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How rostering automation, constraint-based optimisation and the platform itself work, and how they compare with spreadsheets and manual planning.

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3 March 2025SkyRoster Decoded: the rostering podcast
SkyRoster Decoded launched in March 2025 with AI-generated audio on workforce scheduling, fatigue-management policies and ATC planning.
24 February 2025When the roster outgrows the spreadsheet
Assess the work around your ATC spreadsheet: staff records, approvals, demand, reporting and the effort needed to keep them connected.
9 January 2025Constraint optimisation, guided by planners
Bring ATC demand, controller qualifications and staff preferences into one planning process, with constraint optimisation and clear planner review.
13 March 2024Assess a rostering platform through everyday tasks
Evaluate a rostering platform through real tasks, from maintaining qualifications and approving leave to reviewing assignments and payroll data.
20 July 2023Manual or automated ATC rostering?
Compare manual and automated ATC rostering through the work planners do: calculations, changes, communication and review.
19 July 2023Moving ATC planning beyond spreadsheets
Move ATC rostering to a shared platform while retaining the planning knowledge in your existing files, checks and workflows.
16 May 2023Custom or standard rostering software?
Compare standard, configured and custom ATC rostering software through functional fit, delivery effort, integration and long-term ownership.
28 November 2022Test the roster before choosing the platform
Use ATCO roster prototyping to compare staffing, shift patterns, qualifications and overtime before a wider software implementation.
10 October 2022Choose a rostering platform for your ANSP
Define your ANSP’s requirements, compare the full implementation scope and test a representative roster with the teams who will use it.
31 August 2022Where roster administration takes your time
Count the repeated entry, checks, requests and reporting behind a roster before deciding where automation could help your team.
10 November 2021Less repeated work for ATC roster planners
Use roster generation, shared requests and competency records to reduce repeated data handling while keeping planner review in the process.
8 October 2021Is your ATC rostering process ready to change?
Assess the signs that ATC rostering may benefit from a dedicated platform: repeated checks, disconnected records and changes to published plans.
19 August 2021ATCO rostering during the pandemic
A 2021 perspective on ATC rostering during the pandemic: changing demand, workforce preparation and the case for testing assumptions.