{"id":11147,"date":"2025-03-31T12:16:12","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T12:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/?p=11147"},"modified":"2026-01-30T06:35:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T06:35:19","slug":"how-to-track-employees-daily-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/how-to-track-employees-daily-work\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Track the Daily Work of Your Employees?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So how can you track the daily work of your employees? You can\u2019t. However, implementing the right tools and techniques can accrue and effectively do it for you. That\u2019s what today\u2019s blog is all about. Today, not only will I take you through the tools and techniques to monitor staff work but also why it\u2019s necessary, its benefits and more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Speaking of facts, did you know that employees waste about <\/span><b>10<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> hours each week? That\u2019s a lot. So, your goal should be to reduce this value to <\/span><b>0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Don\u2019t worry, this blog has more valuable insights than teaching how to do just that. Remember that tracking employee work is necessary, and you should start doing that at the earliest.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To begin with, I will discuss the basis for tracking your employees&#8217; daily work. I will also discuss the 5 steps to implement tools for this, the 7 ways to monitor your staff, and a lot more. So, with that out of the way, let me get started right away.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/demo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11085\" src=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/live-demo__1_-removebg-preview.png\" alt=\"live-demo\" width=\"320\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/live-demo__1_-removebg-preview.png 320w, https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/live-demo__1_-removebg-preview-300x94.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #0a0a0a;color:#0a0a0a\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #0a0a0a;color:#0a0a0a\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/how-to-track-employees-daily-work\/#5_Basis_to_Track_the_Daily_Work_of_Your_Employees\" title=\"5 Basis to Track the Daily Work of Your Employees\">5 Basis to Track the Daily Work of Your Employees<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/how-to-track-employees-daily-work\/#1_Role_Relevant_KPIs\" title=\"1. Role Relevant KPIs\">1. Role Relevant KPIs<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/how-to-track-employees-daily-work\/#2_Task_Progress_Completion\" title=\"2. Task Progress &amp; Completion\">2. Task Progress &amp; Completion<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/how-to-track-employees-daily-work\/#3_Time_Allocation_Efficiency\" title=\"3. Time Allocation &amp; Efficiency\">3. Time Allocation &amp; Efficiency<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/how-to-track-employees-daily-work\/#4_Employee_Availability_Attendance\" title=\"4. Employee Availability &amp; Attendance\">4. Employee Availability &amp; Attendance<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/how-to-track-employees-daily-work\/#5_Collaboration_Communication\" title=\"5. Collaboration &amp; Communication\">5. Collaboration &amp; Communication<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/how-to-track-employees-daily-work\/#Read_More_Top_10_Best_Collaboration_Software_for_Small_Businesses\" title=\"Read More: Top 10 Best Collaboration Software for Small Businesses\">Read More: Top 10 Best Collaboration Software for Small Businesses<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/how-to-track-employees-daily-work\/#7_Ways_to_Track_the_Daily_Work_of_Your_Employees\" title=\"7 Ways to Track the Daily Work of Your Employees\">7 Ways to Track the Daily Work of Your Employees<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/how-to-track-employees-daily-work\/#Make_your_workday_more_productive\" title=\"Make your workday more productive\">Make your workday more productive<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/how-to-track-employees-daily-work\/#1_Manual_Tracking_Methods\" title=\"1. Manual Tracking Methods\">1. Manual Tracking Methods<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/how-to-track-employees-daily-work\/#2_Computer_Tracking\" title=\"2. Computer Tracking\">2. Computer Tracking<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/how-to-track-employees-daily-work\/#3_Call_Tracking\" title=\"3. Call Tracking\">3. Call Tracking<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/how-to-track-employees-daily-work\/#4_Email_Tracking\" title=\"4. Email Tracking\">4. Email Tracking<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/how-to-track-employees-daily-work\/#5_Time_Tracking\" title=\"5. Time Tracking\">5. Time Tracking<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/how-to-track-employees-daily-work\/#6_GPS_Tracking\" title=\"6. GPS Tracking\">6. GPS Tracking<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/how-to-track-employees-daily-work\/#7_Project_Tracking\" title=\"7. Project Tracking\">7. Project Tracking<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/how-to-track-employees-daily-work\/#5_Steps_to_Implement_Tools_to_Track_the_Daily_Work_of_Your_Employees\" title=\"5 Steps to Implement Tools to Track the Daily Work of Your Employees\">5 Steps to Implement Tools to Track the Daily Work of Your Employees<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/how-to-track-employees-daily-work\/#1_Set_Clear_Expectations_Guidelines\" title=\"1. Set Clear Expectations &amp; Guidelines\">1. Set Clear Expectations &amp; Guidelines<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/how-to-track-employees-daily-work\/#2_Train_Your_Staff\" title=\"2. Train Your Staff\">2. Train Your Staff<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/how-to-track-employees-daily-work\/#3_Integrate_Into_Daily_Workflow\" title=\"3. Integrate Into Daily Workflow\">3. Integrate Into Daily Workflow<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/how-to-track-employees-daily-work\/#4_Collect_Analyse_Data\" title=\"4. Collect &amp; Analyse Data\">4. Collect &amp; Analyse Data<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/how-to-track-employees-daily-work\/#5_Let_Your_Employees_Know\" title=\"5. Let Your Employees Know\">5. Let Your Employees Know<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-23\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/how-to-track-employees-daily-work\/#Read_More_Top_15_Attendance_Apps_for_Employees_in_2025\" title=\"Read More: Top 15 Attendance Apps for Employees in 2025\">Read More: Top 15 Attendance Apps for Employees in 2025<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-24\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/how-to-track-employees-daily-work\/#6_Benefits_Achieved_When_You_Track_the_Daily_Work_of_Your_Employees\" title=\"6 Benefits Achieved When You Track the Daily Work of Your Employees\">6 Benefits Achieved When You Track the Daily Work of Your Employees<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-25\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/how-to-track-employees-daily-work\/#1_Reduces_Time_Wastage\" title=\"1. Reduces Time Wastage\">1. Reduces Time Wastage<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-26\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/how-to-track-employees-daily-work\/#2_Productivity_Boosts\" title=\"2. Productivity Boosts\">2. Productivity Boosts<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-27\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/how-to-track-employees-daily-work\/#3_Better_Resource_Planning\" title=\"3. Better Resource Planning\">3. Better Resource Planning<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-28\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/how-to-track-employees-daily-work\/#4_Enhanced_Remote_Team_Management\" title=\"4. Enhanced Remote Team Management\">4. Enhanced Remote Team Management<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-29\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/how-to-track-employees-daily-work\/#5_Helps_Identify_Hard_Work\" title=\"5. Helps Identify Hard Work\">5. Helps Identify Hard Work<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-30\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/how-to-track-employees-daily-work\/#6_Prevents_Overworking\" title=\"6. Prevents Overworking\">6. Prevents Overworking<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-31\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/how-to-track-employees-daily-work\/#6_Best_Practices_To_Track_the_Daily_Work_of_Your_Employees\" title=\"6 Best Practices To Track the Daily Work of Your Employees\">6 Best Practices To Track the Daily Work of Your Employees<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-32\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/how-to-track-employees-daily-work\/#1_Inform_Your_Team\" title=\"1. Inform Your Team\">1. Inform Your Team<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-33\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/how-to-track-employees-daily-work\/#2_No_Employee_Privacy_Intrusion\" title=\"2. No Employee Privacy Intrusion\">2. No Employee Privacy Intrusion<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-34\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/how-to-track-employees-daily-work\/#3_Track_Work_to_Inspire\" title=\"3. Track Work to Inspire\">3. Track Work to Inspire<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-35\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/how-to-track-employees-daily-work\/#4_Never_Threaten_Employees\" title=\"4. Never Threaten Employees\">4. Never Threaten Employees<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-36\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/how-to-track-employees-daily-work\/#5_View_the_Wider_Perspective\" title=\"5. View the Wider Perspective\">5. View the Wider Perspective<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-37\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/how-to-track-employees-daily-work\/#6_No_Micromanagement\" title=\"6. No Micromanagement\">6. No Micromanagement<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-38\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/how-to-track-employees-daily-work\/#5_Challenges_to_Eliminate_to_Effectively_Track_the_Daily_Work_of_Your_Employees\" title=\"5 Challenges to Eliminate to Effectively Track the Daily Work of Your Employees\">5 Challenges to Eliminate to Effectively Track the Daily Work of Your Employees<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-39\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/how-to-track-employees-daily-work\/#1_Employee_Concerns\" title=\"1. Employee Concerns\">1. Employee Concerns<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-40\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/how-to-track-employees-daily-work\/#2_Data_Overload\" title=\"2. Data Overload\">2. Data Overload<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-41\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/how-to-track-employees-daily-work\/#3_Inconsistency_Inaccuracy\" title=\"3. Inconsistency &amp; Inaccuracy\">3. Inconsistency &amp; Inaccuracy<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-42\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/how-to-track-employees-daily-work\/#4_Adaption_Issues\" title=\"4. Adaption Issues\">4. Adaption Issues<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-43\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/how-to-track-employees-daily-work\/#5_Too_Much_Work_Tracking\" title=\"5. Too Much Work Tracking\">5. Too Much Work Tracking<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-44\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/how-to-track-employees-daily-work\/#5_Steps_to_Choose_the_Best_Software_to_Track_the_Daily_Work_of_Your_Employees\" title=\"5 Steps to Choose the Best Software to Track the Daily Work of Your Employees\">5 Steps to Choose the Best Software to Track the Daily Work of Your Employees<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-45\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/how-to-track-employees-daily-work\/#1_Requirement_Analysis\" title=\"1. Requirement Analysis\">1. Requirement Analysis<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-46\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/how-to-track-employees-daily-work\/#2_Feature_Check\" title=\"2. Feature Check\">2. Feature Check<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-47\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/how-to-track-employees-daily-work\/#3_Shortlising\" title=\"3. Shortlising\">3. Shortlising<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-48\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/how-to-track-employees-daily-work\/#4_Testing_the_Software\" title=\"4. Testing the Software\">4. Testing the Software<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-49\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/how-to-track-employees-daily-work\/#5_Finalizing\" title=\"5. Finalizing\">5. Finalizing<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-50\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/how-to-track-employees-daily-work\/#Top_5_Software_to_Track_the_Daily_Work_of_Your_Employees\" title=\"Top 5 Software to Track the Daily Work of Your Employees\">Top 5 Software to Track the Daily Work of Your Employees<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-51\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/how-to-track-employees-daily-work\/#1_DeskTrack\" title=\"1. DeskTrack\">1. DeskTrack<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-52\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/how-to-track-employees-daily-work\/#2_DeskTime\" title=\"2. DeskTime\">2. DeskTime<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-53\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/how-to-track-employees-daily-work\/#3_Time_Doctor\" title=\"3. Time Doctor\">3. Time Doctor<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-54\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/how-to-track-employees-daily-work\/#4_Insightful\" title=\"4. Insightful\">4. Insightful<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-55\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/how-to-track-employees-daily-work\/#5_Hubstaff\" title=\"5. Hubstaff\">5. Hubstaff<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-56\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/how-to-track-employees-daily-work\/#Conclusion\" title=\"Conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-57\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/how-to-track-employees-daily-work\/#Frequently_Asked_Questions_FAQ\" title=\"Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)\">Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-58\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/how-to-track-employees-daily-work\/#Q_What_are_the_Best_Ways_to_Track_Employees\" title=\"Q. What are the Best Ways to Track Employees?\">Q. What are the Best Ways to Track Employees?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-59\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/how-to-track-employees-daily-work\/#Q_What_are_the_Best_practices_to_Track_the_Daily_Work_of_Your_Employees\" title=\"Q. What are the Best practices to Track the Daily Work of Your Employees?\">Q. What are the Best practices to Track the Daily Work of Your Employees?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-60\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/how-to-track-employees-daily-work\/#Q_What_are_the_Benefits_of_Daily_Employee_Work_Tracking\" title=\"Q. What are the Benefits of Daily Employee Work Tracking?\">Q. What are the Benefits of Daily Employee Work Tracking?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-61\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/how-to-track-employees-daily-work\/#Q_How_to_Choose_the_Best_Software_to_Track_Employee_Work\" title=\"Q. How to Choose the Best Software to Track Employee Work?\">Q. How to Choose the Best Software to Track Employee Work?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-62\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/how-to-track-employees-daily-work\/#Q_Which_are_the_Best_Software_Solutions_to_Track_Employee_Work\" title=\"Q. Which are the Best Software Solutions to Track Employee Work?\">Q. Which are the Best Software Solutions to Track Employee Work?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Basis_to_Track_the_Daily_Work_of_Your_Employees\"><\/span><b>5 Basis to Track the Daily Work of Your Employees<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11149\" src=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Basis-to-Track-the-Daily-Work-of-Your-Employees.png\" alt=\"Basis to Track the Daily Work of Your Employees\" width=\"740\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Basis-to-Track-the-Daily-Work-of-Your-Employees.png 740w, https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Basis-to-Track-the-Daily-Work-of-Your-Employees-300x146.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before you can get started with staff work tracking, you also need to know on what grounds you will track projects, tasks, and other crucial work. Thus, below, I have shortlisted the essential work evaluation criteria for effective tracking.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Role_Relevant_KPIs\"><\/span><b>1. Role Relevant KPIs<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First, you need to set KPIs or key performance indicators based on the relevant roles of your employees and teams to track the daily work of your employees. For instance, the monthly sales growth of your sales team is used to measure its performance level against your expectations.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Task_Progress_Completion\"><\/span><b>2. Task Progress &amp; Completion<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another essential part of employee tracking is to track the progress on tasks and how your teams manage to complete work. Plus, you also need to analyze the work time utilisation of your employees to boost productivity.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Time_Allocation_Efficiency\"><\/span><b>3. Time Allocation &amp; Efficiency<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To effectively track the daily work of your employees, you also need to identify their efficiency based on the time they allocate to certain tasks and whether they can complete tasks within that time.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Employee_Availability_Attendance\"><\/span><b>4. Employee Availability &amp; Attendance<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your employees need to be available in the office first for you to be able to track employee work:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Employee Attendance: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Basically<\/span><b>, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the number of days your employees show up to your office. However, there are also other things to track here as well such as employee leaves, half-days, clocking time, total work time and more. Overall, your employees must work with focus when present. Both staff presenteeism and absenteeism are not good for productivity.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Employee Availability: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This indicates whether the employee for a particular work is available or not. This can mean that:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Either the employee is still hired or discontinued.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The employee is hired but unavailable due to being on leave.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both these factors contribute to how you will track staff work and what your strategies will be.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Collaboration_Communication\"><\/span><b>5. Collaboration &amp; Communication<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tracking employee communication and collaboration is a big part of how you track the daily work of your employees. Proper collaboration and communication are essential for work efficiency and coordination between staff members. Thus, it&#8217;s crucial to identify how your teams are coordinating and enhance it if required.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Read_More_Top_10_Best_Collaboration_Software_for_Small_Businesses\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Read More:<\/strong> <\/span><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><a style=\"color: #339966;\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/best-collaboration-software-for-small-businesses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Top 10 Best Collaboration Software for Small Businesses<\/strong><\/a><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7_Ways_to_Track_the_Daily_Work_of_Your_Employees\"><\/span><b>7 Ways to Track the Daily Work of Your Employees<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<section class=\"cta-pd\">\n<div class=\"cta-section container\">\n<div class=\"cta-overlay\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"cta-content\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Make_your_workday_more_productive\"><\/span>Make your workday more productive<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Time tracking and work management can help you reach your goals<br \/>\nfaster.<\/p>\n<div class=\"boost-three\">Boost Productivity by 40%<\/div>\n<div><a class=\"btn-prime\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/demo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get a Free Demo<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, that wraps up the basis for it. Now, let me quickly finish discussing the tools and techniques required to track employee work. With that, here are the 7 ways you can implement to be more accurate and effective in this aspect.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Manual_Tracking_Methods\"><\/span><b>1. Manual Tracking Methods<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although these are outdated, a few organizations still prefer them. One of the biggest problems with manual methods to track the daily work of your employees is that they will eat up most of your time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plus, did I mention that they are also prone to more human inefficiencies, correcting which, again, wastes your valuable time? Moreover, here are some of the manual <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/employee-monitoring-software\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>employee monitoring<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> methods.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Timesheets and activity logs<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Daily and weekly reports<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meetings<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Email tracking<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Communication tracking\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Computer_Tracking\"><\/span><b>2. Computer Tracking<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Staff work monitoring is useless in today\u2019s scenario unless you <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/application-and-url-tracking\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>track the files, URLs, and applications<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> your employees use to work. This data helps you understand the effectiveness of the workflow and processes. Computer tracking can provide you with many useful information such as:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The number of files, apps, and URLs your employees used for the day.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The number of apps that were useless and useful.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The time your employees spend on the multiple URLs, apps, and files.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This data helps you determine the work time utilization and performance levels of your staff members.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Call_Tracking\"><\/span><b>3. Call Tracking<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your employees make and receive many calls throughout the day. However, do you know how many of them are productive and the call duration? Employee call tracking is all about that. Especially for sales teams who make and receive a lot of customer calls per day.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Email_Tracking\"><\/span><b>4. Email Tracking<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Email tracking is also essential to track the daily work of your employees. Data such as which employees are sending and receiving emails, recipients, senders, email conversation duration, and responses determine the efficiency.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Time_Tracking\"><\/span><b>5. Time Tracking<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/time-tracking-software\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Time tracking software<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> helps you more than just logging employee clocking and attendance details. The tool also has many features and functionalities to ensure accurate tracking of idle time, total work time, work time utilization, and much more. To summarize, it keeps a proper watch on where your valuable work hours go.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_GPS_Tracking\"><\/span><b>6. GPS Tracking<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tracking employee work through GPS tracking is the best for your on-site teams and employees. You can get various insightful details with your GPS tracking software, including:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The routes of your employees (are they wasting time by taking a long route despite a shortcut being present?)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The employees\u2019 locations (are they at the right place?)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Call details<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The time spent at the location (Did they exceed the time it would take to finish fieldwork?)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7_Project_Tracking\"><\/span><b>7. Project Tracking<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Project tracking via <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/project-management\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>project management software<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> helps a lot in streamlining workflows and ensuring that no deadline is missed. This is due to real-time task creation, assignment, and tracking via a user-friendly interface.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/pricing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9598\" src=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/check-prices.jpg\" alt=\"check-prices\" width=\"493\" height=\"151\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Steps_to_Implement_Tools_to_Track_the_Daily_Work_of_Your_Employees\"><\/span><b>5 Steps to Implement Tools to Track the Daily Work of Your Employees<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now you have a little idea of how many useful details you can get when you track the daily work of your employees. However, you also need to implement the right tools to accrue staff monitoring. So, here are the required steps.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Set_Clear_Expectations_Guidelines\"><\/span><b>1. Set Clear Expectations &amp; Guidelines<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First things first. If you track employee work against metrics that are beyond their skills and capabilities, then you will always get below par outcome. Also, there must be no ambiguity in your goals, expectations, and guidelines.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Train_Your_Staff\"><\/span><b>2. Train Your Staff<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You also need to properly train your managerial staff to effectively track the daily work of your employees. Otherwise, they can misuse the tool for micromanagement or misinterpret the data from the tool to make data-driven decisions that further decrease productivity.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Integrate_Into_Daily_Workflow\"><\/span><b>3. Integrate Into Daily Workflow<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You also need to ensure that work tracking is integrated into your daily workflow. This way, it will become a habitual task and won\u2019t interrupt or intervene with the work processes of your employees and teams.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Collect_Analyse_Data\"><\/span><b>4. Collect &amp; Analyse Data<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is an important step. To track the daily work of your employees is one thing. However, if the data and insights from the tool are left unanalyzed, then it\u2019s the same as not tracking anything. So, here\u2019s how to properly gather and evaluate data from the staff monitoring tool you use.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Reports &amp; Visualizations: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first step is to view the productivity reports and visuals, such as charts. This will help you determine the number of employees that need more training, top performers, etc.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Trends &amp; Patterns:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Identifying certain trends and patterns in the reports lets you know how effectively your teams are managing projects and tasks.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Employee Performance: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also essential to evaluate the performance reports of your employees. Again, too much idle time in these reports is a clear indication of lack of skills.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Workflows &amp; Processes: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Based on the reports, you can make accurate changes to the workflows and processes if required to maintain work integrity.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Allocate Resources Accordingly: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Work time utilisation and employee performance reports also help you assign resources properly to match employee skills and improve efficiency.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Let_Your_Employees_Know\"><\/span><b>5. Let Your Employees Know<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also important to communicate the next steps with your employees to improve focus and efficiency after analyzing employee tracking reports. Constructive criticism inspires your employees to push their limits to learn new skills, and work harder to achieve goals.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Read_More_Top_15_Attendance_Apps_for_Employees_in_2025\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>Read More:<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/best-employees-attendance-apps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Top 15 Attendance Apps for Employees in 2025<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_Benefits_Achieved_When_You_Track_the_Daily_Work_of_Your_Employees\"><\/span><b>6 Benefits Achieved When You Track the Daily Work of Your Employees<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11150\" src=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Benefits-Achieved-When-You-Track-the-Daily-Work-of-Your-Employees.png\" alt=\"Benefits Achieved When You Track the Daily Work of Your Employees\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Benefits-Achieved-When-You-Track-the-Daily-Work-of-Your-Employees.png 800w, https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Benefits-Achieved-When-You-Track-the-Daily-Work-of-Your-Employees-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Benefits-Achieved-When-You-Track-the-Daily-Work-of-Your-Employees-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Benefits-Achieved-When-You-Track-the-Daily-Work-of-Your-Employees-768x1152.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, what benefits do you get from tracking the daily work of your employees? If your colleagues are also asking you this question, then I have the answers for you right here. Read on to find out.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Reduces_Time_Wastage\"><\/span><b>1. Reduces Time Wastage<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tracking employees work daily also reduces or even eliminates time wastage. How? When you know every second spent on tasks, you will easily identify how much time is being exceeded per task. Overall, all this makes it easy for you to eliminate time-wasting activities such as too much research to reduce time wastage and improve employee efficiency.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Productivity_Boosts\"><\/span><b>2. Productivity Boosts<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Did you know that, as per an expert report, employees stay more disciplined and work harder when they know they are being monitored via employee tracking software? Perhaps that\u2019s the reason behind the <\/span><b>30-40%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> productivity boost within the first month of implementation. Amazing. Isn\u2019t it?<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Better_Resource_Planning\"><\/span><b>3. Better Resource Planning<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Did you know that most large projects run around <\/span><b>45%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> over budget and <\/span><b>7%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> over time? That\u2019s a lot. However, when you track the daily work of your employees, you can easily identify the time and resources used to complete tasks. Evaluating this data helps you properly align the right people and resources with the right tasks and projects to ensure that deadlines are not missed without compromising on work quality.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Enhanced_Remote_Team_Management\"><\/span><b>4. Enhanced Remote Team Management<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tracking employee work via the right software solution is the best way to manage the work of remote teams and employees without wasting your time. The best part is that such apps work both online and offline, so you can track from anywhere. That, too, in real-time.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Helps_Identify_Hard_Work\"><\/span><b>5. Helps Identify Hard Work<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you track the daily work of your employees, you start to notice how much everyone is dedicated to the work objectives. You will start identifying the top performers and even those who need more training and\/or are pretending to work, which helps a lot in making the best informed decisions to boost work performance.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_Prevents_Overworking\"><\/span><b>6. Prevents Overworking<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Employee work tracking also helps a lot in identifying overworked and underworked employees. What it does is make it easy to balance workloads to ensure more efficiency, productivity, profitability, success, and growth.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_Best_Practices_To_Track_the_Daily_Work_of_Your_Employees\"><\/span><b>6 Best Practices To Track the Daily Work of Your Employees<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10419\" src=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/you-tube-cover.png\" alt=\"you-tube-cover\" width=\"1070\" height=\"172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/you-tube-cover.png 1070w, https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/you-tube-cover-300x48.png 300w, https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/you-tube-cover-1024x165.png 1024w, https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/you-tube-cover-768x123.png 768w, https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/you-tube-cover-150x24.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1070px) 100vw, 1070px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You also need to follow the best practices to effectively track the daily work of your employees. You need to remember some do\u2019s and don\u2019ts to ensure smooth implementation of the right tools and techniques for the same.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Inform_Your_Team\"><\/span><b>1. Inform Your Team<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first thing is to ensure that your teams know all about how and when you track employee work. Plus, telling your employees about the benefits of it all is a must as they only care about the \u201cwhat\u2019s in it for me\u201d part.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_No_Employee_Privacy_Intrusion\"><\/span><b>2. No Employee Privacy Intrusion<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also, remember to track the daily work of your employees to improve their efficiency and productivity only. Even if it\u2019s during work hours, the personal matters of your employees must never be tracked, as doing so is illegal and unethical.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Track_Work_to_Inspire\"><\/span><b>3. Track Work to Inspire<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another point to remember is to always track employee work to inspire them to do better. Letting your staff know their efficiency levels only pushes them to keep working harder and smarter.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Never_Threaten_Employees\"><\/span><b>4. Never Threaten Employees<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you track the daily work of your employees to keep them on their toes all the time, then it is a bad thing. Even from your organization\u2019s perspective, it will only decrease the productivity of your employees due to them working nervously.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_View_the_Wider_Perspective\"><\/span><b>5. View the Wider Perspective<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another \u201cdo\u201d regarding tracking employee work is to focus more on the ultimate objective of your organization. If all your attention shifts to small milestones, then it will only waste your time.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_No_Micromanagement\"><\/span><b>6. No Micromanagement<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Well, I never track the daily work of my employees for micromanagement. So you should not either. However, if you do want to harm employee morale and increase turnover rates, then who am I to stop you?<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Challenges_to_Eliminate_to_Effectively_Track_the_Daily_Work_of_Your_Employees\"><\/span><b>5 Challenges to Eliminate to Effectively Track the Daily Work of Your Employees<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, ready to implement the right employee work tracking tool in your organization? Well, according to my experience and expertise, it won\u2019t be smooth sailing. Here\u2019s why.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Employee_Concerns\"><\/span><b>1. Employee Concerns<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first criterion to remember before you can track the daily work of your employees is employee concerns. Of course, you will face resistance from employees due to fear of privacy intrusion.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Data_Overload\"><\/span><b>2. Data Overload<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Utilizing employee tracking software can also result in data overload if the tool doesn\u2019t have features for effective data storage and data transfer monitoring.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Inconsistency_Inaccuracy\"><\/span><b>3. Inconsistency &amp; Inaccuracy<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unless you use the best app to track the daily work of your employees, it will always provide you with inconsistent and inaccurate results. For example, incorrect clocking time, such as early clock out for an employee who has been working nonstop and is tasking overtime.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Adaption_Issues\"><\/span><b>4. Adaption Issues<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Again, unless you use the right tool for work tracking, there will be adaption issues. Especially for remote work, field teams, and multi-OS and device infrastructure.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Too_Much_Work_Tracking\"><\/span><b>5. Too Much Work Tracking<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another issue is that you may track the daily work of your employees beyond limits. In such a case, you can\u2019t also stop tracking your staff altogether. Overall, both these situations will result in less responsible and accountable employees.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Steps_to_Choose_the_Best_Software_to_Track_the_Daily_Work_of_Your_Employees\"><\/span><b>5 Steps to Choose the Best Software to Track the Daily Work of Your Employees<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11152\" src=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/How-to-Choose-the-Best-Software-to-Track-the-Daily-Work.png\" alt=\"How to Choose the Best Software to Track the Daily Work\" width=\"740\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/How-to-Choose-the-Best-Software-to-Track-the-Daily-Work.png 740w, https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/How-to-Choose-the-Best-Software-to-Track-the-Daily-Work-300x146.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As I mentioned before, you need to choose the right tool to track employee work. However, finding it is yet another complex process. Not to worry. If you have a dedicated team, time, and resources for the same, I have simplified the process below for you.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Requirement_Analysis\"><\/span><b>1. Requirement Analysis<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Determine the reasons behind why you need a tool to track the daily work of your employees. Also, you need to consider various other things as well such as multi-OS support, the number of employees exempt from tracking, and the working models you have implemented.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Feature_Check\"><\/span><b>2. Feature Check<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another thing to analyze is the number of <a href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/feature\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>features<\/strong><\/a> and functionalities you require from the software for tracking employee work. For instance, do you only need to track work hours, or do you also need advanced functionalities such as screenshot tracking?<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Shortlising\"><\/span><b>3. Shortlising<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have done everything right so far, you must have a shortlist of the top 5 tools to track the daily work of your employees. Now, you need to cross off the tools that cost way over your budget from the list.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Testing_the_Software\"><\/span><b>4. Testing the Software<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before you can finalize the best tool for work tracking, you need to also identify which software solutions will perfectly adapt to your organizational requirements. To do the same, you can:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ask the ones who are using the tools from your list.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read genuine reviews<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Get free demos and trials\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Finalizing\"><\/span><b>5. Finalizing<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, all that\u2019s left for you to do is finalize and implement the best tool to track the daily work of your employees. I recommend the implementation to blend slowly with the workflow so that there are no interruptions or interventions in the schedule.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Top_5_Software_to_Track_the_Daily_Work_of_Your_Employees\"><\/span><b>Top 5 Software to Track the Daily Work of Your Employees<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don\u2019t have the time to look for the best software for tracking employee work? I shortlisted the top 5 options for you below. To help you make a wise choice, I included the price, overview, and user rating of each tool as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DeskTrack<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DeskTime<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Time Doctor<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Insightful<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hubstaff<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_DeskTrack\"><\/span><b>1. DeskTrack<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11024\" src=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DeskTrack.png\" alt=\"DeskTrack\" width=\"1325\" height=\"579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DeskTrack.png 1325w, https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DeskTrack-300x131.png 300w, https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DeskTrack-1024x447.png 1024w, https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DeskTrack-768x336.png 768w, https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DeskTrack-1100x481.png 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1325px) 100vw, 1325px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DeskTrack is the best integrated project management, employee activity tracking, time tracking, productivity monitoring, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/screenshot-monitoring\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>screenshot monitoring software<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. I recommend using it to boost the efficiency and productivity of your in-office, field, and remote teams.<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Initial Pricing<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>User Rating<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$5.99\/user\/month<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5\/5<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_DeskTime\"><\/span><b>2. DeskTime<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5332\" src=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Desktime-Dashboard.jpeg\" alt=\"Desktime Dashboard\" width=\"1583\" height=\"827\" srcset=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Desktime-Dashboard.jpeg 1583w, https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Desktime-Dashboard-300x157.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Desktime-Dashboard-1024x535.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Desktime-Dashboard-768x401.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Desktime-Dashboard-1536x802.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Desktime-Dashboard-1100x575.jpeg 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1583px) 100vw, 1583px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DeskTime is a powerful tool to automatically track the daily work of your employees. What I like about it is that it works in the background, never interfering with your workflow. Plus, it\u2019s also quite cost-effective for small businesses.<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Initial Pricing<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>User Rating<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$4.28\/user\/month<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4.6\/5<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Time_Doctor\"><\/span><b>3. Time Doctor<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8973\" src=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/timedoctor.png\" alt=\"Timedoctor\" width=\"1337\" height=\"629\" srcset=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/timedoctor.png 1337w, https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/timedoctor-300x141.png 300w, https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/timedoctor-1024x482.png 1024w, https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/timedoctor-768x361.png 768w, https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/timedoctor-1100x518.png 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1337px) 100vw, 1337px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Time Doctor is one of the best software for employee tracking. What I like about it is that it&#8217;s a balanced integration of employee monitoring, time tracking, and project management software for businesses.<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Initial Pricing<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>User Rating<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$6.70\/user\/month<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4.5\/5<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Insightful\"><\/span><b>4. Insightful<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8968\" src=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/insightful.png\" alt=\"Insightful\" width=\"1332\" height=\"621\" srcset=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/insightful.png 1332w, https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/insightful-300x140.png 300w, https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/insightful-1024x477.png 1024w, https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/insightful-768x358.png 768w, https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/insightful-1100x513.png 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1332px) 100vw, 1332px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Previously known as Workpuls, Insightful is one of the perfect replacements for manual time entry systems (that is, if you are still using one of those to track the daily work time of your employees). It saves you time by automatically generating timesheets based on the tracked time and other insights.<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Initial Pricing<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>User Rating<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$6.40\/user\/month<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4.7<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Hubstaff\"><\/span><b>5. Hubstaff<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8974\" src=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/hubstaff.png\" alt=\"Hubstaff\" width=\"1341\" height=\"604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/hubstaff.png 1341w, https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/hubstaff-300x135.png 300w, https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/hubstaff-1024x461.png 1024w, https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/hubstaff-768x346.png 768w, https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/hubstaff-1100x495.png 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1341px) 100vw, 1341px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hubstaff is an app to track employee work on my list that monitors your staff based on time and productivity. What I like about it is that it later converts all this data into accurate timesheets for evaluation.<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Initial Pricing<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>User Rating<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$4.99\/user\/month<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4.6<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span><b>Conclusion<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, I hope that you have wrapped your heads around how you can track the daily work of your employees in terms of time and productivity. By identifying the KPIs and various other bases, you can get an accurate estimation of how much you need to train your employees further to experience efficiency, focus, and productivity gains. As a final word, I can say that if you use the right tools and techniques to monitor your staff, you will get the most benefits such as skyrocketed employee and team productivity, more accountable and responsible employees, and reduced work time wastage.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Frequently_Asked_Questions_FAQ\"><\/span><b>Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Q_What_are_the_Best_Ways_to_Track_Employees\"><\/span><b>Q. What are the Best Ways to Track Employees?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><b>Ans. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I find these 6 ways to track employee work to be the best.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Computer Tracking<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Call Tracking<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Email Tracking<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Time Tracking<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GPS Tracking<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Project Tracking<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Q_What_are_the_Best_practices_to_Track_the_Daily_Work_of_Your_Employees\"><\/span><b>Q. What are the Best practices to Track the Daily Work of Your Employees?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><b>Ans. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are 6 best practices to follow to effectively track staff work.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inform Your Team<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No Employee Privacy Intrusion<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Track Work to Inspire<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Never Threaten Employees<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">View the Wider Perspective<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No Micromanagement<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Q_What_are_the_Benefits_of_Daily_Employee_Work_Tracking\"><\/span><b>Q. What are the Benefits of Daily Employee Work Tracking?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><b>Ans.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> You will get 6 benefits from using tracking software for employees:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reduces Time Wastage<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Productivity Boosts<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Better Resource Planning<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enhanced Remote Team Management<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Helps Identify Hard Work<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prevents Overworking<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Q_How_to_Choose_the_Best_Software_to_Track_Employee_Work\"><\/span><b>Q. How to Choose the Best Software to Track Employee Work?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><b>Ans. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s what you need to do to identify the best tool to monitor your employees and teams.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Requirement Analysis<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Feature Check<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shortlising<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Testing the Software<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finalizing<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Q_Which_are_the_Best_Software_Solutions_to_Track_Employee_Work\"><\/span><b>Q. 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