Podio time tracking

TimeCamp and Podio integration makes working on projects and tracking time more automated.

As a Podio user, you know how helpful the software is in managing tasks and your team members.

However, for any operation to be successful, it needs more than just a helpful collaboration tool. It needs to gauge how billable time and resources are spent on assignments.

But using Podio alone to track time is a manual process, laborious and inefficient. Thankfully, Podio time tracking integration with TimeCamp automates the time-tracking process improving workflow.

Your employees can log hours using any device they like, and your managers can analyze time spent on assigned tasks without missing any billable minutes.

Also, users of the Podio time tracking app can synchronize workspaces with TimeCamp in Podio directly using the TimeCamp Chrome extension.

If your goal is to manage your business resources, collaborate with your teams, manage time well and deliver client's projects promptly? Podio time tracking integration can help you.

Integrating TimeCamp and Podio allows you to track time and execute tasks more efficiently.

Podio time tracking

Podio is a web-based application tool companies use to streamline and simplify work through collaboration. You can use it to govern your company's projects and finances, create invoices, track sales, and organize your team.

However, the application only provides manual time tracking via timesheets, which can be time-consuming and arduous.

So how do we efficiently track time without an automated Podio time tracking app

Thankfully Podio integrates with external apps like TimeCamp to aid you in tracking employee time, workflow, and productivity levels.

How time tracking with Podio works

Podio consists of features such as project management, timesheet, collaboration tools, CRM, and deliverables that you can use to create a personalized Podio workspace for your company.

The timesheet, for instance, can be used to track your employees' hours and compute paychecks manually. The timesheet app uses two different apps (open and private) for two workplaces that are created according to departments, clients, or projects.

To create a workspace and implement time tracking in Podio, click on the create workspace button in the workspace selector. Then add the Podio timesheet app to the established workspaces.

• Use one timesheet app to store employee wage data in the private workplace.
• Use the other timesheet app to record their time in the public workspace.

This approach allows you to protect private data like your employees' wage data and still use their payment information to determine their wages.

Your private workspace should have the following scope:

• Task designation: Single line text field
• Relationship: Tells the app what you are recording the timesheet for. For example, the Podio projects app, the deliverables app, etc.
• Contact: Specifies who spent time on assigned work or project.
• Duration: Indicates the amount of time spent on a Podio task.

Your public workspace should have the following fields:

• Employee name.
• Hourly wage.
• Calculation field (hourly wage multiplied by sum duration).
• Overtime.
• Estimated completion time, etc.

Next, save your app and then fill out the calculation field to access data from the referenced field, such as the project app or deliverables app in the relationship field.

Now that everything is ready, here's how to use Podio to track time:

• Set up individual items with your employee's billing period in your private app.
• Permit your staff to log their time in the Podio public app.
• Then evaluate the total wages for the billing periods your employee input in the calculation field from your Podio private app.

In addition to time tracking, Podio also offers task management, team messaging, sales tracking, collaborations, and other features. Even with these fantastic features, Podio cannot fully automate the time tracking process, which may cause workflow disruptions.

How to enable the TimeCamp and Podio time tracking integration

As aforementioned, Podio cannot fully automate the time tracking process. Hence it would be best if you integrated it with a robust time-tracking software like TimeCamp to explore its features fully.

To enable the TimeCamp and Podio time tracking integration, you'll need to sign up for a free 14-day trial if you don't have a TimeCamp account. Also, you'll need administrator privileges in Podio.

Below you can find how to enable the integration:

Step 1: Register and log in to TimeCamp

To start the integration, log in to your TimeCamp account and go to Settings. Then, navigate to the Integrations bookmark.

Step 2: Enable Podio

Find Podio on the list of available addons and click the Enable button.

Step 3: Enable integration

Click on the green "Enable the integration" button.

Step 4: Authorize time tracking in Podio

You'll be directed back to Podio (so make sure to be logged into your Podio account) and asked for a confirmation to enable the integration. Click on the green "Grant access" button.

Step 5: Choose a workspace to begin time tracking with Podio

Give it a couple of seconds. Then, you'll be redirected back to TimeCamp, where you can decide which workspaces you would like to track time.

Step 6: Importation of selected data to TimeCamp

TimeCamp will automatically import all of the selected boards, including all lists and cards. From now on, you'll be able to track the time spent on each assignment in Podio.

Step 7: Begin tracking time in Podio automatically

Using Google Chrome, you can install our plugin to track time spent on tasks directly in Podio.

Benefits of Podio time tracking integration

Apart from the considerable advantage of automating the Podio time tracking app in your workflow once the integration is complete, other benefits include the following:

Clarity and transparency

Knowing exactly where and how much time is lost each day is vital to the success of your business. Time tracking in Podio gives you a clear overview of your team's performance across any given task or project.

Applying TimeCamp time tracking application in Podio integration will help you stay on the same page with your team saving you time and money.

Improved project management

TimeCamp enriches your project's data with one crucial metric: time. Thanks to TimeCamp Podio task time tracking, you can check your team capacity, better estimate future projects and check their profitability.

The integration makes project management processes more intuitive and team management easier regardless of time and location.

One-minute onboarding

It's easy to onboard employees to the new tool once time tracking with Podio integration is complete. With TimeCamp, you can track time within your Podio account with one click. Just install the TimeCamp Google Chrome plugin and enjoy easy time tracking.

Accurate billing

It's seamless to assign billing rates to your employees, projects, or tasks when Podio add time tracking to a task. Generating billing reports becomes more automated to ensure that you're billing your clients correctly.