# actiPLANS – Leave, resource and capacity planning software

> actiPLANS is a web‑based platform built by **actiTIME** for scheduling time off, visualising work distribution and managing capacity.  The tool lets managers plan vacations, sick leave, business trips and other statuses on a visual timeline and assign project activities, locations, and shifts.  Employees can submit requests via a mobile app, and managers can create custom leave types, PTO accrual rules and approval workflows.  actiPLANS also integrates with **actiTIME** for time‑tracking and reporting.

## Main capabilities

- **Leave management** – Plan vacations, sick leave, business travel or any custom leave type on a drag‑and‑drop timeline.  Fine‑tune company‑wide PTO accrual rules, set up multiple leave types with bespoke approval flows and personalised settings.  Employees can submit leave requests via the web or mobile app and track their personal PTO balance.

- **Work scheduling / Resource management** – Build a visual schedule of activities and see how tasks and processes are distributed across your team.  Add project activities with deadlines, assign them to employees, and monitor work hours used for scheduled tasks.  Generate insightful reports to analyse resource allocation, combine time‑tracking data from actiTIME, and plan capacity using employee availability.

- **Location management** – Allocate work statuses (e.g. “Office A”, “Home office”, “Business trip”) on a visual timeline and let employees plan their own locations.  Create custom locations to match your organisation’s sites, assign locations to people or allow them to self‑select, and review schedules to know where colleagues are working.  Analyse historical data to see how many hours were spent in different locations and generate reports.  Additional features include colour coding, alerts for schedule changes and quick access to “My Locations” and “Locations of My Colleagues”.

- **Shift scheduling / Employee scheduling** – Create custom shift types (morning, evening, night, etc.) with unique colour codes.  Assign shifts across team members, build a detailed work schedule and avoid shortages or overstaffing by reviewing a visual timeline.  Analyse resource allocation and time spent on different shift types using reports.  Tools include availability forecasting, attendance management, self‑service editing, grouping by location or department, and email notifications for schedule changes.

- **Event scheduling** – Schedule company events, training sessions or milestones on the same timeline used for leave and work activities.  (Use this to keep everyone informed and avoid clashes with planned leave.)

## Add‑ons and integrations

- **Mobile app** – Manage leave requests, view schedules and approve absences from anywhere.  Employees can see their personal leave history and request time off via the mobile app.

- **actiTIME integration** – Synchronise actiPLANS with actiTIME to import employees, share leave information, track hours for scheduled activities and generate unified reports.  Combining the two products helps teams align time tracking, budgeting and capacity planning.

- **Calendar (iCal) sync** – Export your leave and work schedules to an external calendar (Outlook, Google Calendar or any iCal‑compatible app) so everyone stays up to date.

## Pricing

actiPLANS offers a free plan and paid subscriptions.  Pricing is based on the number of users and features.  See the full pricing details on the [pricing page](https://www.actiplans.com/pricing).

## Solutions for teams and roles

actiPLANS can be customised for different teams and roles.  Typical use cases include:

- **HR & People Operations** – Centralise leave management, enforce PTO policies, and analyse absenteeism trends.
- **Project & Resource managers** – Plan team availability and project activities to ensure on‑time delivery and optimal utilisation.
- **Office & Facility managers** – Coordinate workspace usage across multiple locations and support hybrid or remote work scenarios.
- **Team leads & Employees** – Self‑service planning of vacations, shifts and work locations, with transparent schedules for colleagues.

## Resources

- **Blog** – Articles about leave policies, resource planning and productivity.  Explore tips on how to manage work schedules and team availability (see the [actiPLANS Blog](https://www.actiplans.com/blog/)).
- **Help centre** – Documentation and tutorials covering how to use actiPLANS features and integrations.
- **Guides and templates** – Downloadable templates and step‑by‑step guides for planning leave schedules and building efficient workflows.

## Usage guidelines

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