TimeCollab redesign
Time tracking is essential for many businesses. Whether it’s monitoring project profitability, balancing team workloads, streamlining invoicing or documenting activities for compliance purposes, having an efficient time tracking tool has become indispensable.
With this in mind, Acollab has redesigned its dedicated time tracking module with a brand-new version of TimeCollab. This update has been created to deliver a smoother, more intuitive experience while being more deeply integrated into users’ everyday collaborative workspace.
With this new version, tracking time is now easier than ever and better connected to your projects, tasks and overall organization.
Why redesign TimeCollab?
For several years, TimeCollab has enabled Acollab users to accurately track the time spent on projects and tasks. It addresses key business needs, including:
- tracking employee activity
- measuring the actual time spent on each assignment
- analysing project profitability
- preparing customer invoices
- improving future project estimates
- supporting time reporting for the French Research Tax Credit
As working habits and user expectations have evolved, it became essential to make the experience even more seamless.
Previously, TimeCollab was accessed through a separate section outside the main Acollab workspace. While functional, this created an unnecessary break in the user journey and could slow down everyday tasks.
The objective of this redesign was therefore clear: fully integrate time tracking into the collaborative workspace to simplify the overall user experience.
Direct integration into Acollab
The biggest change in this new version is where TimeCollab is located.
Time tracking is now directly accessible from the left-hand navigation menu in Acollab, allowing users to access it instantly without leaving their working environment.
This new organisation delivers several immediate benefits.
Smoother navigation
Users no longer need to switch between different areas to record their working hours. Everything is available within a single, consistent interface.
Time tracking becomes a natural part of daily work instead of feeling like a separate application.
Saving valuable time every day
Saving just a few seconds on each action quickly adds up across an entire team.
With this integration, users can access more quickly:
- timesheets
- projects
- tasks
- activity history
The overall experience is faster and more intuitive.
A more consistent collaborative experience
Modern collaboration tools should allow teams to work without unnecessary interruptions.
Users expect intuitive, connected interfaces that help them focus on their work rather than switching between applications.
By integrating TimeCollab more deeply into Acollab, users benefit from a consistent experience where time tracking naturally fits into project management and daily collaboration.
A valuable tool for managing team performance
Time tracking is about much more than simply recording hours worked. When used effectively, it becomes a powerful management tool. With TimeCollab, managers and project leaders gain a clear overview of team activity.
Balance workloads more effectively
By analysing the actual time spent on projects, organisations can easily identify:
- overloaded employees
- particularly time-consuming tasks
- workload imbalances
These insights make it easier to redistribute work and optimise available resources.
Track project progress
Time tracking also provides greater visibility into actual project progress.
By comparing estimated time with actual time spent, teams can:
- detect deviations earlier
- anticipate delays
- adjust priorities
- improve overall project management
This visibility is particularly valuable for organisations managing multiple projects simultaneously.
Measure project profitability
One of TimeCollab’s major strengths is the ability to assign hourly rates to individual team members.
This transforms time tracking data into meaningful financial insights.
Identify profitable projects
By combining working time with associated costs, businesses can accurately evaluate project profitability.
This helps organisations:
- identify their most profitable projects
- detect underpriced services
- highlight tasks consuming excessive resources
These insights support better financial decision-making.
Improve future quotations
Historical data collected in TimeCollab also helps improve future project estimates.
When businesses know exactly how much time similar work requires, they can prepare more accurate quotations.
This reduces the risk of:
- underestimating project costs
- budget overruns
- reduced profitability
Time tracking therefore becomes a genuine decision-support tool.
Simplify invoicing
For organisations billing clients based on time spent, accurate time tracking is essential.
TimeCollab makes this process significantly easier.
Access recorded hours instantly
Teams can quickly review:
- hours worked for each client
- time spent on each project
- activities completed by each employee
Having all this information in one place simplifies invoice preparation while reducing the risk of missing billable hours.
Supporting the French Research Tax Credit (CIR)
Some organisations must accurately justify the time dedicated to research and development activities as part of the French Research Tax Credit.
In these cases, time tracking becomes a regulatory requirement.
TimeCollab makes it easy to:
- identify eligible projects
- record associated working hours
- maintain a detailed history of completed activities
This traceability greatly simplifies the preparation of supporting documentation while reducing the risk of errors.
Designed for today's ways of working
The TimeCollab redesign goes far beyond a visual update.
It reflects Acollab’s broader ambition to provide a modern, user-focused collaborative environment designed around the real needs of teams.
Today’s professionals constantly switch between multiple applications. Every interface change or workflow interruption creates unnecessary friction and reduces productivity.
By integrating TimeCollab directly into Acollab, these disruptions are significantly reduced.
Centralise your collaborative tools
Businesses increasingly seek solutions capable of bringing multiple functions together within a single platform, including:
- project management
- document management
- team communication
- planning and scheduling
- task management
- time tracking
Centralising these tools improves overall efficiency while making adoption much easier for users.
Part of Acollab's continuous improvement strategy
This redesign also reflects Acollab’s commitment to continuously evolving its platform to meet changing customer needs.
The way teams collaborate continues to evolve rapidly:
- hybrid work is becoming standard
- teams are increasingly mobile
- projects require greater coordination
- organisations expect simpler, more connected tools
In this context, user experience plays a central role.
The stronger integration of TimeCollab into Acollab perfectly supports this continuous improvement approach by:
- simplifying everyday workflows
- creating smoother navigation
- eliminating unnecessary actions
- centralising essential information
Smarter time tracking at the heart of your projects
With this new version, TimeCollab becomes much more than a simple timesheet application.
It is now fully integrated into the Acollab collaborative ecosystem, helping teams organise their work more efficiently every day.
Thanks to this redesign, users benefit from:
- faster access to time tracking
- more intuitive navigation
- seamless continuity between projects, tasks and recorded time
- a more consistent and productive working environment
This evolution enables organisations to improve efficiency while maintaining complete visibility over their activities.
Time tracking becomes a true management tool that supports better organisation, improved profitability and more effective project management.