The Importance of Having a Time Tracking Program

2007-03-08 10:33:40

( Computers )



Time is indeed crucial, especially today when that additional dollar may cost you the project, or that empty customer service desk just might cost you a customer.

In your business, you have a lot of things riding on your employees’ attendance. Lengthy lunch breaks, numerous sick leaves, cumulative personal breaks and many others inadvertently affect profits at the end of the month. One cannot begin to cope with deadlines without first coping with employee time tracking.

The problem with manual time tracking is the unavoidable fact that it leaves you with less time to manage and lead your organization. It locks in valuable time that could have been better spent on making crucial decisions and steering a path for your company.

Furthermore, manual input of time increases the chances of error in data entry, thus making the resulting data more unreliable for time projection uses.

A time tracking program can very well be the answer to this vexing problem short of literally breathing down your employees’ necks. What is recommended in a time tracking program is its ease of use and installation.

Just purchase and install the needed equipment for the job, such as a time clock or a digital bundy clock. Then install the needed time tracking software or attendance tracking software to process the data gathered and your time tracking program is good to go. Some time tracking software even has the capability of managing your payroll reports.

With a time tracking program and all its convenient features, you will be able to bring down the number of irate customers; decrease the difficulty and complexity of reviewing time sheets, increase the efficiency of deadline planning, and prevent excessive budget overruns.

You also get to improve productivity without pestering your employees with daily reminders. You will just let the reports do your pestering for you.

But keep in mind, a time tracking program does not replace the boss’ personal touch. Birthday cards, Christmas gifts, the occasional company outings, etc. is still and will remain to be one of the most effective ways of increasing productivity.


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