# AI Operations vs Rostering Software | OPPI

> Rostering software schedules the people you chose. An AI operations platform decides what the roster should be, then works with the tools you already run.

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AI vs rostering software

## Rostering software fills the grid.
Something has to decide the grid.

The roster tool asks who works Tuesday. It never asks how many people Tuesday deserves. That question is the expensive one.

OPPI is not a rostering tool and does not replace yours. It sits above it: forecasting Tuesday in 15-minute slots, drafting the roster that matches the curve, and handing it to the scheduling system your team already uses. The grid gets filled either way. The difference is what decided it.

What sits above the roster tool

1.  01

    ### The roster starts at the forecast

    Demand projected from weather, events, traffic and your trading history. The draft roster matches the floor you will actually have, not the one from last Tuesday.

    [Parallax Projection](https://oppi.au/oppios/parallax)

2.  02

    ### It works with your scheduling tool

    Deputy and Tanda connect directly. OPPI drafts and proposes; your rostering system remains where shifts live and staff see them.

    [Integrations](https://oppi.au/integrations)

3.  03

    ### The labour line, watched through service

    Labour as a share of revenue is rechecked every 60 seconds to 15 minutes through the shift, so the send-home or extend call arrives while it still matters.

    [Performance](https://oppi.au/oppios/performance)

4.  04

    ### People admin beyond the grid

    Certifications, onboarding and leave tracked alongside the roster, so the person scheduled is also qualified, inducted and actually available.

    [Human Resources](https://oppi.au/oppios/human-resources)

Questions

Does OPPI replace my rostering software?

No. Deputy and Tanda connect directly and remain where shifts are published and seen. OPPI decides and drafts; your rostering tool schedules.

What is the difference between the two categories?

Rostering software executes a staffing decision a manager already made. An AI operations platform makes the staffing proposal itself, from forecast demand, then keeps checking it against the day as it actually runs.

How much labour cost does this recover?

OPPI's modelled venue puts it at 3% to 8% of the labour line, won when rosters are drafted to the demand curve. That is modelled arithmetic, stated as a range, not a measured result or a promise.

What about awards and penalty rates?

Penalty structures make some hours dearer, and the drafted roster is costed so that trade-off is visible. Award interpretation and pay remain with your rostering and payroll systems.

Keep the roster tool. Change what feeds it.

Watch a roster get drafted from a live forecast in oppiOS.

[Book a demo](https://oppi.au/demo) [Early access](https://oppi.au/getOPPI)

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