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Wondering if scheduling software is worth it for your department? If you do some research and find the right system, it will absolutely be a time and money saver. Not sure how to evaluate different systems? Check out the 5 Differences Between Law Enforcement Scheduling Systems.

Below are 7 different ways police scheduling software will save you time and money:

1. Eliminate overtime paperwork
2. Notify your department about approvals and changes automatically
3. Trade shifts whenever you need to
4. Fill open shifts quickly
5. Minimize staffing issues
6. Generate reports
7. Track changes made to the schedule

So many of these processes are either automated or streamlined with the use of police scheduling software. For example, eliminating overtime paperwork in your department. Instead of having your officers submit paper overtime forms after they work an extra duty assignment, they can submit their hours online. Submitting it online will automatically put it in the hands of the administrator for approval. Once it is approved the officer will automatically get notified and those hours will either get put into their compensation bank for them to use later or put into the payroll export for them to get paid, automatically. 

Learn more about streamlining scheduling tasks with PlanIt Scheduling Software - Click here to view clips of scheduling features. 

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• Why It's Important for Software to be Constantly Updated
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