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A Tooling Rule of Thumb

• BambooHR is for approvals
• Google Calendar is for planning and visibility
• Jira is for tracking </aside>

Time tracking basics

(The TL;DR version)

• You log the hours you are at work
• If you are not working - because you are taking paid leave, e.g. annual leave or sick leave - you log the hours
• If you are not working - because it is personal time, unpaid leave or a public holiday - you don’t log anything
• Time tracking is a legal requirement in almost all countries where we are present
  • There are a few exceptions, and while these team members may choose to Opt-out in BambooHR, we do not recommend this

Logging time

Logging your time in Jira should be easy and simple.

It should take you only 2 minutes to log your time each day, and should be part of your daily routine as the last thing you do.

Time tracking in Jira uses the Tempo App

From the main menu in Jira, go to Apps > Tempo > My Work. There are a few ways to make Tempo work for you, depending on the type of work that you do and the selection of tickets that you are asked to log against, based on your Workstream.

Getting set up

Some basics to get you started

• Find the tickets that you will need to be using most often, and add them to your favourites list
• Have a look at the settings and layout option of the Issues sidebar, to choose the display that shows you your tickets at a glance
• Click the cog icon under the word “Timesheet” and set the options that suit you, for weekend and daily start time
• Click the filter icon under the word “Timesheet” and look at the options that are offered to you