--- title: "Streamline Employee Shift Planning" description: "Master employee shift planning with expert advice and smart scheduling tools that help balance workloads, improve coverage, and reduce scheduling conflicts." url: https://www.virtosoftware.com/shift-scheduling/ language: en-US last_modified: 2026-09-28T00:00:00+02:00 translations: de: https://www.virtosoftware.com/de/shift-scheduling/index.md --- # Streamline Employee Shift Planning Find effective methods and digital tools to organize staff schedules, plan shifts, and allocate resources efficiently. ![Streamline Employee Shift Planning](https://www.virtosoftware.com/images/uploads/2024/05/Shift-Scheduling.webp) ## [How to Create an Office 365 Shared Calendar](https://www.virtosoftware.com/events/how-to-create-office-365-shared-calendar/) June 22, 2026 Learn how to create and share an Office 365 calendar in Outlook step by step — set the right permissions, share externally, and overlay multiple calendars with Virto. 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