{"id":358,"date":"2019-12-03T08:49:41","date_gmt":"2019-12-03T08:49:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/?p=358"},"modified":"2024-05-03T08:44:44","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T08:44:44","slug":"how-to-get-the-best-out-of-your-team-with-time-tracking-software","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/how-to-get-the-best-out-of-your-team-with-time-tracking-software\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Get The Best Team From Time Tracking Software?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you\u2019re leading a team or a group of employees, either remotely or in-house, there are many aspects which a business owner must have their hands-on: working hours, projects &amp; tasks, applications, files &amp; URLs they are accessing, etc., or can say time tracking software for better understanding.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"2\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the time of performance analysis, employees also want their real productivity to be recognized, proper reports to show their efficiency, tasks done, time spent on projects, efforts made, etc. To manage 100% transparency and obtain actual reports of employees it is recommended to use a Time Tracking and Activity Monitoring tool at the workplace.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline has-dark-red-color has-ek-indent\" style=\"--ek-indent: 20px; text-align: center; color: #224b75;\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-dark-red-color has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/site\/demo\">Get Free Demo<\/a><\/div>\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-get-the-best-out-of-your-team-with-time-tracking-software\/#Important_Factors_in_Managing_an_Effective_Team\" title=\"Important Factors in Managing an Effective Team\">Important Factors in Managing an Effective Team<\/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-get-the-best-out-of-your-team-with-time-tracking-software\/#Proper_Planning\" title=\"Proper Planning\">Proper Planning<\/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-get-the-best-out-of-your-team-with-time-tracking-software\/#Clarify_Goals_and_Set_Deadlines\" title=\"Clarify Goals and Set Deadlines\">Clarify Goals and Set Deadlines<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/how-to-get-the-best-out-of-your-team-with-time-tracking-software\/#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-5\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/how-to-get-the-best-out-of-your-team-with-time-tracking-software\/#Analyze_Distractions\" title=\"Analyze Distractions\">Analyze Distractions<\/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-get-the-best-out-of-your-team-with-time-tracking-software\/#Manage_Transparency\" title=\"Manage Transparency\">Manage Transparency<\/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-get-the-best-out-of-your-team-with-time-tracking-software\/#Performance_Analysis\" title=\"Performance Analysis\">Performance Analysis<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Important_Factors_in_Managing_an_Effective_Team\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Important Factors in Managing an Effective Team<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Here are some important factors for managing effective teams:<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Proper_Planning\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Proper Planning<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If a team leader is trying to get his team organized and productive; they should have a proper plan for the work, a To-Do List for the day, and should monitor the tasks regularly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/time-tracking-software\"><b>Employee time tracking software<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can be easily managed as it gives the actual reports of the employee&#8217;s work with the total time spent on each task. This way you can compare the work with the plan, as well as with the detailed reports. By calculating the working hours on each task, you can analyze their practices and give the proper feedback to boost their efficiency.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Clarify_Goals_and_Set_Deadlines\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clarify Goals and Set Deadlines<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Setting daily and weekly goals, then sharing it with the team members so that they can plan their day accordingly and work to achieve the goals. In case an individual missed the goals, they or their manager should have the proper records to identify the reason for it. Daily activities and tasks should be monitored to analyze where they are lacking and identify the parameters to improve working efficiency.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"\">\n<div style=\"border-radius: 1.1rem; overflow: hidden; padding: 2rem 0rem; box-shadow: 0 0rem 0.4rem #ddd; margin: 1rem 1rem; border-top: 0.4rem solid #1e3a88;\">\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; margin: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<div class=\"box-responsive\" style=\"padding-top: 3rem; width: 50%; display: inline-block;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/desktrack_call_to_action.png\" alt=\"Bio-plugin-SDK\" width=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"box-responsive\" style=\"width: 49%; float: right;\">\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"margin: 6px !important;\"><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 style=\"margin: 12px !important; font-size: 17px;\">Time tracking and work management can help you reach your goals faster.<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 0.5rem 0;\">\n<p class=\"\">Try 15 Days for Free<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a style=\"display: table; margin: 0 auto; background: #1e3a88; color: #fff; padding: 0.5rem 2rem; border-radius: 5rem; font-size: 1.5rem;\" href=\"https:\/\/appdesk.timentask.com\/site\/company-sign-up-new\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Start Free Trial<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Analyze_Distractions\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Analyze Distractions<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Distractions simply divert the mind of an individual and take the focus away from the timeline of the task and productivity of an individual. The main cause of distractions in the workplace is the Internet, Social Media, multitasking, meetings, and discussions, therefore it is necessary to track the time spent on each activity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Employee time tracking software are the best choices for analyzing distractions by calculating the time spent on the Internet, URLs Browsed, projects &amp; tasks, meetings &amp; discussions.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Manage_Transparency\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manage Transparency<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is very important to manage 100% transparency between the business and the employee. Activity and automated <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/employee-monitoring-software\"><b>employee monitoring software<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are best as they provide actual reports of the work done in a day and provide an online platform where employees and managers can see the reports.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline has-dark-red-color has-ek-indent\" style=\"--ek-indent: 20px; text-align: center; color: #224b75;\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-dark-red-color has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/appdesk.timentask.com\/site\/company-sign-up-new\">Take a Free Trial<\/a><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Performance_Analysis\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Performance Analysis<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Regular performance analysis is a key responsibility of the managers to identify the working efficiency and areas of importance for the employees. To get proper feedback on the employee\u2019s work there should be a tool where the employee\u2019s daily tasks and activities can be recorded and managers can easily identify the productivity of the individuals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DeskTrack, an employee monitoring, and time tracking software is the right tool for managing 100% transparency in the workplace as it records actual activities employees are doing on the desktop with the time spent. This is the ultimate solution for analyzing employee performance and boosting productivity.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To manage 100% transparency and obtain actual reports of employees it is recommended to use a Time Tracking and Activity Monitoring tool at the workplace.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1876,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[380],"tags":[115,11,386],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/358"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=358"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/358\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1876"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=358"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=358"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=358"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}