This IT Consulting Company Perfects Project Planning With Clockify
“Clockify led to better organization, accurate invoicing, and efficient time management.”
– Marc Carreras
Software engineer Marc Carreras is the COO at Adesso Spain — an IT consulting firm that creates custom-tailored IT solutions for companies with specific challenges.
Adesso Spain is part of the Adesso Group, which has over 10,000 employees in more than 60 countries. Naturally, this makes efficient organization and time tracking a priority. But for Marc, it wasn’t always easy:
“Before Clockify, we used Excel spreadsheets and other less integrated solutions. However, these options lacked automation and real-time visibility.”
However, Clockify helped Marc and his team achieve long-term growth and productivity. We sat down for a chat to hear how.
How did Clockify help Marc Carreras and his staff?
With a large team working on multiple projects, visibility became critical for Adesso Spain. They needed to know how much time they spend on each task and project so they could allocate their resources more effectively and ensure optimal project outcomes.
Fortunately, Clockify provided real-time tracking and ease of use:
“Clockify helped us by providing a user-friendly system with real-time tracking, detailed reports, and categorization by projects and clients.”
Let’s see which Clockify benefits Marc appreciates the most.
Benefit #1: Better control of work hours
Marc first mentioned time tracking as one of the Clockify features they used the most:
“Tracking time spent on tasks and projects allows us to have greater control over hours worked.”
As the team at Adesso Spain knows very well, Clockify lets you choose how you want to track time, offering options to:
- Fill in timesheets manually at the end of the day or workweek, or
- Start the timer when you start working on a task and stop it once you’re done.
Checking where their time goes is imperative for teams. It helps you identify any time-wasters and eliminate them for better productivity.
Benefit #2: Better project estimates
The next functionality Adesso Spain team enjoys using is the option to set estimates, as Marc told us:
“We use the estimation functionality to define approximate times per task and project.”
In Clockify, users can estimate the length of a project and then monitor progress by comparing the estimated time to the tracked time to assess their performance.
Setting time estimates also allows them to get a better sense of how long a specific project takes, which in turn helps them estimate future projects more accurately.
There are 2 types of estimates in Clockify:
- Manual estimate (for the whole project), and
- Task-based estimate.
Time estimation allows proper planning. It helps you define realistic timelines, decide what kind of resources they need for project completion, and avoid wasting money and energy.
Benefit #3: Automated project reports
According to Marc, another Clockify option Adesso Spain couldn’t live without is the ability to generate detailed reports based on tracked time:
“We use reports to measure efficiency and optimize resources.”
Clockify offers 3 types of reports:
- Detailed report — lets you see and edit details of all the time entries,
- Weekly report — shows you a weekly breakdown of your time, and
- Summary report — shows you the exact project, client, user, tag, or date you wish to see.
In turn, analyzing your team’s time data helps you better understand how much time they need for different tasks. This helps prevent burnout and avoid underutilization of resources.
Plan projects more precisely with Clockify
Clockify has been a game-changer for Adesso Spain thanks to functionalities like:
- Time tracking — to keep tabs on what everyone’s up to,
- Estimates — to get a better understanding of how long a particular project will take, and
- Reports — to analyze tracked time and improve efficiency.
For businesses seeking to optimize time management and enhance project planning, Clockify provides all the necessary features and more.
