TimeLive

What do you like best?

TimeLive used to be required by my company. I became very used to using it - so used it that I have not stopped! It's such a useful tool for tracking time spent and getting a good view of where your day goes.

What do you dislike?

TimeLive is in desperate need of a facelift... The UI feels very outdated. In addition, the software has a bit of a learning curve involved - you truly need to spend an ample amount of time with the training process of TimeLive in order to get the full benefits. Let's put it this way: if a Project Manager is using TimeLive consistently for 3 months, but has been logging all data to the wrong projects or has been misinterpretting menu options and vague entry form wordings, then all that data needs to be combed through with a very fine comb. Training is key to this product.

Recommendations to others considering the product:

It definitely is capable of getting the job done - ensure that when implementing proper training is done to ensure all users actually know how to use it! The metrics are useless if the data is garbage.

What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized?

Time / Project Management - At my place of business, we have somewhere around 50 Project Managers. TimeLive not only serves a function to assist the PM's in keeping organized and honest, but it allows for reporting to the upper tiers on exactly what projects are sucking are peoples time.