{"id":8466,"date":"2024-01-29T06:43:14","date_gmt":"2024-01-29T06:43:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/?p=8466"},"modified":"2024-05-03T06:36:39","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T06:36:39","slug":"time-tracking-hacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/time-tracking-hacks\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Time Tracking Hacks for Successful Business"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span id=\"1\">You know how it feels when your team lags in completing a project on time, and eventually such delay in work delivery leads to losing a client. So, let&#8217;s wonder what goes wrong in the whole process. Of course, it&#8217;s not rocket science to figure out that lack of timely delivery of work leads to such problems. Therefore, to avoid such problems, learning of time tracking hacks is important.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Besides, time tracking is not merely important to track projects that are completed in the office, but also for the projects that are outsourced, or completed at home. Let&#8217;s dive in to learn about some personally experienced time tracking hacks for your business.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline text-center\"><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\/time-tracking-hacks\/#Top_10_Time_Tracking_Hacks\" title=\"Top 10 Time Tracking Hacks\">Top 10 Time Tracking Hacks<\/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\/time-tracking-hacks\/#1_Stay_Clear_about_Your_Goals\" title=\"1. Stay Clear about Your Goals\">1. Stay Clear about Your Goals<\/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\/time-tracking-hacks\/#2_Lets_Try_Pomodoro_Technique\" title=\"2. Let&#8217;s Try Pomodoro Technique\">2. Let&#8217;s Try Pomodoro Technique<\/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\/time-tracking-hacks\/#3_Track_Time_Spent_on_Each_Task\" title=\"3. Track Time Spent on Each Task\">3. Track Time Spent on Each Task<\/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\/time-tracking-hacks\/#4_Minimize_%E2%80%98Other_than_Work_Time\" title=\"4. Minimize \u2018Other than Work\u2019 Time\">4. Minimize \u2018Other than Work\u2019 Time<\/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\/time-tracking-hacks\/#5_Set_Realistic_Timelines\" title=\"5. Set Realistic Timelines\">5. Set Realistic Timelines<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/time-tracking-hacks\/#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-8\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/time-tracking-hacks\/#6_Analysis_of_Time_Tracking_Activities\" title=\"6. Analysis of Time Tracking Activities\">6. Analysis of Time Tracking Activities<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/time-tracking-hacks\/#7_Give_Regular_Breaks\" title=\"7. Give Regular Breaks\">7. Give Regular Breaks<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/time-tracking-hacks\/#8_Check_for_Automated_Time_Tracking\" title=\"8. Check for Automated Time Tracking\">8. Check for Automated Time Tracking<\/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\/time-tracking-hacks\/#9_Allot_Priority_Tasks_to_Your_Team\" title=\"9. Allot Priority Tasks to Your Team\">9. Allot Priority Tasks to Your Team<\/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\/time-tracking-hacks\/#10_Review_Improvise\" title=\"10. Review &amp; Improvise\">10. Review &amp; Improvise<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/time-tracking-hacks\/#Wrapping_Up\" title=\"Wrapping Up!\">Wrapping Up!<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Top_10_Time_Tracking_Hacks\"><\/span>Top 10 Time Tracking Hacks<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8473\" src=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Time-Tracking-Hacks-10.jpg\" alt=\"10 Time Tracking Hacks\" width=\"600\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Time-Tracking-Hacks-10.jpg 600w, https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Time-Tracking-Hacks-10-300x158.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Below are stated some excellent methods or hacks for time tracking:<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Stay_Clear_about_Your_Goals\"><\/span>1. Stay Clear about Your Goals<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Clarity is always better than ambiguity. Ensure that your team is always clear about their tiny or big goals. This method helps to figure out the completion time to achieve that big or small goal. Not only this big goals broken into small targets bring more focus than targeting to achieve that one big goal.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Lets_Try_Pomodoro_Technique\"><\/span>2. Let&#8217;s Try Pomodoro Technique<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>This technique calls for breaking up your entire working duration into small focused intervals. So, you can set a timer for 25 minutes of work, then take 5 minutes of break. This way you can repeat the cycle four times and then go for a more extended break. You can take the help of some good time tracking software, one of which I have used personally &#8211; DeskTasker.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Track_Time_Spent_on_Each_Task\"><\/span>3. Track Time Spent on Each Task<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>But why such minute time tracking is required? Such micro-level tracking of time is required to optimize workflow. This way you would be able to help your team in the entire work process. You can also check which team member is pro at completing a certain task.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Minimize_%E2%80%98Other_than_Work_Time\"><\/span>4. Minimize \u2018Other than Work\u2019 Time<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>I won\u2019t name it a distraction. Every activity has its importance, but when we are speaking of tracking time hacks for the sake of enhancing productivity at work then of course \u2018other than work\u2019 activity has to be kept at bay. Again, I would suggest <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/\">DeskTrack<\/a><\/strong> to serve this purpose for you. The software gives 100% visibility of your employees\u2019 activities (online &amp; offline on the system).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8467\" src=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/work-activity.png\" alt=\"employee work activity\" width=\"512\" height=\"176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/work-activity.png 512w, https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/work-activity-300x103.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8468\" src=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/group-work-report.png\" alt=\"group work report\" width=\"512\" height=\"312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/group-work-report.png 512w, https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/group-work-report-300x183.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Set_Realistic_Timelines\"><\/span>5. Set Realistic Timelines<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>As a team leader or supervisor, setting realistic timelines is crucial. Doing otherwise of it leads to complete demotivation in the team. Therefore, set such an estimated timeline for project completion which is somewhere closer to what your <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/employee-monitoring-software\">employee monitoring software<\/a><\/strong> records for the team.<\/p>\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"blog-mid-img\">\n<div class=\"mid-section\">\n<div class=\"right-box-responsive\">\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 faster.<\/p>\n<div class=\"try-text\">\n<p class=\"\">Try 15 Days for Free<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"trial-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/appdesk.timentask.com\/site\/company-sign-up-new\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Start Free Trial<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"left-box-responsive\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/demo.png\" alt=\"Bio-plugin-SDK\" width=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_Analysis_of_Time_Tracking_Activities\"><\/span>6. Analysis of Time Tracking Activities<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/time-tracking-software\">time tracking software for small businesses<\/a><\/strong> is to provide clarity on where your employees\u2019 time is being invested. Therefore, analysis of the time tracking data also becomes a crucial step. This step introduces you to the bottlenecks in the working behavior &amp; pattern of the team.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8469\" src=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/time-tracking-activities.png\" alt=\"time tracking activities\" width=\"512\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/time-tracking-activities.png 512w, https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/time-tracking-activities-300x136.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7_Give_Regular_Breaks\"><\/span>7. Give Regular Breaks<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Ensure that your team doesn\u2019t lose sanity while achieving the given goal. Therefore, ensure that the team takes regular &amp; periodic breaks. You can set break intervals in the time tracking software.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"8_Check_for_Automated_Time_Tracking\"><\/span>8. Check for Automated Time Tracking<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8471\" src=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/automated-time-tracking.png\" alt=\"automated time tracking\" width=\"512\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/automated-time-tracking.png 512w, https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/automated-time-tracking-300x197.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"9_Allot_Priority_Tasks_to_Your_Team\"><\/span>9. Allot Priority Tasks to Your Team<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Train your team to work on priority tasks first, ensuring they accomplish them too. This method would not only train them on how to organize tasks allotted to them but also lead to allotting time as per priority. DeskTrack\u2019s project timesheet serves the same purpose for you. You, as a team leader can assign tasks as per their priority and assign a timeline for the task.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"10_Review_Improvise\"><\/span>10. Review &amp; Improvise<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8470\" src=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Review-Improvise.png\" alt=\"Review &amp; Improvise\" width=\"512\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Review-Improvise.png 512w, https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Review-Improvise-300x233.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"3\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Wrapping_Up\"><\/span>Wrapping Up!<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Throughout the discussion, you learned how time tracking hacks can do wonders for a successful business. Not just time tracking, but parameters beyond that can be taken care of, by a versatile time tracking software like DeskTrack. The other solutions provided by DeskTrack include Remote work monitoring, login &amp; logout timing, real-time screenshots of employees\u2019 systems, and field employees\u2019 time tracking on work. Since all the above-mentioned parameters directly or indirectly impact time only, therefore DeskTrack doesn&#8217;t miss that.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline text-center\"><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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Want to achieve the success in your business? Don&#8217;t know how? 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