Tips On Choosing An Employee Time Tracking Software

2007-03-08 10:33:40

( Computers )



With an unreliable employee time tracking system, project completion schedules are affected, company profits may go down, and salary deductions spell employer-employee arguments.

Fortunately, an attendance tracking software can address this problem. The reports it can generate are important in judging an employee's performance and adjusting project goals and deadlines.

With so many programs offering employee time tracking features, how do you choose an time tracking software that fits your organization's need? Here are a few tips.

- How big is your purse?

Employee time tracking programs come in free, shareware, and commercial versions. Free means you pay nothing, shareware means you're allowed to download a trial version that ceases to run after a specific time, and commercial mean you must purchase the software to access its features.

- Desktop or online?

Desktop versions of employee time tracking software can be downloaded and installed in your PC. After this, you don't need the Internet. Online versions need Internet connection to both store data and manage them. Both versions have pros and cons. Although the desktop version runs faster, if your PC crashes, you'll have to retrieve the data from the hard drive yourself. On the other hand, the online version allows anyone to input and manage data from any location so long as there is Internet connection. If your PC crashes, your data are safe.

- How big is your organization?

With a small staff, you only need to generate reports on their time sheets using the tracking software you got. Based on that, you decide work load and deadline adjustment, deductions, praise, and reprimands. With a large organization, the same principle applies, but you need a more complex software that can process the logged activities of so many people.

- How complex are your projects?

If you have staff assigned to different projects with interdependent results, you need software that processes work hours and workloads of specific people on certain projects. This will allow you to see the larger picture and be in a position to adjust resources to meet deadlines.

With these considerations in mind, an employer is better informed in choosing a program that fits his organization's needs.


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