StaffGrid
Developed an intelligent AI-powered scheduling system to streamline restaurant staff management and reduce manual scheduling time.
The Problem
Running a restaurant is tough, and managing staff schedules is one of the hardest parts. Between last-minute callouts, shift swaps, and constant turnover (75-80% annually in restaurants), StaffGrid's managers were spending 6-8 hours every week making schedules using spreadsheets and text messages. Small scheduling errors led to understaffed weekends or overstaffed weekdays, and every callout required manual rework.
The Solution
We built StaffGrid, a lightweight AI-powered scheduling app that doesn't just automate scheduling. It learns from how the restaurant operates. Managers enter staff names, roles, and weekly hours, and the AI builds a complete schedule in seconds, balancing preferences, peak times, and labor limits. If someone calls out, it automatically suggests a replacement. Over time, it learns from sales and attendance data to predict busier hours and staff accordingly.
The Takeaway
Scheduling shouldn't feel like solving a jigsaw puzzle every week. For restaurants like StaffGrid where time is tight and teams change fast, AI can turn a painful manual task into a smooth, one-click process. Our biggest takeaway? The simpler the tool, the stronger the adoption. Managers don't want more buttons; they want more time. And that's exactly what the Restaurant Scheduler gives them.