Why track time?

All employees are contractually obliged to track their billable time in Jira, and in most nations we operate in, its also a legal requirement. Those in the US can opt-out of time tracking if they wish, although we recommend that they do too.

Here’s why:

• Working remotely, it’s very easy to work too much or to not take enough breaks, both of which are detrimental to wellbeing. Logging hours can help you keep track of this and manage it.
• Those who track time, benefit from Flexitime - in depth.
• amazee.io are better placed to support you if you track time. If you are constantly tracking extra hours we can make sure you get the extra resource or break from work, that you might need.
• You and your Lead can get a better sense of where you spend your time at work, allowing you to more easily spot blockers, or opportunities for streamlining / sharing time heavy tasks.

Managing time tracking

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• Time should be up to date of as Monday morning every week.
• Do not log time into the future
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Time tracking tickets

A quick reference to the main tickets relevant to the entire team: View issues

Your lead will also have specific role/task related tickets depending on your position. Be sure to add all of these to your favourites too. Speak to your lead if you’re unsure what tickets to use.

How to track time

Time tracking need not be labour intensive or something that gives you a headache. Following these simple steps to make it as easy as possible for yourself.

Time tracking in Jira uses the Tempo App

1. From the main menu in Jira, go to Apps > Tempo > My Work (on the left hand side)
2. Find the tickets that you will need to be using most often, and add them to your favourites list. This will save you a lot of time going forward.
3. Set your timesheet to “Calendar” view. technically you can pick whichever view you prefer, but we recommend calendar view for when you link your timesheets to you Google Calendar.
4. Link your Google Calendar - in the left sidebar go to Apps > Google Calendar and link the two. It will take a couple of minutes for your appointments to appear.

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For more tips and tricks on setting up your time tracking to make it as easy as possible for you, see this page: Tracking Time - in depth

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