Press release: shyftplan launches shyftskills – the intelligent system for strategic skill management
Berlin, 06.05.2025 - shyftplan, a leading SaaS provider for automated shift planning, is expanding its portfolio with shyftskills. The new solution offers a smart approach to skill management by linking workforce qualifications directly with shift planning. shyftskills is designed for dynamic environments characterized by high operational complexity and a continuous need for employee development. It enables organizations to connect qualifications directly with workforce operations, strategically manage training initiatives, and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.

"The business challenges of tomorrow can't be solved with yesterday’s tools. To meet the growing demands of both the market and the workforce, companies need connected and automated solutions. With shyftskills, we provide organizations with the data foundation for intelligent, qualification-based talent allocation," explains Jan-Martin Josten, founder of shyftplan.
Shift planning meets skill management – efficient, flexible, and audit-proof
shyftskills ensures that employees are automatically scheduled based on their qualifications. Skill gaps and training needs can be identified early, allowing for timely planning of upskilling measures. In addition to supporting day-to-day operations, shyftskills provides audit-proof documentation of all qualifications and training activities. By combining real-time tracking with an LMS integration, shyftskills guarantees that all relevant documentation is always at hand – helping organizations meet compliance requirements such as ISO 9001 or IATF 16949.
shyftskills is already seamlessly connecting qualification management and workforce planning for a number of users – with measurable benefits for manufacturing:
"If qualifications are automatically taken into account in workforce scheduling, production in shift operation gains flexibility and security - bottlenecks can be absorbed much more easily. This ensures that sufficient qualified personnel are in the right place at the right time," says Jan Tornow, Head of Housing and Rotor Manufacturing at Siemens Energy.
shyftskills – Your skill matrix for intelligent workforce planning
As demands for flexibility, compliance, and continuous upskilling grow, shyftskills provides a scalable solution to streamline workforce planning and tightly align it with qualification management.
“Labour shortages, digital transformation, and increasing regulatory pressure are compelling companies to move away from manual and Excel-based processes. shyftskills addresses this challenge by automating error-prone tasks and enabling targeted workforce development – for greater efficiency and resilience,” says Dr. Farhood Torabian, CEO of shyftplan.
Instead of isolated Excel-based solutions, shyftskills offers an integrated platform that captures qualifications in real time and incorporates them directly into operational planning. This transforms qualification management from an administrative task into a value-driving leadership responsibility.
shyftskills is now live – designed for organizations aiming to optimize their qualification management and seamlessly integrate it into existing systems. For more information about the solution and its practical applications, visit: www.shyftplan.com/shyftskills.
About shyftplan
shyftplan provides AI-powered solutions for shift planning and qualification management. Its cloud-native software optimizes workforce management, is scalable to thousands of employees, and is suitable for even the most complex planning environments. With shyftskills, shyftplan integrates qualification management directly into shift planning to support targeted workforce development on the shop floor and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
As a certified SAP partner, shyftplan offers a standard SAP interface and can be seamlessly integrated into planning systems such as APO, HCM, or SuccessFactors. The software is fully GDPR-compliant and meets all key information security standards.
Founded in Berlin in 2013, shyftplan has grown into an international team of over 60 experts. More than 400 companies, including Siemens Energy, ZF and Südzucker, rely on shyftplan to digitize their shift and qualification management and streamline their processes.
Press Contact
Nikita Ryazantsev
Manager PR
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nryazantsev@shyftplan.com