Start/stop buttons for timekeeping?

Julie Fortney

Hello!

I am curious to know if anyone has a solution for stop/start buttons to record team members' time toward projects in Smartsheet outside of Resource Management.

This is for a small team without access to any premium apps. When a new project is set up, it is added to a master Project List sheet, and manually added to the dropdown on the Timekeeping sheet. Team members use a Timekeeping form to select their project from a dropdown and enter the date and hours worked.

The ideal solution would be: the team member goes to an easily accessible location, selects their project from a dropdown, and hits Start. When they are done working on the project, they hit Stop. If they forget to start or stop the timer, they have the option to enter or update time manually.

I'd love to find out if anyone has ideas for something outside of Smartsheet that could be integrated with Smartsheet.

Andrée Starå

@Julie Fortney

Happy to help!

This is the one I was thinking about. It's been some time since I played around with it, so let me know what you think after you've tested it.

https://trackingtime.co/time-tracking-for-smartsheet

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Paul Newcome

How many people / projects are used?

Julie Fortney

@Paul Newcome Approximately 20 people and 150-175 projects.

Andrée Starå

Hi @Julie Fortney

I hope you're well and safe!

You could have a form or forms that Start/Stop the timer.

There are also plugins that work in Chrome, but I think it only works on Desktops, and you'd actually get buttons with it.

Would any of those options work/help?

I hope that helps!

Be safe, and have a fantastic week!

Best,

Andrée Starå | Workflow Consultant / CEO @ WORK BOLD

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Julie Fortney

@Andrée Starå Thanks Andree! I'm curious about the Chrome plugins. Are there any you would recommend looking into?

Andrée Starå

@Julie Fortney

Happy to help!

This is the one I was thinking about. It's been some time since I played around with it, so let me know what you think after you've tested it.

https://trackingtime.co/time-tracking-for-smartsheet

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Julie Fortney

Thanks @Andrée Starå ! This looks like a strong contender for what I need to do. I will let you know how it pans out!

Andrée Starå

@Julie Fortney

Excellent!

You're more than welcome!