Time Tracking
Time tracking your team will actually use
Start a timer or log hours in seconds — every entry tied to the client, project and task, with billable hours and retainer balances updating automatically.
The problem
The more friction in time tracking, the less anyone logs
Spreadsheets, timesheet portals and end-of-month 'remember what you did' prompts fail because they fight the way people work. When logging time takes seconds and lives inside the tools you're already using, the data appears — and with it, accurate billing, real utilisation and retainer balances you can trust.
How it works
Three steps. Zero spreadsheets.
Start a timer against a task
One click starts a live timer tied to a task, project and client. Switch between tasks without losing a minute.
Or log time manually
Forgot to start the timer? Add an entry directly — task, date, hours, and billable or non-billable — in seconds.
Watch it feed the numbers
Logged time updates retainer balances, project dashboards and utilisation instantly. No reconciliation at month-end.
What you get
Everything it takes to run this properly
Start/stop timers
A live timer sits one click away from any task. Start it when you begin, stop it when you switch — every minute captured.
Manual entry for the forgotten hours
Add past entries with a date, task and duration. Time tracking that works with human memory, not against it.
Per-client and per-project summaries
See exactly where the week went — by client, project or task. Summaries that answer 'what did we actually do?' without exporting anything.
Billable vs non-billable
Tag every entry billable or non-billable so utilisation and margin calculations are honest from the start.
Retainer hours deducted automatically
Every logged hour comes off the client's retainer balance in real time — the same system that stops over-servicing.
Visible across the team
Managers see who's working on what and how much capacity is left, without asking. Accountability by default, not by chasing.
See it in action
Watch it do the work
Dashtrack time tracking — log hours against tasks with billable and invoiced columns, and see daily totals at a glance.
Frequently asked questions
How do I log time in Dashtrack?+
Can I track billable and non-billable hours separately?+
Does time tracking update my retainer balances?+
Will my team actually use it?+
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