TimeLog

What do you like best?

Intuitive and userfriendly interface. PSA in ERP systems are often overengineered and does not integrate PM processes. TimeLog starts with PM processes and it's therefore easy to get started

What do you dislike?

Linking TimeLog to financial management processes is where we experience some challenges.

Integration to economic: certain fields are overwritten and customer email is not transferred. Integration of project master data is limited to project name/ID. I would like all masterdata transferred including project_customer. Only invoice line i transferred to ERP. In order to match revenue to cost centers in an enterprise setup, I need all data on the spec (cost centers per resource and item/account no.), regardless of invoice layout.

Reporting is a mess. Too many reports and none of them gives me the data I need. I presume that most companies have a preference for BI tools and analytics. As a finance professional, I would love a TimeLog adding to excel, were I could work with timelog data in a data cube - or directly with the tables. A two dimensional report is not a pivot in my perspective. With the currently level of data, I would not be able to close the books.

Recommendations to others considering the product:

Data/analytics is insufficient of the shelf. Team up with an Analytic partner right away.

There are some limitations to integrations. Do your analysis well before you start your project and plan how to close the gaps

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

We had several timeregistration systems across the organization. With TimeLog we now have 1 system with an MLE structure and enable us to share the same resource pool across legal entities, creating transparency for PMs