Enforce time recording

The spirit of competition is deeply rooted in human nature. As soon as performance is recorded and made publicly visible, there is a natural incentive to improve performance. Even simple games with the family can quickly turn into competitive situations by recording the results. In work teams, the transparent presentation of performance not only promotes motivation, but also a sense of togetherness. Employees develop an awareness of their individual and collective contribution to the company's overall goal through visible team performance. This strengthens motivation and a sense of belonging.

Leadtime ERP picks up on this concept in the time recording data: In the team calendar, the time bookings of all team members are made publicly visible day by day. Absences and gaps in time recording are highlighted in color. This transparent display creates a gentle social pressure that has a disciplining and motivating effect. When team members see that their inadequate time recording is visible to everyone, this strengthens personal responsibility and a sense of accountability. This positive pressure promotes a culture of accountability and motivates employees to excel and contribute to team performance. Should it nevertheless be necessary, managers can use this presentation to specifically point out missing time bookings.

A team leader in the customer service department of a service company is responsible for ensuring that the development team is constantly supplied with work. As the developers work for an external partner and are not on site, the team leader has to manage their colleagues' work remotely. The management recently introduced a new ticket system and explained the need for seamless time recording to the employees. The team leader finds the arguments convincing and documents his own working hours conscientiously.

Not everyone in the team is so enthusiastic. One developer repeatedly shows inaccurate and incomplete time bookings. The team leader has the impression that the developer merely estimates his working hours at the end of the day instead of recording them correctly during work. This leads to inaccurate billing and makes it difficult to estimate actual productivity.

Although the team leader has tried to change the developer's behavior through explanations and persuasion, the old negligence returns after a short time. Even the public display of time bookings in the team calendar did not have the desired effect. To increase the pressure, the team leader resorts to the functionality of Leadtime ERP: in the developer's user profile, the time tracker is configured so that it continuously reminds him of the time recording. The tracker flashes when it is not running and the developer receives reminder e-mails. If no time bookings have been made by halfway through the working day, the team leader receives a notification and can follow up personally.