Refine your estimates, control your project scope, and boost profit margins

Timely’s clear visibility into how your planned vs. logged time ensures you can make accurate time estimates upfront, assess the scope of work, and keep your project budgets on target. By planning ahead and tracking time as you go, you can catch discrepancies early, make adjustments, and improve profitability through better forecasting.

Sharpen your time estimates by comparing planned vs logged time and nail future forecasts.

Control project scope and stay on task delays to prevent scope creep and keeping projects on budget.

Boost profitability by leveraging time tracked data to track overall project performance and cut inefficiencies.

Key use cases

From initial estimates to final delivery, Timely helps you make smarter decisions. With Planned Time, you can control costs, stay within scope, and adjust as necessary to ensure that every project contributes positively to your bottom line.

Perfect your time estimates and avoid overpromising

Quickly spot where projects are veering from the original budget with Planned Time insights.
Adjust project budgets in real-time as changes occur, making sure you keep on track.
Drill down into the detail reports you need to fine-tune your business workflows and boost overall profitability.

Keep projects on track and prevent scope creep

Track time by specific activities like "Research," "Development," or "Meetings."
Get a breakdown of what tasks consume the most time and adjust priorities accordingly.
Spot trends in your team's work habits and refine your workflows to boost productivity.

Planned time reports for better business decisions

Ensure every team member categorizes their time consistently.
Maintaining high-quality data and reporting by requiring specific tags for each time entry.
Automatically prompt your team to apply the right tags before submitting time, eliminating errors and improving data quality.

Optimize Project Budgets and Increase Profit Margins

Create location-based tags (e.g., "Office," "Remote," "On-site") to see where your team is working.
Understand how team dynamics vary depending on location and optimize for better performance.
Manage remote or hybrid work policies with clear visibility into where your team spends their time.