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Tracking time of your remote workers is a must if you want to optimize processes, project delivery, and have more accurate billings and charges. There are many different work time tracker software options out there, but today, we’ll focus on Workpuls, and how you can use it to track your remote employees.
Companies who use tracking software are able to increase employees’ productivity, but also provide clients with definitive proof of work.
Workpuls is made out of two parts. The first part is an agent, a piece of software your remote workers install on their computers. Employees will use this to clock in, but also to track time they spend on different tasks throughout the day. The other part is called the dashboard, and it is cloud-based. You will use the dashboard to change settings, but also to review employees’ activities, set up new projects and tasks, and create reports for each project, worker or department.
To help you with the signup process and the onboarding, we’ve created this brief guide that can help you out set up a work time tracker for your remote team.
On the first step of the sign up process you must enter your full name, email and create a password you’ll later use to log into your dashboard.
On this step you should enter your company’s name, industry, as well as team size. Additionally, you must choose what type of computers your remote team is using. In most cases, remote workers use their personal computers to conduct their business, so you should select this option.
In the next step, you should set some basic tracking settings. First, you must choose whether the software will track activities only when employees are using the work time tracker to track time on projects, or if the tracker will run from the moment they manually clock in, until they clock out.
Additionally, you should choose whether you want the software to track time on tasks or not. We definitely recommend that you use the software for this type of tracking.
Besides, you should also set up the frequency of screenshots (if you want to use them), and total break time your employees have during the day. If the break time is flexible, choose the “No Break Time” option.
Now when you’ve adjusted your settings, it’s time to invite employees to install Workpuls on their computers. You simply enter their names, emails, and add them to appropriate teams. Every employee will receive an email with a link that will take them to a page where they can create passwords. Once they do, they can select if they want to download the software for macOS or Windows.
Companies who use tracking software are able to increase employees’ productivity, but also provide clients with definitive proof of work.
Workpuls is made out of two parts. The first part is an agent, a piece of software your remote workers install on their computers. Employees will use this to clock in, but also to track time they spend on different tasks throughout the day. The other part is called the dashboard, and it is cloud-based. You will use the dashboard to change settings, but also to review employees’ activities, set up new projects and tasks, and create reports for each project, worker or department.
To help you with the signup process and the onboarding, we’ve created this brief guide that can help you out set up a work time tracker for your remote team.
Step 1: Sign Up
On the first step of the sign up process you must enter your full name, email and create a password you’ll later use to log into your dashboard.
Step 2: Create Company
On this step you should enter your company’s name, industry, as well as team size. Additionally, you must choose what type of computers your remote team is using. In most cases, remote workers use their personal computers to conduct their business, so you should select this option.
Step 3: Tracking Settings
In the next step, you should set some basic tracking settings. First, you must choose whether the software will track activities only when employees are using the work time tracker to track time on projects, or if the tracker will run from the moment they manually clock in, until they clock out.
Additionally, you should choose whether you want the software to track time on tasks or not. We definitely recommend that you use the software for this type of tracking.
Besides, you should also set up the frequency of screenshots (if you want to use them), and total break time your employees have during the day. If the break time is flexible, choose the “No Break Time” option.
Step 4: Invite Employees
Now when you’ve adjusted your settings, it’s time to invite employees to install Workpuls on their computers. You simply enter their names, emails, and add them to appropriate teams. Every employee will receive an email with a link that will take them to a page where they can create passwords. Once they do, they can select if they want to download the software for macOS or Windows.
