Timesheets!
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- monospaced0
I posted Toggl and recommend it because it's what I'm using at work (on my own, not mandated by anyone) and for freelance work on the side. I'm using the free version, which is more than enough for tracking time easily. The subscription version is aimed toward full companies as I believe it helps track finances, but so far I haven't found a need to use that. Toggl is cross platform and device (desktop, mobile and web are synced perfectly, always) and the reports it spits out are incredibly useful. I can easily show someone how much I worked on their project in any period of time, down to the smallest task, instantly, and beautifully.
Here's the thing though. No matter how user friendly, easy, powerful the system is that you use, it's only as good as what you put into it. You could have the full version of Toggl and completely fuck up if you start skipping time entries.
No matter if you're using a notebook and pencil or a standalone enterprise level app, time tracking is always best if you train people to actually do it, which isn't always that easy when people get busy.
- The last paragraph is so true. The best, most easy-to-use app will be balls-out useless if people couldn't be arsed to use it.Continuity
- Sorry for the rant, but this is something I've been struggling with. I got so busy I didn't record time for a month, and now I have to figure out what I did.monospaced
- If we're honest, all of us are probably too lazy to keep our time.Continuity
- I find it's a lot harder to catch up than keep up with timesheets so I make notes all the time.zarkonite
- @zark ... ain't that the truth!?monospaced