Is your ATC rostering process ready to change?

As staff numbers, rules and requests grow, more of the planning effort can sit outside the spreadsheet itself. Review the time spent checking assignments, updating records and communicating changes before choosing a new tool.

Keep the checks consistent

An ATC roster needs to account for qualifications, availability, working hours, rest and coverage. A spreadsheet can include formulas and automation, but the organisation must maintain and validate those controls as requirements change.

SkyRoster provides supported constraints that planners configure and use when evaluating roster alternatives. Review their scope against the ANSP’s own requirements.

Know which plan to follow

An absence or revised assignment can affect nearby duties, coverage and total hours. Assess how the current process identifies those consequences and makes the approved version clear to staff.

A shared roster and publication workflow can reduce the need to reconcile separate copies. Accurate inputs and planner review are still required.

Staff requests

Leave and swap requests involve agreement, rule checks and approval. If those steps are spread across paper, email and roster files, examine the effort needed to follow each request and update the relevant records.

SkyRoster connects supported requests with planning and allows staff to follow their status.

Attendance and payroll preparation

Planned shifts and actual worked hours are different records. Evaluate how attendance, overtime and adjustments reach the payroll process, including the required reviews and closing steps.

SkyRoster prepares relevant output data for the customer’s payroll system. Publishing a roster does not itself complete payroll.

Mobile access

Ask staff to find their published assignments and submit a request using the current process. Compare that experience with the available mobile workflows, including their internet connection requirements.

Test before deciding

Use a representative roster period and include a change after publication. Measure preparation time, revision effort and the quality of the resulting information.

The decision should follow from that comparison and the full implementation cost. Explore the evaluation resources to begin.