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#Officetime time management full#
#Officetime time management software#

No intrusive feature bloat: I wanted my simple requirements met for ease of timing and transparent reporting specifically without having to manoeuvre around a bunch of extra accoutrements for accounting or invoicing that I never intended to use.

Transparent reporting: I wanted the capability to identify at a glance just how much total time had been spent on a given project in a given month, without having to set up a whole reporting run.

If it could provide me with a small time display and control buttons in my system-wide menu bar - just the bare necessities, nothing more, nothing less - so much the better.

Quick and easy: I wanted something I could quickly start, stop and pause, without wrestling with a needlessly complex interface.

I reluctantly set out to evaluate several dozen, with the following simple requirements in mind:

#Officetime time management software#

So when some projects recently developed in my business in such a way that I really would have to start tracking my time explicitly, I can honestly say I did not in any way, shape or form look forward to testing out the possible software solutions.

#Officetime time management full#

In fact, it was partly my own aversion to ticking timers that led me to develop word count-based methods for online consultations (see my separate online counselling site) and to stick with full day rates for nearly all of my business consulting. Until very recently, I’ve always been averse to the idea of charging directly for my time - in large part, because I’ve dreaded the idea of some timer ticking away on my screen, distracting my attention from the real work at hand with what I’ve imagined to be tedious and testy setup requirements. Simplicity, Not the (Expensive) Kitchen Sink

Simplicity, Not the (Expensive) Kitchen Sink.