Introducing Project Labels [New Feature]

Michael Payne | April 17th, 2023

We’re excited to announce that Intervals now includes project labels. This new feature empowers you to group your projects into custom categories. Project labels are now available to all Intervals customers and can be found in the Settings & Defaults section of your account. The labels you create and how you use them is entirely […]

The Dark Side of Time Tracking and Productivity Culture

John Reeve | March 22nd, 2023

What is Productivity Culture? Productivity culture, also know as hustle culture, is a societal mindset that pressures teams to promote and quantify performance above all else. The demand to constantly produce work often goes unchecked, and results in team members making unhealthy personal sacrifices. Common symptoms of toxic productivity culture are anxiety, burnout, and an […]

The Pros and Cons of Tracking Time with Paper Timesheets

John Reeve | March 8th, 2023

When we first started our web design and development agency in 2000, we relied solely on paper timesheets to track our billable time. Today, paper timesheets can still provide a simple and low-tech way of tracking time, but they also have their own set of advantages and disadvantages. Here are some of the pros and cons […]

Using Time Tracking to Validate Your Fixed Pricing Model

John Reeve | February 28th, 2023

For more than a decade, we’ve consulted with countless small agencies to help them validate their fixed pricing models. The primary question they are asking is, “how much profit, if any, are we making on our fixed price contracts?” To answer that question, we help them configure and deploy time tracking software, integrating it as […]

How Small Creative Agencies Benefit From Time Tracking

John Reeve | February 6th, 2023

We recently consulted with a small creative agency that was struggling with communication and collaboration after having transitioned to remote work. Their team dynamic had thrived on being a small group of highly talented individuals working in the same space. Working remote was proving to be more disruptive than anyone had anticipated. To help regain […]

Reviewing Invoices with the Project Landscape Report

John Reeve | January 11th, 2023

The project landscape report is ideal for getting a high level overview of multiple projects all in one snapshot. There are five tabs available on this report: Basics, Time, Budget & Invoices, Tasks, and Milestones. For this post we’ll be focusing on the Budget & Invoices tab, specifically, the columns related to invoices. Historically, the […]

Five Ways Consultants can Benefit from Time Tracking

John Reeve | December 19th, 2022

No two consultants are alike. Every consultant brings with them a unique perspective and background, based on years, sometimes decades, of experience. One thing all consultants do have in common, however, is they must be good  at managing their time.  Most consultants employ time tracking software for this reason — so they can manage their […]