In one of my previous postings, I wrote about a rendez-vous with a friend of mine, the developer, whose way to entertain me was quite peculiar. To be exact, he was complaining about software for project time tracking, they started to use, and how much he was against it, etc.

My point was (as I got furious) that the problem, probably, was in his resistance to make an effort and adopt the new way of project time tracking. However, motivating people (in that case, employees) to adopt something, is a challenge. Here a lot depends on the software, rather than on people.

People are so often devoted to “old good way of doing something,” even if it takes a lot of time. As the idea of project time tracking software is to save time, it should be easy to use. When software has poor or bewildering user interface, for example, or a bunch of unnecessary features, it’s hardly to be adopted enthusiastically.

Then, form the technical point of view, software for project time tracking should be easily integrated with other company’s systems, so the data on time that employees spend on tasks could be accessed from different departments.

In fact, project time tracking, is not the general part of work on the project. It helps to control (self control, as well) and analyze employees’ productivity, as well as search the place for improvement. Employees need solutions that make their jobs easier and become a part of their daily routine. Software for project time tracking that possesses these qualities (apart from functionality, etc.) will be easily adopted.

P.S. And surely, it will not become the subject to be discussed on a date!