20Product%20Literature/FW%20Off-Duty%20Management%202025.pdf) [Overtime Management](https://fieldware.com/hubfs/2025%20Product%20Literature/FW%20Overtime%20Management%202025.pdf) [Schedule Bidding Management](https://fieldware.com/hubfs/2025%20Product%20Literature/FW%20Schedule%20Bidding%202025.pdf) [Shift Swap Management](https://fieldware.com/hubfs/2025%20Product%20Literature/FW%20Shift%20Swap%20Management%202025.pdf) [Court Notification Management](https://fieldware.com/hubfs/2025%20Product%20Literature/FW%20CourtNotify%202025.pdf) [Vacation Bidding Management](https://fieldware.com/hubfs/2025%20Product%20Literature/FW%20Vacation%20Bidding%202025.pdf) [Training Management](https://fieldware.com/hubfs/2025%20Product%20Literature/FW%20Training%20Management%202025-1.pdf) ## Increase Operational Efficiencies Using their online account or the companion mobile app, PLUS scheduling empowers personnel with self-services that decreases supervisory workloads and improves workforce retention. - Streamline operations and boost productivity - Support staffing level backfill requirements - Ensure policy compliance based on your rules ## Centralized Self-Services at Your Fingertips - Time Off Requests - Overtime Requests - Vacation Bidding - Schedule Bidding - Electronic Timesheets - Overtime Signup Boards - Shift Swaps - Off-Duty Job Requests - Training Course Enrollments ## Turbo Charge Your Interfaced CAD System Manually updating personnel and equipment data in CAD systems for one or more agencies is labor intense. With our solution's centralizing efficiencies, your integrated CAD system will **automatically receive roll call personnel, operational equipment, and scheduling data in real-time.** **CAD will automatically remain synchronized** with continuously changing resource data -- such as personnel that have acquired **new certifications, changed radios or have pre-assigned vehicles**. There are **no more delays, duplicate data rejections, or need to make personnel, vehicle, or radio updates**. Instead your dispatchers can focus on the job they were hired to do ... that of dispatching. [DOWNLOAD CAD INTEGRATIONS PRODUCT SHEET](https://fieldware.com/hubfs/2025%20Product%20Literature/FW%20Workforce%20with%20CAD%202025.pdf) ## Tell Us More About Your Scheduling Needs. - Need a better way of **managing excessive overtime**? - What about **forecasting staffing vacancies**? - Do you need to **quickly move folks** to other assignments? - Would you like to **automate your bidding processes**? - How about an easier way of **coordinating court dates**? - What about **managing secondary employment** jobs? - Need to **push notifications** to your mobile personnel? - What about adjust your **staffing levels based on inmate capacity**? ### Just reach out and tell us more. We are here to serve!