Police Officer Scheduling System (POSS) Developed by VCS Software Reaches Milestone of 500 Police Departments Nationwide
Freehold, NJ – Visual Computer Solutions, Inc. (VCS), a provider of robust personnel scheduling software solutions, has reached a lofty milestone for its landmark product. The company’s signature Police Officer Scheduling System (POSS) was recently implemented by its 500th police department, cementing the versatile software’s position as the preferred automated workforce scheduling solution in the law enforcement sector.
Utilized coast to coast by police agencies, sheriff offices, security organizations, and campus police, POSS combines centralized scheduling, time and attendance, electronic time cards, and payroll functionality into a single, powerful database. When combined with broadcast notification and daily activity features, the POSS rules-driven engine gives supervisors and administrators a dynamic tool to manage staff in the most cost-effective and compliant manner possible.
Police scheduling within the Public Safety sector poses many unique challenges due to the complexity of shift patterns, rotations, minimum staffing requirements, FLSA labor laws, and agency/union rules. Additionally, there is the need to fairly distribute
overtime and extra duty assignments, as well as track certifications, leave, court appearances, and time off.
POSS gives users the ability to customize the scheduling system to precise needs.
Dashboards can be configured in tile format to show real-time, pertinent information on tabbed screens. Schedule rotations, overtime reasons, extra-duty rules, security levels, shift-bidding, and post names can all be constructed to fit an agency’s requirements. POSS users can design hundreds of reports by selecting the specific schedule information they need using the robust Report Writer.
“Like all VCS scheduling solutions, POSS has multiple customizable features and is notable for its flexibility, scalability, and adaptability,” said Guy DiMemmo, CEO of VCS Software. “It stands as the only competitively-priced automated scheduling system to ensure the right people, with the right skills, are working at the right ime, eliminating both potential staff shortages and excessive overtime.”
POSS enables police departments to realize significant cost savings, as it expedites the proper management of overtime, job assignments, and forecasting. It also results in increased productivity by automating formerly manual processes, eliminating paperwork, and allowing precincts to focus their time and energy elsewhere.
Easy to set up and use, POSS proactively computes data ahead of time, so hours and positions can be properly planned and staffed. And as it is Cloud-based, POSS allows remote access by multiple parties for viewing and changing schedules, as needed.
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About VCS
Visual Computer Solutions, Inc. (VCS) provides robust automated scheduling software solutions enabling companies to proactively manage their workforces for optimal productivity. Flexible, scalable, and adaptable to all industries, VCS’ management systems have multiple customizable features to ensure that the right people, with the right skills, are working at the right time. Easy to set up and use, VCS proactive scheduling software systems compute data ahead of time, so hours and positions can be properly planned and staffed for the unique demands of a wide variety of industries. Cloud-based, VCS Software allows remote access by multiple parties for viewing and changing schedules, as needed.
The first product developed by VCS was POSS — the Police Officer Scheduling System. Today it is the preferred automated scheduling system of police departments nationwide. For more information, call (888) 864-4144, email [email protected], or visit www.vcssoftware.com to view sample reports and request a demo.
