Who decides what employee records contain? In the case of Shepherd, its users can configure how their employee records appear in the Planner Board, rather than being subject to the arbitrary fields decided for them that they might experience with other products by other companies. 

Shepherd understands that while management products like its own seek to make every possible choice for its users, it cannot predict all the possibilities. Instead, Shepherd users can alert the developers to what is needed and when requirements arise, solutions soon follow.

To that end, a Shepherd user can configure the employee records as they appear on the Planner Board. This can include details of permissions or restrictions, be they geographical, subsidiary-based, access-based, or even skills-based.

A range of other details can be added or withdrawn from the planner board, as needed, such as service orders, vacations, paid time off, and so on.