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Track actual project time and delivery effort

Retain timesheets allow organisations to capture the actual time spent on projects and tasks across the workforce. By recording time alongside resource planning data, organisations gain visibility into how work is delivered and how effort compares with planned allocations. This helps teams monitor delivery performance while improving forecasting accuracy across projects and engagements.

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Why project time tracking becomes difficult

Organisations often struggle to maintain accurate visibility into how time is spent across projects and engagements. Without integrated time tracking, operational planning data and delivery effort remain disconnected.

Actual work effort not captured consistently

Project time recorded in separate systems

Limited visibility into delivery performance

Forecasts based on incomplete information

Challanges

How Retain connects time tracking with resource planning

Retain integrates timesheets directly into the resource management platform, linking actual delivery effort with project planning data. This allows organisations to compare planned allocations with real work activity while improving operational insight.

Capture weekly time across multiple projects

Edit timesheets within approved time periods

Connect actual hours to project planning

Support reporting across delivery performance

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Compare planned allocations with actual work effort

Timesheets allow organisations to compare planned resource allocations with actual delivery effort. This helps identify where projects are exceeding expectations or falling behind planned schedules.

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Improve billing accuracy and reduce revenue leakage

Inaccurate time capture leads to lost revenue. Retain ensures billable hours are recorded consistently across engagements. Firms can rely on time data to support billing and reduce the risk of missed or underreported work.

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Maintain visibility of utilisation

Understanding how time is used is critical to managing performance. Retain provides visibility into actual time worked across individuals, teams, and engagements. This allows organisations to measure utilisation accurately and identify gaps or inefficiencies.

Business Impact

Capturing actual project time allows organisations to compare operational plans with real delivery effort. By connecting time tracking with resource management data, organisations gain clearer visibility into project performance and forecasting accuracy.

Organisations can:

Improve forecasting accuracy

Track delivery effort across projects

Increase visibility into project performance

Strengthen accountability across teams

Challenge

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What are timesheets in resource management software?

Timesheets in resource management software record the time individuals spend working on projects and tasks. This information allows organisations to compare planned resource allocations with actual delivery effort, improving forecasting accuracy and operational reporting.

FAQs

Timesheets capture the actual hours spent working on projects and engagements.

Yes. Individuals can record time across several projects within the same timesheet.

Yes. Organisations can configure time periods during which timesheets may be edited.

Yes. Time data feeds into reporting dashboards and forecasting tools.

Yes. Actual work effort helps organisations refine future project estimates.

Yes. Timesheets integrate with planning data to compare planned allocations with real work effort.