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Time Tracking – To Do or Not To Do?
ASAE and the Center for Association Leadership
Jim Larson, CPA Partner
Trevor Williams, CPA Senior Manager
May 5, 2011
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Jim Larson, CPAPartner, Gelman, Rosenberg & Freedman, CPAs
• 25+ years of experience in auditing and financial management solutions
• 15 years specializing in nonprofit entities– Travels internationally for International NGOs
• Nonprofit Involvement:– Member, ASAE’s Finance & Business Operations Section Council– Board member, Mill Creek Towne Swim Association– Former board member of Mentors, Inc.
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Trevor Williams, CPASenior Audit Manager, Gelman, Rosenberg & Freedman, CPAs
• Senior Audit Manager• Nearly 20 years of experience with audit functions, contractual
compliance rules, regulations and policies• Supervises the overall planning and administration of audit,
review and compilation engagements• Nonprofit Involvement:
– Board member of MD/DC/VA Chapter of the Lupus Foundation of America
– Board member of Mentors, Inc.
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• What alternatives are there for time tracking?
• What tools are used to expedite the process?
• Pros and cons and making the Return on Investment (ROI) decision
Time Tracking Discussion
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• Which Key Professional Associations Committee (KPAC )organizations are tracking their time?
• To what extent is it being done (e.g., across the board or selected activities/processes)?
Time Tracking Discussion
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Time reporting is simply the process of collecting time in employee timesheets and providing employees’ time in an intelligent reporting system.
Time Reporting – What Is It?
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Time Tracking Alternatives
Don’t track it at all
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Time Tracking Alternatives
Clock, Pencil and Paper
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Time Tracking Alternatives
Spreadsheets (Excel, Open Office, Google Docs, etc.)
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Time Tracking Alternatives
Spy on yourself software
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Time Tracking Alternatives
Goal setting with quarterly review
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What Tools Are Used To Expedite the Process?
• In-house program vs. outside service provider
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Software Packages
• Review IT Department capabilities• Training time• Review/compare features• When is it time to upgrade?
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In-house Programs
• Common features include expense tracking, mileage tracking, budgets, job estimations, customized reporting and invoicing
• Web-based and/or Microsoft Operating Systems
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In-house Programs
• Integrate with CRM tools, smart phones, etc.
• License-based, subscription-based, etc.
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Name Platform Features Integration Data-storage Licensing
1DayLaterWeb-based
Online time tracking and invoicing tool. Includes expense tracking, mileage tracking, PDF invoice creation, real-time visualization of working habits. Updatable via web browser or mobile phone
iPhone, Sage CRM, Outlook. Other integration available on request
Hosted. Export to various formats, Microsoft Excel, Open Office etc.
Freemium
24SevenOfficeWeb-based
Complete ERP/CRM with timesheet module.
Integrated with accounting, invoice, project and CRM modules
Hosted. Export to XML, Microsoft Excel etc.
Subscription- based
5PMWeb-based
Project management solution with time tracking and reporting. Desktop Time Tracker also available
Integrated withe-mail
Hosted. Export to CSV, Microsoft Excel etc.
Subscription- based
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Name Platform Features Integration Data-storage Licensing
actiTIME
Offered as both: Web-based SaaS service and downloadable web-based software for Windows or Linux OS
Weekly timesheets, Customized Reports, Estimates & Budgets, Billing & User rates, Job Assignment, Over/Undertime, Leave Types, Control Access Rights
Export data to Excel, another integration is available on request
MS Access, MySQL
Subscription- and license-based
BeeBole Web-based, Mobile
Weekly and Monthly Timesheets, Billing, Interactive Reports, Job Assignment, Leave Types, Role-based Access Rights, Approval Workflow and Multilingual/Multi-currency
Export data to Excel, Google (SSO, Docs, Charts, Maps), frontend Integration like iGoogle/Netvibes
Hosted. Export to XML/JSON, Microsoft Excel etc. Freemium
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Name Platform Features Integration Data-storage Licensing
BillQuick
Desktop + Web-based Microsoft Windows (Windows XP/Windows Vista/Windows 7)
BillQuick delivers time tracking, project management and billing while supporting professionals working from a PC, on a network and via web. True flexibility allows users to exchange data via e-mail, hand-held computers and cell phones from the field
Integrates with accounting packages like Intuit's QuickBooks, Sage Peachtree, MS Office Accounting & MYOB Australia. Also integrates with MS Outlook
MS Access, MS SQL
License-based
Chrometa
Microsoft Windows (Windows XP/Windows Vista/Windows 7)
Fully automatic time tracking software that captures all of your PC-based time. Records time spent within all applications, documents, e-mails, and web pages without data entry. Also records time while you're away and prompts you to add a note
No user input required
Export to Microsoft Excel
License-based
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Name Platform Features Integration Data-storage Licensing
ClickTime Web Timesheet
Web-based offered as SaaS
Online time and expense tracking for billing, payroll and cost accounting. Features job estimation, a desktop application, customizable reports, mobile access and incomplete alerts.
Integrates with all major billing and accounting software, including QuickBooks
Hosted. Exports to XML, Microsoft Excel, CSV, PDF
Subscription- based
FanurioWindows Linux Mac OS X Unix Invoicing, time tracking, billing Address Book HSQLDB Shareware
FreshBooks Web-based
Invoicing, time tracking, estimates, expenses, staff and client management, accounting, personalized branding
iPhone, Basecamp, Shoeboxed, MailChimp, ZenDesk, LinkedIn, automated snail mail
Hosted. Export to various formats
Subscription- based
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Name Platform Features Integration Data-storage Licensing
Replicon Web TimeSheet
Web-based offered as SaaS
Provides employee time tracking, project time tracking, expense tracking and scheduling. Includes text reports with custom columns, graphical reports, email reminders, multiple approval paths, time off calendar
Quickbooks, Microsoft Project, ADP, Oracle, SAP, PeopleSoft, JDEdwards, Ceridian, WSDL/XML API
Hosted. Export to XML, Microsoft Excel, CSV, PDF
Subscription based
Visual TimeAnalyzer
Microsoft Windows (Windows XP/Windows Vista/Windows 7)
Fully automatic time tracking software that captures all of your PC-based activities. Records time spent within all applications, documents, emails, and web pages without data entry. Includes customizable graphical reports No user input required
Export to CSV, HTML
License based
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Outside Service Providers
• ADP• Paychex• PayUSA
• Advantage• Checkpoint• PrimePay
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Pros vs. Cons of Time Tracking
• Benefits for employees– Increases accountability– Increases ability to manage
time better– Enhances productivity
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Pros vs. Cons of Time Tracking
• More benefits for employees– Allows for better understanding
of roles and responsibilities– Boosts sense of achievement
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Pros vs. Cons of Time Tracking
• Benefits for Management– Increases accountability,
productivity and efficiency– Increases ability to track,
manage and account for time charged to multiple projects
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Pros vs. Cons of Time Tracking
• Benefits for management– Enables management to
share time critical information and increase ability to make better financial decisions
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Pros vs. Cons of Time Tracking
• Benefits for management– Restricts unauthorized project charging– Enhances employee scheduling– Reduces time spent by management on
nonproductive administrative tasks– Eases client billing
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Pros vs. Cons of Time Tracking• Cons– Increases stress and frustration– Perception of “Big Brother”
watching– Expensive – Time-consuming
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Making the ROI Decision
• ROI should not be the sole basis for decision making
• Capturing employee data is not enough
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Making the ROI Decision
• More critical that the software integrates with your other business applications
• Ease and ability to share data between applications
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Which KPAC Organizations Are Tracking Their Time?
• ADP• None• ADP includes EZ Labor Manager• Attendance on Demand• Journyx
RESULTS
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2010 InsideNGO Survey
• Other (i.e. Forum One, in-hse Lamp, KRONOS, Oracle E Business Suite, Quickbooks Timer, Replicon, etc.)
• Excel• None• ADP
• Deltek Cost Point• Custom
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To What Extent Is It Being Done?
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