TimeCard blue in test

Working and project recording is a central issue for service-oriented companies. Internally, it provides the costing basis for payroll, post-calculation, and activity allocation. To the outside, the figures for hourly reports or project accounts are relevant. In both cases, the data should be correct in order to avoid inaccuracies and not to annoy customers.


Large range of functions


If employees work simultaneously on several jobs, the project time should be as safe and easy to use as possible. However, this only works on a database basis - with predefined users and hourly rates and selection fields for activities and projects. Notepad and Excel tables are therefore no alternative to a professional system.


Easy to use


In addition, more and more people are working in the home office, on the road or on the spot with customers. They use a wide variety of end devices. Completing this all together required a complex IT infrastructure until recently. Today, small and medium-sized businesses can leverage cloud services.


Conclusion


The best example is the timecard blue, which allows users to easily capture work and project times via a web browser, smartphone or tablet. There are customized apps for Android and iOS devices. TimeCard blue is a solution with depth that meets the requirements of demanding SMEs.


Employees, activities and projects are managed via a special web client. The settings are extensive, but manageable. If the workforce can no longer be counted on one hand, departments and user groups can be defined. In addition, roles reduce the administrative burden for several employees with the same function.


At the level of the person accounts, details such as workplace profiles, core times, holidays or overtime barriers can be stored. Administrators can make evaluations of employees, projects or absences available. The data collected can also be exported to standard payroll programs. TimeCard blue runs under Windows Azure in the Microsoft cloud and meets current security standards


The web client on the user interface is clearly structured and easy to use. It is far more than a "stupid" input surface. For example, users are provided with project or monthly evaluations, which inform themselves about their own work area. Filters help to efficiently scan large time records.


Project selection and manual time inputs are comfortably implemented. However, a stopwatch function and the simple flat rate recording could even further reduce the detection effort in certain situations.


TimeCard blue is a time draft with depth that reflects the needs of small and medium-sized enterprises as well as working groups. As central factors such as leave or working hours can be deposited, the amount of time involved in the survey is kept within manageable limits. At the same time, evaluations at user and administrator level ensure the necessary transparency. Please note: this is a pure web solution. Hardware from the timeCard series from REINER SCT can not yet be combined. The cost of five euros per user and month is fair.