

Hunter Consulting and Training
GroundsOpsStaff-2ed Home Page
(Grounds Operation and Staffing Software)
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IMPORTANT NOTICE--MUST READ
GroundsOpsStaff-2ed Will Be Discontinued and Retired December 31, 2022
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GroundsOpsStaff-2ed is no longer being sold by APPA and will be phased out and retired December 31, 2022. The WILL NOT function after this date. The stability of the software during the remaining time cannot be assured as other third-party supporting systems are modified and updated. Technical support for existing users will continue to be provided by Hunter Consulting and Training until December 31, 2022, under its Tech Support agreement service.
Users are advised to begin looking for alterative software for your Grounds operations and staffing requirements. Please note that all of your data is stored locally on your computer and that APPA and Hunter Consulting and Training have never had access to it. The GroundsOpsStaff-2ed application does have an export feature that might allow you to export your data for importing into an alternative program of your choice. Hunter Consulting and Training will be sending out additional information about the impending discontinuation and retirement of the software in the near future.
Our sincere thanks to the OpsStaff software user community for your interest since 2008 and we hope this product has added value to your operation!
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GroundsOpsStaff-2ed is a software application designed to implement the APPA Grounds Maintenance Staffing and Operations protocol contained in the APPA Operational Guidelines for Educational Facilities: Grounds book. The software assists Grounds Management professionals in determining proper staffing levels and schedules base on five different level of service. See GroundsOpsStaff-2ed Presentation (PDF) and scroll down to the bottom of this page for documentation and more information on GroundsOpsStaff-2ed capabilities. Click here to open the User Manual for Help Getting Started
Latest Release Dates:
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Program Manager - 10/14/2021
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Main Program - 6/30/2021
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Click below link download GroundsOpsStaff-2ed (you can run in demo mode for free):
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Beta Version: GroundsOpsStaff-3ed for Excel 2007 and Later
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Click below link download to purchase the software package from the APPA online bookstore:
Price is $360.00 ($455.00 for non-members) with volume discount as follows:
Volume Discounts (Grounds Guidelines/GroundsOpsStaff Package (A765-P)
1-9 = No discount
10-19 = 15%
20-29 = 20% BUY NOW
30-49 = 25%
50 or more = 35%
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Click below links to purchase Training and Implementation Assistance services for GroundsOpsStaff-2ed (GroundsOpsStaffAssist program)
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Documentation:
These documents will provide you all the information you need to make a purchase decision and to learn to use GroundsOpsStaff. Click the links to open or download.
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GroundsOpsStaff-2ed PowerPoint Presentation -- provides general information.
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GroundsOpsStaff-2ed PDF Presentation -- provides general information.
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User Manual -- provides information to learn to use GroundsOpsStaff.
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Quick Help Document -- short quick help to learn to use GroundsOpsStaff-2ed.
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Single User License -- description of the single user license restrictions.
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ProScheduler Help Document -- provide information to learn to use the ProScheduler upgrade.
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JustDoNext Data Import Wizard -- instructions and help in using the GroundsOpsStaff-JustDoNext Data Import Wizard for importing external Grounds inventory data.
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Custodial Guidelines/CleanOpsStaff-3ed Software Package (A764-P)
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Grounds Guidelines/GroundsOpsStaff-2ed Software Package (A765-P)
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Maintenance Guidelines/MainOpsStaff Package (A766-P)
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DISCONTINUED
