Staff Scheduler – New Look & Features
The new Staff Scheduler in SprintSuite has been redesigned with a fresh interface and smarter tools to make workforce planning faster and easier. You can now mobilise staff, adjust shifts, create tasks, finalise mobilisations, and set qualifications for job locations — all directly in SprintSuite.
What You Can Do
Smarter Scheduling
Group staff by role for clearer planning.
Drag & drop mobilisations to quickly move staff.
Copy & paste mobilisations to save time.
Create mobilisations directly to jobs or locations.
Finalise mobilisations directly in the scheduler without opening the job.
See details at a glance – job name, job number, shift type, and shift length display in each cell.
Create planning tasks while quoting and assign them to colleagues.
Create tasks directly from the scheduler for faster planning and mobilisation.
Set Location Qualifications – In Settings > Location Qualifications, set which qualifications are required for each job site. This ensures compliance and will soon alert you if staff are mobilised to a site without the required qualifications.
See when staff are on R&R – if you’ve updated their swing in their staff profile, it will display in the scheduler.
Switch between views – choose your default view, which blocks out the full day regardless of booked hours, or switch to a compact view that shows the exact times staff are mobilised (perfect for short shifts).
Leave displays in colour based on your settings, so you can easily spot staff availability.
Flexible Adjustments
Hover for quick info without opening a mobilisation.
Zoom options – switch between Day, Week, or Month views.
Split mobilisations when shifts need to be changed.
Undo edits or step back through your change history.
Delete mobilisations you no longer need.
Task Management
Track staffing requirements – When quoting, you can quickly create a planning task and assign it to a colleague to keep things moving. You can also create tasks directly from the scheduler for faster planning and mobilisation.
Create planning tasks to help arrange mobilisations:
Click Create Planning Task.
Select the job.
Choose the staff to assign the task to.
Enter a task title.
Add any mobilisation notes.
Click Create Planning Task to save.
Tasks can be created for yourself or assigned to other staff.
Once created, tasks display alongside mobilisations on the schedule, giving you a complete view of what’s planned and what’s left to arrange.
Location Qualifications
In Settings > Location Qualifications, you can set which qualifications are required for specific job locations.
This helps ensure staff are only mobilised to sites where they meet the necessary requirements.
⚠️ Heads up: At this stage, you’re setting up the qualifications. In an upcoming update, the scheduler will also alert you if staff don’t meet the required qualifications when you mobilise them.
Improved Usability
Modern interface with a clean, easy-to-navigate design.
Sticky groups in the left panel so staff lists can be collapsed or expanded easily.
Create mobilisations by trade with number inputs.
The Task Scheduler now uses the same improved layout, similar to a Gantt chart.
Option to view schedules by day as well as ranges.
What’s Coming Next
We’re continuing to enhance the scheduler with upcoming features like:
Planned improvements include:
Mobilisation qualification alerts – when you mobilise staff, the scheduler will notify you if they don’t have the required qualifications for the job location.
Hide past shifts for a cleaner view.
Distinct colours for trades (e.g. electricians in blue, plumbers in green).
Weekends automatically greyed out.
Staff mobile app: personal schedules in calendar format.
Travel time blocks shown with an “eye” icon.
Sort staff alphabetically.
Filter by client, project, or qualification needed for locations.
Booking accommodation, flight details, and vehicles alongside mobilisations.
Built-in to-do lists linked to scheduling.
ChatGPT-powered assistant to:
Draft messages to staff when filling shifts.
Recommend the best replacement staff when someone is sick.
Select multiple mobilisations for bulk actions.
Edit leave and R&R (rest and recreation) directly in the scheduler.
Add rostered maintenance periods that auto-populate schedules.
Admin view of labour requests with push notifications and staff responses.
R&R displayed as separate blocks (solid yellow, no border).
Summary
The new Staff Scheduler delivers a modern look, powerful scheduling tools, built-in task creation, and the ability to finalise mobilisations directly in the scheduler. Mobilisations automatically block out the full day, and leave shows in the colour you’ve set in settings — giving you clearer visibility across your workforce.