Abstract: Computer-aided systems and methods of scheduling resources, such as human resources and temporary human resources in particular, including steps of forecasting a required revenue for an operation in at least one desired time slot, reviewing historical revenue data of said operation or a similar operation, analysing said required revenue and said historical revenue and determining a work effort metric for said at least one desired time slot to meet said required revenue, generated or selecting a template for said at least one desired time slot showing the desired said work effort metric, and filling said template by allocating specific resources to said at least one desired time slot.