Professional Edition

Features

• Spherical Timesheet's patent-pending logger accurately tracks when you work on programs and files on your computer, helping you to fill in your timesheet quickly and accurately. Spherical Timesheet Logger runs unobtrusively in the background while you work.
• Easy interface for manual entry of timesheet data - just click the add work button.
• Spherical Timesheet Stopwatch (shown with a single click even when other applications are running) can be used for timing tasks performed away from the computer such as phone calls and meetings.
• Automatically imports appointments from Microsoft Outlook Calendar, so you don't have to enter them in manually (compatible with Microsoft Outlook 2000/XP).
• Use your PDA or handheld device to enter in timesheet information, allowing you to make timesheet entries while you're on the move.
• Spherical Timesheet Logger detects time that the computer is on but not being used, allowing you to assign it to work items when convenient.
• Intuitive user interface incorporating both Gantt chart and table timesheet views provides rapid graphical editing of timesheet data.
• Hierarchical project and entity database allows you to tailor the software to suit your organization's specific work categorization needs. As an example, you can create a project for each client, a sub-project for each job you are working on for that client, then a sub-project for each billable task. You can also create projects to monitor your non-billable activities.
• Project set-up wizard makes it fast and easy to create a hierarchical project structure to suit your organization.
• Powerful configurable hierarchical viewing system (such as view by project, then person, work tool and then work item) provides detailed project and resource analysis from your timesheet data.
• Flexible billing system allows you to bill for time by user or project (client or job).
• Costing systemallows you to specify hourly cost rates for each employee and displays itemized profit/loss.
• QuickBooks Professional Edition import/export, allows you to import customers/jobs into Spherical Timesheet, and export invoices back to QuickBooks.
• Microsoft Project import/export, allows you to import tasks as Spherical Timesheet projects, and export actual work back to Microsoft Project.
• A large number of custom views are possible, and all can be printed as a report. Some examples include:
  • View by item worked on (such as a document or phone call).
  • View by tool used to do the work (such as a software application or telephone).
  • Project management and monitoring view.
  • View work done by an entity (such as a business unit or organization).
  • View work done by human resources.
  • View computer resources.
  • Custom viewing and reporting system
    
• Setting up central company timesheet and project databases is easy with the Timesheet Workgroup Wizard. Spherical Timesheet includes the Microsoft Jet database engine, the perfect choice for central databases in small organizations.
• Microsoft SQL Server (MSDE) and MySQL database servers are also supported, making Spherical Timesheet scalable to virtually any number of users.
• Automatically collected timesheet data can be password protected for privacy.

Staff benefits

• Less time and hassle required to generate a timesheet
• Reduced distraction from core work tasks
• Improved personal time management

Manager benefits

• Better business decision making based on more accurate information
• More accurate client billing
• Better job quotations based on accurate data collected from previous jobs
• Improved project management
• Better resource management
• Simplified timesheet administration
• Inexpensively priced for fast return on investment.

Company benefits

• Improved staff productivity due to lower timesheet time overheads and less timesheet distractions
• Increased productivity by improving staff personal time management
• Better company decision making and resource management based on accurate timesheet data

Customization

If your organization requires additional features or compatibility that Spherical Timesheet Professional Edition does not already provide, please contact Spherical Technology for information on software customization services.

System Requirements

Spherical Timesheet Professional Edition requires the following minimum workstation specifications:

• Pentium processor (Pentium II processor 300 MHz or faster recommended)
• 32 MB of RAM (64 MB of RAM or more recommended)
• Windows 98, Windows NT 4 SP6, Windows 2000, Windows Me or Windows XP
• Internet Explorer v4.01 SP2 (or later)
• Hard disk with a minimum of 30 MB of free disk space (200MB recommended)
• A colour monitor and graphics card capable of at least 800x600 resolution and 16 bit colour
• CD-ROM drive (for direct software installation only)
• Network card connected to a configured network
• Software compatible with your chosen database is required for editing user access priviledges.

The company timesheet database can normally be stored on any machine with the above specifications. Large timesheet databases will require substantially larger free hard disk space. Third-party database servers such as Microsoft SQL Server and MySQL may have different system requirements.


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Disclaimer: Specifications may change without notice.