Introduction
In today’s fast-paced world, effective time management isn’t optional it’s essential. Whether you’re a consultant, accountant, project manager, or business owner, mastering how you plan, track, and optimise your workday can dramatically increase productivity and profitability.
Below are proven productivity hacks and best practices that help you work smarter plus how Coretime’s all-in-one time tracking and project management software can streamline your workflow.
1. Plan Your Day Around Priorities
- Time blocking: Allocate specific time slots for deep work, meetings, and admin tasks.
- Prioritise high-impact tasks: Use the “eat the frog” approach do the hardest, most important work first.
- Daily review: Reflect each day on completed tasks and carry over anything pending.
Coretime Tip:
With Coretime’s Project Management module, you can define goals, create milestones, and assign tasks with clear timelines. The intuitive dashboard helps visualise daily and weekly priorities for better workflow management.
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2. Track Time Accurately and Stop Guessing
Accurate time tracking is the backbone of productivity and profitability.
- Use a real-time time tracking app instead of estimating after the fact.
- Categorise time by project, client, or task type (billable vs non-billable).
- Review weekly time reports to identify inefficiencies.
Coretime Tip:
Coretime’s Timesheets & Expenses tools make it easy to capture every billable hour in real time. With built-in analytics, you’ll gain insights into time utilisation and identify where productivity dips occur.
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3. Automate Your Admin and Billing
Automation saves hours each week:
- Avoid repetitive manual entry.
- Set up recurring invoices and report templates.
- Integrate accounting tools for seamless data flow.
Coretime Tip:
Coretime integrates directly with Sage and Xero, ensuring automated billing and invoicing. The Invoice Manager reduces errors, accelerates cash flow, and frees up time for client work.
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4. Master Resource and Project Planning
- Understand team capacity before assigning work.
- Reallocate resources when priorities shift.
- Use data to balance workloads and prevent burnout.
Coretime Tip:
Coretime’s Resource Manager and Staff Planner modules let you visualise resource availability and optimise scheduling across projects.
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