Project Time Tracking: What’s the Point?

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Project Time Tracking: What’s the Point?

March 5th, 2010
by Olga Belokurskaya

Today, most companies have implemented or intend to implement and use software for project time tracking. But what exactly they should track?

Some mangers insist on tracking everything, every single step or activity aiming to be aware of how exactly an employee spends every minute of the working day. But this is, actually, time tracking for the sake of time tracking. And in such a situation I can understand guys who say they’re just wasting their time.

There should be a clear purpose for the use of project time tracking software. The key is to define the metrics and understand what data (received through project time tracking) will be useful for different business purposes. They may be accurate billing, productivity and efficiency tracking, project estimations, etc. So, when the purpose is known, it becomes easier to choose the project time tracking tool that can provide the necessary data

Project time tracking software is not just a tool for tracking time spent on different tasks and activities. It supposes that information will be analyzed and used to bring value into business.

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