Tag Archives: time tracking

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. […]

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. […]

Better Task Management Through Project Labels

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We recently launched a new project labels feature and wanted to follow up with some tips on how to get the most use from them. Project labels are a valuable tool for managing tasks and tracking time effectively. Here’s a few ways project labels will help you improve and maintain better task organization and workflow. […]

5 Reasons Not to Use Time Tracking Software

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Time tracking software, when implemented effectively, is an indispensable tool for project-driven teams who want to deliver more. However, when used poorly or without consensus, it will create more problems than it will solve. Here are 5 pitfalls to avoid when rolling out time tracking software at your company. Time tracking software can be seen […]

The Dark Side of Time Tracking and Productivity Culture

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What is Productivity Culture? Productivity culture, also know as hustle culture, is a societal mindset that pressures teams to promote and quantify performance above all else. The demand to constantly produce work often goes unchecked, and results in team members making unhealthy personal sacrifices. Common symptoms of toxic productivity culture are anxiety, burnout, and an […]