For many of us, logging the time we spend working on various projects, tickets and retainers is a necessary part of our jobs. Even if the work we're doing is fixed price (or free) and clients aren't being billed by the hour, knowing where we spend our valuable time is critical to running a successful business.
While logging time is necessary, it's also something most of us don't really enjoy doing - like brushing your teeth! This is why we've worked hard to make your timesheets as automated as possible (automatically bringing in emails and calendar appointments, for example). Historically, however, logging time outside the Timesheet screens in Accelo hasn't been as obvious or intuitive as it should have been. While having a ticking clock on the creation of notes, emails and other Activities makes tracking time while you're doing work or communicating easy, the fact you needed to create a Note activity to log hours isn't that obvious, especially to new users.
To solve this, we're now introducing a new Log Time button in most of the screens you'd use each day in Accelo. When you click on this button, it will load up a cut-down time input box.
While the actual time entries will go in just like “note” Activities - meaning you can see them in the stream, in your daily/weekly timesheet and anywhere else activities are shown - the ability to get to the box with a single, consistent click and the elimination of other options like Meetings or Emails should make time entry easier and faster - especially for new users.
The new Log Time button will appear in many places inside Accelo, including:
The Log Time box itself has a few cool features we hope you'll find helpful and time-saving.
We hope this new feature makes the often annoying but necessary task of logging your time a lot quicker and easier. If you've got any questions or feedback, don't hesitate to ask them in the comments below or email support@accelo.com!
