What does timeBro actually track?
All Activities and calendar entries. Every system software stores the sequence of all executed activities on the computer. timeBro accesses that list of activities and measures their duration with its tracking core. If the user is not working on the computer timeBro concludes that there is a meeting. If there is neither an entry in the calendar nor any computer activity there is no tracking.
What if there are various open windows?
timeBro always tracks the window that is currently in the front. For example: If the user writes an email while listening to music, timeBro only measures the duration of writing that email.
Are calls also being tracked?
Scheduled calls are usually entered in the calendar so they are recognized accordingly. With spontaneous calls it’s different. In the majority of cases they are captured indirectly. When users take calls that they aren’t prepared for – they usually open a relevant file or email that fits the subject/project of the respective call. They do so in order to be able to respond to the subject of the call properly. So there is a computer activity that can be measured and allocated to a project. That means the call is tracked accordingly.
What if I leave for lunch and there is still a window open?
After 10 minutes with no movement of the mouse or keyboard timeBro stops the tracking until there is a movement again. This period of 10 minutes you can arbitrarily change within the options menu and customize to your own work habits.
Why is automatic tracking software superior to filling timesheets or pressing stopwatches?
All previously existing time tracking concepts are based on the assumption that users are motivated to capture their times. Unlike freelancers employees just have no monetary incentives to do their time tracking properly. In addition, the project hours of heavy multitaskers are very difficult to track if there’s a high motivation. A good example is the job of a project manager: once a mail for project A, then a cost estimate for project B, then write a document for Project C, then there’s a meeting for project D…and so on. With timeBro users can forward their project hours quickly and correctly at the end of the day – or even at the end of the week.