In this case study, we asked Katrin from KP PressConsulting about the improvements they’ve seen since introducing timeBuzzer — and what tips she has for you.
What do you do and why do you track your time?
KP PressConsulting GmbH is a communications agency. Our main areas are communication strategy, podcasts, and social media. Sounds like a wild mix? It is. But we believe: only when you love what you do can you truly be great at it. And we love compelling stories and conversations. Journalistic thinking and storytelling are our core strengths.
We work with a wide range of clients, which can be quite a challenge to keep track of. But thanks to timeBuzzer, it’s easy for us to see who on our team worked how long for which client. And for our clients, it’s absolutely transparent.
What has improved since using timeBuzzer?
Excel is dead — long live timeBuzzer! We used to log our time in a spreadsheet, which was not only tedious but also inaccurate. And the hours we invested in our own company never showed up anywhere.
Today, we “buzz” our time easily and track everything we do — for clients and for ourselves. The process is not only simpler and clearer, but invoicing has also become much more professional. It just looks better when a timeBuzzer report is attached to the invoice. 😉
What tips do you have for others who are just starting out with timeBuzzer?
- Just do it! That’s our biggest tip. We had hardly any pushback from the team — everyone saw it as a huge relief. We made it clear that not every minute of the workday has to be assigned to a project — but every project minute should be tracked.
- We assigned one colleague to manage the system. She takes care of setting up new clients and projects. For us, it has worked well to keep the project structure flexible and instead capture the specific to-dos in the notes field.
- Some of our team love using the buzzer, others don’t need the hardware. I’d recommend introducing buzzers gradually, based on each person’s preferences and workflow.