Tag Archives: time tracking

How Your Remote Work Can Benefit From Time Tracking

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More people are working from home than at any other time in history. For many it’s their first experience ever working remotely. The transition from a workplace office to a home office requires adopting new habits to stay balanced and productive. Whether you are a freelancer or part of a team, getting paid hourly or […]

Time Tracking Tips for Consultants

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Two of the most important responsibilities consultants have is keeping track of billable hours and getting paid in a timely manner. That’s why most consultants will employ paper timesheets, spreadsheets, or time tracking software. Tracking consultant hours can seem overwhelming, especially when juggling multiple billable projects at once. And, you may be hesitant to take […]

Getting Started with Time Tracking and Project Management

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Time tracking is a highly effective practice for recording, analyzing, and improving your team’s efforts. It’s an indispensable component in delivering projects on time and under budget. There are plenty of good reasons why project management should include time tracking, but we won’t go into them. We’re assuming you’ve already made the decision to track […]

How Can I Track My Time Daily?

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For many small businesses, time tracking is an indispensable tool for recording a team’s efforts. Understanding where time is going is a huge boon to productivity (whether you bill hourly or not). Adopting good time tracking practices also increases profitability. That said, establishing good time tracking practices requires diligence. It’s best to track time daily […]

How to Ruin Time Tracking for Everyone on Your Team

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Time tracking is a necessary tool for many small businesses — including professional service agencies, managed service providers, and others. Essentially, any business that bill clients for their time or simply want to know where their time is going. It’s not terribly difficult to create a gratifying culture of time tracking at your workplace. However, […]

Is Time Tracking a Waste of Time?

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I’ll be the first to admit that time tracking is boring. It’s mundane and monotonous. But, I do not think time tracking is a waste of time. In fact, it’s quite rewarding for any small business that decides to do it, even if they don’t bill hourly. Yes, it does require time to track your […]

Project Billing and Timesheet Best Practices

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Tracking your team’s time is an important practice for any small business selling professional services. This holds true no matter how you bill your clients. Whether billing projects at an hourly rate, a fixed fee, or a monthly retainer, knowing exactly where your time is going will make your company more productive and profitable. Weekly […]

3 Essential Time Tracking Reports for Managing Any Project

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Keeping a project on schedule and under budget requires intuition and insight. However, to know what’s going on and to make informed decisions on the go, we must first have the data and the tools to analyze it. Fortunately, time tracking tools provide the reports you need to keep projects healthy. Here are three essential […]