With Essential Scheduling, Wald can set permissions for who can request spaces and resources and enable flexible workflows for each user with multiple calendar views. Customized permissions ensure each user can see what they need to see, when they need to see it. The modern interface has also made the requesting process easier, garnering praise from department users who enjoy having more autonomy and flexibility in their planning needs.
“The offerings of Essential Scheduling have been monumental when it comes to users following our policies and headlines,” Wald said. “Having information and training at their fingertips has resulted in huge improvements in regard to how users follow our event guidelines.”
In addition, transparency of the event scheduling process has provided users with a better understanding of the necessary resources and steps involved in planning events and why or why not a space is available for request. Such efficiencies are proving to be beneficial in regard to improvements in planning processes, space optimization, and collaboration on campus.
“Essential Scheduling has aided our Registrar in academic scheduling that has allowed better space optimization, and the University has seen an alleviation in courses taking nonacademic spaces on campus. It’s early, and there is still work to be done, but we’re moving in the right direction,” Wald said.
