Author Archives: John Reeve

How to Reap the Long Term Benefits of Time Tracking

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Tracking time is one of the most worthwhile endeavors that a company can pursue to improve their productivity and profitability. But, it’s not an easy undertaking. Many companies have deployed time tracking software with the best of intentions, only to abandon their efforts later. There are a number of reasons why an organization fails at […]

Six Reasons to Move On From Tracking Time with Spreadsheets

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It’s been close to two decades since we launched our time tracking software, Intervals. In that time, we’ve onboarded countless consultants and companies who had started out tracking their time with spreadsheets. Spreadsheets, such as Excel or Google Sheets, are a great way to get started tracking your time. However, they do have drawbacks. At […]

How Time Tracking Reduces Stress, Improves Work-Life Balance

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Most people, when they hear the words “time tracking,” will roll their eyes and groan — maybe even utter a few four-letter words under their breath. Their reaction would be justified. Tracking their time can seem like it’s just one more task to add to an already long list of work responsibilities. And, it doesn’t […]

Three Reasons Why Estimating Project-based Work is Difficult

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Before we built Intervals, our flagship time tracking software, we were a professional services agency that designed and developed web sites. In a span of five years we built and deployed over 300 projects.  As a small team of designers and engineers, we had to be efficient if we were going to be successful. And […]

3 Relatable Use Cases For Copying Your Weekly Timesheet

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We recently launched a new feature that allows you to copy all, or part, of your weekly timesheet from one week to another. It’s based on feedback from numerous customers who reached out to us and shared how such a feature would make their day to day time tracking efforts more efficient and less painful. […]

Copy a Weekly Timesheet [New Feature]

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When we first launched Intervals, the software’s focus was primarily on tracking billable time using timers. As our customers have become more diverse we’ve heard from many of them who prefer to enter time directly on their weekly timesheet. Some have also shared that entering time manually each week can be a cumbersome process that […]

Introducing Card View for Tasks [New Feature]

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We are excited to unveil the new card view for tasks. This new feature turns your task list into a Kanban, Scrum, or custom task board. The card view is an intuitive and interactive visualization tool ideal for working tasks through to completion. Creating task boards with the card view empowers you to collaborate faster […]

Time Tracking, Task Management, & Company Culture

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Promoting and maintaining a positive company culture is a priority for many small businesses. A vibrant company culture plays a significant role in hiring talented people and differentiating the business from the competition. In the quest to balance company culture with efficiency and productivity, integrating task management and time tracking software will accelerate your goals. […]