The Birth of planr

The development of planr is closely linked to Baumann Koelliker. Together with this leading company in the electrical industry, planr was conceived and continuously refined. Many of today's functions and specifications have emerged directly from Baumann Koelliker’s requirements and experiences. Through hard work, countless testing phases, and constant improvements, a product was gradually created that has proven itself in everyday use and delivers real added value.

From Idea to Proven Solution

Baumann Koelliker had been searching for a professional tool for employee scheduling for a long time. With planr, a solution was found that effectively addresses daily challenges. The former CEO of Baumann Koelliker, Bruno Huonder, summarizes his experience with planr as follows:

"With planr, we found a professional tool for our employee scheduling after a long evaluation. The employee view shows work assignments as well as absences, allowing us to identify both overloads and underutilization across the entire company and employees who are still available."

Thanks to the project view, project phases can be precisely planned, and employees can be assigned according to their qualifications. An intelligent control system ensures that no employee is scheduled for multiple projects simultaneously. These features have proven to be crucial for efficient personnel planning.

Flexible Planning for All Types of Assignments

Baumann Koelliker needed software that could handle both long-term project business with a planning horizon of weeks and months and short-term service orders on an hourly basis. With the various views in planr, users can flexibly switch between different timeframes, allowing plans to be optimally adapted to the respective task type.

Other highlights particularly valued by Baumann Koelliker include:

• Graphical creation and modification of assignments, while simultaneously storing exact working hours to enable comparisons between calculated and planned hours.

• Intelligent filtering functions, allowing project managers to display only their team and projects, significantly improving clarity.

• Automated data integration from SAP, ensuring seamless synchronization of employee and project data. This eliminates duplicate data entry and minimizes the risk of errors.

Successful Optimization of Workforce Utilization

By using planr, Baumann Koelliker was able to reduce idle times and significantly optimize workforce allocation. As Bruno Huonder aptly describes:

"I am convinced that with planr, we have reduced idle times and optimized employee assignments. However, planr does not take over the execution of high-quality electrical installations on-site – our specialists still have to do that themselves, which is a good thing. But planr ensures that we are at the right place at the right time, which not only benefits us but, most importantly, our customers."

Conclusion: A Partnership Driving Innovation

The close collaboration between Baumann Koelliker and planr has resulted in a software solution tailored to the needs of the industry. The integration into existing systems, intuitive user interface, and comprehensive planning functions make planr an indispensable tool for efficient workforce planning.

The success story of Baumann Koelliker impressively demonstrates how targeted development, extensive testing, and continuous improvements can lead to software that not only simplifies everyday work but also provides long-term operational advantages.