Smart Time Tracking, Payroll and Productivity

Time tracking and payroll solution with a desktop app and web portal, managing 115,000 hours and 25,000 objectives across 100+ projects in one year.

THE CHALLENGENetForemost, a dynamic and fast-paced company, needed a robust, scalable solution that traditional time tracking tools couldn’t offer. Their existing options did not provide the versatility required to experiment with new approaches to optimize how each team member uses their time across various roles. For the MVP, the company needed a proprietary tool that could:

• Efficiently track time and productivity
• Accurately calculate employee payments based on hourly rates
• Capture detailed productivity metrics, including periodic screenshots and inactivity analysis

THE SOLUTIONWe delivered a two-part, scalable solution that provided NetForemost with the flexibility to drive innovation:

• Desktop App for Windows and Mac:Native Performance: Built using C++ for Windows and Swift for Mac, ensuring optimal performance and efficient screenshot capture.Advanced Activity Analytics: Monitors user activity, tracks idle time, and calculates working hours precisely for accurate payroll processing.Automated Payroll Integration: Calculates payments based on hourly rates, facilitating seamless payroll management.

Desktop App for Windows and Mac:

• Native Performance: Built using C++ for Windows and Swift for Mac, ensuring optimal performance and efficient screenshot capture.
• Advanced Activity Analytics: Monitors user activity, tracks idle time, and calculates working hours precisely for accurate payroll processing.
• Automated Payroll Integration: Calculates payments based on hourly rates, facilitating seamless payroll management.
• Comprehensive Admin Portal:Multi-Role Management: Enables tailored access for different roles, allowing managers, project leads, and administrators to view custom reports, project settings, and payroll information.Centralized Dashboard: Offers a unified view of time tracking, productivity analytics, and goal management across projects, supporting data-driven decision-making.Versatile & Scalable: Empowers NetForemost to experiment with new features and optimize processes in ways that off-the-shelf solutions cannot.

Comprehensive Admin Portal:

• Multi-Role Management: Enables tailored access for different roles, allowing managers, project leads, and administrators to view custom reports, project settings, and payroll information.
• Centralized Dashboard: Offers a unified view of time tracking, productivity analytics, and goal management across projects, supporting data-driven decision-making.
• Versatile & Scalable: Empowers NetForemost to experiment with new features and optimize processes in ways that off-the-shelf solutions cannot.

This proprietary tool gives NetForemost the versatility to try new approaches and continuously improve the way each team member invests their time, ensuring that the company remains at the forefront of innovation.

linkTHE OUTCOME

• Rapid Deployment: MVP delivered in February 2024 after starting in August 2023, meeting the immediate needs of a fast-paced organization.
• Robust Performance: Over 115,000 hours tracked and 25,000+ goals managed in the first year.
• Scalable & Reliable: Designed to scale with NetForemost’s dynamic growth and adaptable to new experimental approaches for time management.

Value

This case study demonstrates how TimeForemost has revolutionized time tracking and payroll management for NetForemost, enabling the company to harness the full potential of every work hour while fostering a data-oriented culture and continuous innovation.