Timesheet & Project Management Blog
The goal of this blog is to provide tips and ideas for improving time tracking and project managment for our customers and other interested people.
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Category: Blog
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Published: Monday, 13 June 2016 13:20
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Written by Ray White
Meet Jax
Pretty Good Consultant
And Standard Time® Overposter
Ask Jax
Define Effective Billing Rate:
Actual hourly revenue
For all those
Twelve hour days
You try to forget
In Standard Time, that means
Utilization consulting reports
Calculate effective billing rate
Get more clients
Jax wants to know
Are your billing rates unique
For each project
In Standard Time?
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Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83oYJv5NhYw
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Category: Blog
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Published: Tuesday, 07 June 2016 13:42
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Written by Ray White
Meet Baily
The big boss
And lover of Standard Time®
Ask Baily
Define Fixed Bid Contract:
A consulting deal where
Under budget means PARTY J
Over budget means FAIL L
In Standard Time, that means
Task warnings
Project emails
Compare actuals with estimates
Baily says,
Please check the number of hours
Assigned to your tasks
In Standard Time
stdtime.com
Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kd2hUfm2L-E
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Category: Blog
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Published: Friday, 03 June 2016 13:47
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Written by Ray White
Meet Baily
Startup CEO
And sooooo into Standard Time®
Ask Baily
Define Consulting Utilization Rate:
When you schedule
Consultants 40 hours
And only get
About 90
In Standard Time, that means
Utilization reports for every month
Effective billing rates report
Billing rates for every project
Baily says,
If you want a gig with my startup
You gotta learn
Standard Time
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Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlW5FgDl-J4
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Category: Blog
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Published: Wednesday, 01 June 2016 13:34
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Written by Ray White
Meet Jax
Manager Trainee
And Standard Time® Expert
Ask Jax
Define Comp Time:
Those extra hours you earn
By working overtime
That you spend
Coding till midnight
In Standard Time, that means
Earn compensatory hours
Submit PTO requests
Track vacation hours
Jax wants to know
Got any comp time
Due next week
In Standard Time?
stdtime.com
Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6EAoOJC_oU
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Category: Blog
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Published: Friday, 27 May 2016 15:15
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Written by Ray White
Meet Jax
Part-time Consultant
And uses Standard Time®
Ask Jax
Define Invoice Milestone:
That time in every project
When we all get rich
For a day
And the client loves us J
In Standard Time, that means
Fixed-bid contracts
Project milestone billing
Emails for upcoming milestones
Jax wants to know
What’s your next
Project billable milestone
In Standard Time?
stdtime.com
Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_nv2mEZAVc
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Category: Blog
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Published: Wednesday, 25 May 2016 12:31
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Written by Ray White
Meet Jax
Web Developer
And jazzed up on Standard Time®
Ask Jax
Define Task Finish Date:
That critical must-meet date
On every task
That everyone ignores
But the project manager
In Standard Time, that means
Finish-to-Start linking
Task warnings and shutoffs
Notifications to keep things tight
Jax wants to know
How do you compute
Task finish dates
In Standard Time?
stdtime.com
Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYmxndplh_o
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Category: Blog
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Published: Monday, 23 May 2016 13:37
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Written by Ray White
Meet Kat
Project Scheduler
And Huge Standard Time® Promoter
Ask Kat
Define Finish To Start Link:
When one task cannot start
Until another task
Is eight weeks
Overdue
In Standard Time, that means
Accurate project schedules
With Gantt charts
And link relationships
Kat wants to know
Have you ever delivered
On time
Without Standard Time?
stdtime.com
Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXUpZ9Yd-4s
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Category: Blog
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Published: Friday, 20 May 2016 12:13
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Written by Ray White
Meet Jax
Software Engineer
And Standard Time® CTO Trainee
Ask Jax
Define Project Portfolio:
My collection of
The worst projects
To ever go up against
Godzilla
In Standard Time, that means
Revenue charts, by project portfolio
Resource allocation, by portfolio
And actual work reports
Jax wants to know
Which of your project portfolios
Performs the best
In Standard Time?
stdtime.com
Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJk-xkarpvk
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Category: Blog
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Published: Wednesday, 18 May 2016 13:21
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Written by Ray White
Meet Kat
PMP Guru
And Biggest Standard Time® User
Ask Kat
Define Resource Allocation:
When you’re assigned
To more tasks
Than you lose in
Brain cells every day
In Standard Time, that means
Red bars are bad
Find another resource
With skills and availability
Kat wants to know
Ever work a ninety hour
Week
Without Standard Time?
stdtime.com
Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfauJTdkcKU
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Category: Blog
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Published: Monday, 16 May 2016 12:50
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Written by Ray White
Meet Kat
Ace Program Manager
And Standard Time® Adventurer
Ask Kat
Define Project Resource:
Arriving at work
And finding that you’re
Assigned to
Fourteen new projects
In Standard Time, that means
Project assignments
By skill
And employee availability
Kat wants to know
Could you please just check
The availability chart
In Standard Time?
stdtime.com
Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Pwo9kZR-8U
