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Law Enforcement // Personnel Scheduling (Time)
How to Transition to the Popular 4 Day, 10-hour Shift Schedule
Learn how to transition your public safety agency to a 4-day, 10-hour shift schedule to improve...
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What are the Pros and Cons of Shift Bidding?
Explore the benefits and challenges of shift bidding in public safety operations so you can make an...
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What is Shift Bidding and How Does it Work?
Long-term shift bids in public safety agencies take many forms. Learn about how shift bidding can...
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How Does Public Safety Scheduling Software Handle Shift Bids?
If you’re in public safety and managing schedules, you know how valuable time is. Make the most of...
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How to Work Night Shifts and Stay Healthy
PowerDMS offers insights on how to work the night shift and stay healthy. Get tips to maintain your...
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Law Enforcement // Personnel Scheduling (Time)
5 Tips to Achieve the Healthiest Police Shift Schedule
PowerDMS presents five valuable tips for creating the healthiest police shift work schedule....
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Law Enforcement // Personnel Scheduling (Time)
6 of the Best 8-Hour Shift Schedules to Cover 24x7
Do you use 12, 10, or 8-hour shifts? There are pros and cons to each. This article will provide...
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7 Different 12-hour Shift Schedule Examples to Cover Round the Clock
12-hour shifts are pretty common in 24-hour agencies. Approximately 41% of law enforcement...
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9/80 Work Schedule - What is it? How Does it Work?
The 9/80 work schedule we discuss here consists of 5 days on, 3 days off, 4 days on, and 2 days...
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Negatives of 12-Hour Shift Schedules and How to Best Manage Them
Many people argue that 12-hour shift schedules in a 24-hour agency are the most effective and...
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Funding Options for Police Departments - Grants & Fundraising
Not enough money in the budget for the software you want? Take a look to see if any of these...
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Pros and Cons of 10-Hour Shifts for Police Departments
Looking for the perfect shift time for your officers? Its important to consider factors like...
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How to Access Your Schedule On-The-Go: Officer Scheduling Mobile App
Why not request time off, submit your overtime hours, or sign up for open shifts from your mobile...
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Personnel Shift Schedule Examples for Law Enforcement Agencies
Exploring new shift times and/or rotations for your patrol officers? Find some resources here that...
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How to Easily Test and Implement New Patrol Schedules
As the needs of your department change, you might consider what a new shift rotation would look...
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Best Law Enforcement Scheduling Software Companies: 5 to Review
Review different vendors available for police scheduling software to find the best one for your...
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What Shift Length Will Increase Your Officers Quality of Work Life?
Let's take a look at the pros and cons of each shift length to help determine the best fit for work...
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10 Hour Shift Schedule Example to Evaluate Before Your Next Shift Bid
Looking for a better way to schedule your 50-75 person police department? Maybe this is the article...
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5 Reasons Why You Should Negotiate the Switch to 12 Hour Shifts
While 12-hour shifts can be exhausting, they have some promising advantages such as offering...
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5 Free Officer Scheduling Options for Your Department
As the saying goes, no free lunch. Turns out, there are not many options when it comes to...
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8, 10, and 12 Hour Shift Schedules for a 25-Person Department
Police departments across the US vary in size. Therefore, we have compiled a few schedule examples...
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3 Most Common Patrol Schedules for a 100+ Person Police Department
After analyzing almost 200 law enforcement personnel schedules we found 3 that were most commonly...
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How Much Does Police Scheduling Software Cost?
Learn more about how much police scheduling software will cost your agency and what you can expect...
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3 Helpful Tools for the Shift Bid Process
Come June or December, you may face the daunting, and often dreaded task: shift bids.
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What is a Biometric Fingerprint Time Clock and How Much Does it Cost?
There are many options when it comes to timekeeping. If you need employees to clock in and out, one...
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Most Common Patrol Rotations for 75 Officers - 3 Schedule Examples
We collected data from over 100 departments patrol schedules and categorized the differences by...
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5 Administration Problems You're Having - And How to Solve Them
Talking with hundreds of administrators from law enforcement agencies, we've learned what some of...
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5 Simple Excel Formulas You Need to Know For Shift Scheduling
Whatever it may be that you need to edit in a spreadsheet, there are a few simple useful Excel...
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Idaho Schedule: 12 Hour Shifts for 24x7 Coverage
The second most popular 12 hour shift schedule used is, what is known as the Idaho Schedule.
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3 Popular Police Schedule Examples for Small Departments
If you have about 35-50 officers in your patrol division, and are struggling with schedules, these...
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Patrol Schedule Example For a 50 Person Police Department: 4 on 4 off
Many times departments that staff around 50-75 people need different schedules than those staffing,...
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3 on 3 off Schedule Example to Consider For Patrol in Your Department
A classic 24/7 shift rotation of [3 on 3 off] has worked for many Law Enforcement Agencies using 12...
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What You Need to Know About The Pitman Schedule
There is one rotating weekend schedule in public safety that has become extremely common. It is...
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Best Police Shift Schedule Examples for Optimal Team Efficiency
See the best police shift schedule examples to improve efficiency, reduce burnout, and optimize...
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Top 3 12-Hour Shift Schedule Examples for Your Department
With almost half of all PowerTime users scheduling with 12 hour shifts, we have a lot of example...
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Common Shift Times for Day, Mid, and Night: 8, 10, 12 Hour
Explore the most popular shift lengths and rotations for first responders, and find the best...
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Top 3 Schedule Examples for 24x7 Coverage with 8 Hour Shifts
Exploring new ways to schedule patrol? We specialize in public safety scheduling software so we...
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How Do Scheduling Templates Work? What are they?
With PowerTime, we will build out all of your templates during setup and you will adjust and...
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