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| What | Track time to tasks
and projects
as you progress through
your work. |
| Why |
|
| Who |
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| When | Any time you're working on a
project or task, especially if
it's work you'll be billing
for! |
| What | Track time to tasks
and projects
as you progress through
your work. |
| Why |
|
| Who |
|
| When | Any time you're working on a
project or task, especially if
it's work you'll be billing
for! |
Before you
start
Users
with
permissions
to log
time and view
other
people's
time can
log time for
other
project
members — without permission to view other
people's time, the
avatar
field is
hidden in the log time window and the
person logging
the
time
is
assigned.
Track time to a
project
Managing a project but not
necessarily working on individual
tasks? Track time to the
overall project.
- Select + Quick
add from
Teamwork.com's main navigation
menu.
- Click Log time.💡 Keyboard shortcut: Press and hold q, then press L to get a timer running.
- Review the time log's date and update if necessary. It defaults to the current date.
- Review the time log's assignees. You are selected by default.
- Click the + on the current assignee's right to change the assignee or select multiple people. This is optional and dependent on your project permissions.
- Select the project that time should be tracked against. You can select from projects you're a member of.
- Leave the Task field blank to ensure the time is tracked against the project itself.
- Enter whole hours and minutes into their respective Hrs spent and Mins spent fields to reflect the total time spent.📝 Click the lock to maintain the time spent when adjusting the start or end time. End time defaults to the current time.📖 Check out "Customize time tracking settings" later on this page for options to manage how the start/end time and time spent fields interact.
- Review whether the time should be
billable using the Mark as
billable checkbox.
- Add a description.
- Click Add time log tag, then select one or multiple tags from the tag picker. This is optional but can help with reporting — filter by tag to find relevant time logs.
- Click Log time.
- Alternatively, click the arrow on the Log time button's right and select Save and log another to log more time.
The time is tracked to the
selected project and can be viewed in
the
project's Time
section. If multiple assignees
were
selected, individual time entries are
created for each person.
Track time to a
task
Track time as you move from task to task
throughout the day. We recommend
logging time when you're finished working
on a particular task (and before you move
onto your next action item) so you don't
have to remember every detail at the end
of the day.
You can use the quick add menu (as
discussed in the previous section) to also
track time against tasks. Here, we'll
cover going directly to a task to track
time.
- Click Jump to in
Teamwork.com's
main navigation menu.
- Search for and select a project.
- Switch to the Table view from the project's navigation bar.
- Scroll to the relevant task's row.
- Hover over the Logged time field, then click the clock (
)
icon.
- Review the time log's assignees.You are selected by default.
- Click the + on the current assignee's right to change the assignee or select multiple people. This is optional and dependent on your project permissions.
- Enter whole hours and minutes into their respective Hrs spent and Mins spent fields to reflect the total time spent.📖 Check out "Customize time tracking settings" later on this page for options to manage how the start/end time and time spent fields interact.
💡 Use the default quick entry options (ex. 1h) to populate the hours or minutes spent fields.📝 Click the lock to maintain the time spent when adjusting the start or end time. End time defaults to the current time. - Review whether the time should be billable using the Mark as billable checkbox.
- Add a description.
- Click Add time log tag, then select one or multiple tags from the tag picker. This is optional but can help with reporting — filter by tag to find relevant time logs.
- Click Log time.
- Alternatively, click the arrow on the Log time button's right and select Save and log another to log more time.
The time is tracked to the
selected
task and can be viewed in the task's
details
view or in the project's Time
section. If multiple assignees were
selected, individual time entries are
created for each person.
Another
option...
We've got you covered — there are more
ways to manually track time on tasks:
- List tab: Hover over the task,
click the clock (
)
icon, then
select Log Time (or Log More Time). - Quick add: Click Quick add in Teamwork.com's
main navigation menu, then select Log
time. Choose a project,
then select an individual task to
track the time against.
Customize time
tracking settings
Leverage settings to
customize your time tracking
experience. Click the settings
cog in the time log
window's top right to update your
preferences.
Apply time spent from
the:
- End time (backwards) — Ex.
End time is set to 3PM and you
enter 3 hours spent. The start
time is determined by end time
less time spent, aka
12PM.
- Start time (forwards)
— Ex. Start time is set to
10AM and you enter 2 hours
spent. The end time is
determined by the start time
plus time spent, aka
12PM.
Autofill time spent
(hrs/mins): Auto
fill hrs
spent and mins
spent fields with the
same values from your previous time
log.
Autofill description with
project/task: Populate
the selected project (or task) name in
the time log's description.
Best practices
- Create a routine: Start your
day by going to My
work to see what
needs to be worked on. When you're
finished working on a task, log the
time you spent working on it. Do the same
for each task throughout the
day.
- Track time holistically: Use
placeholder tasks to track common
aspects of daily work not associated
with any specific client project,
allowing your team to track all parts
of their day.
- Ex. Create a task list called
"Time Logs" and create tasks such
as "Lunch," "Performance Reviews,"
"PTO" (personal time off), and
"Meeting." Everyone can then
manually log time (or use timers)
on
these tasks when needed.
Elevate
- Timers: Use timers to
track your work in real time. Pause
and resume timers as you switch
between tasks, then log the tracked
time when you're finished.
- Timesheets: Review your personal timesheet at the
end of each day or week to ensure all time
has been accounted for. You can
track time directly in this view if
you wish.