System and Method for Management of Variable Staffing and Productivity

A system for management of variable staffing, the system comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• a memory coupled to the processor, the memory having computer program instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
• determine attributes for a plurality of employment units, each unit having a plurality of staff personnel categories, and the attributes comprising a number and/or identity of persons assigned to each personnel category for each employment unit;
• determine staffing guidelines comprising a suggested number of staff personnel for each personnel category for each employment unit;
• selecting available personnel that may be assigned to personnel categories for each employment unit;
• receive input designating a user selection of an employment unit and/or a designation of one or more persons from a list of available personnel to be assigned to a staff personnel category associated with a selected employment unit;
• calculate a variance for each staff personnel category associated with each employment unit;
• generate and display a graphical user interface on a display device, the graphical user interface displaying information comprising at least one of the attributes, guidelines, available personnel, selected staff personnel, and variances, and
• wherein the information is presented on one or more user-selectable screens and/or menus that provide utilities for the information to be changed in response to user input.