Time Management for Consultants—Some Tools to Consider
12/09/2021
Many of us struggle with the most effective way to manage our time. We must divide each day, week, and month between a variety of clients who have their own unique needs. Some projects for them take only a few minutes, while others may take months to thoroughly complete.
In addition to these challenges, we need to be sure that we are maximizing our billable hours. This forces us to minimize the time required for organization, prioritizing tasks and doing our own tracking of activities.
Many of us struggle with the most effective way to manage our time. We must divide each day, week, and month between a variety of clients who have their own unique needs. Some projects for them take only a few minutes, while others may take months to thoroughly complete.
In addition to these challenges, we need to be sure that we are maximizing our billable hours. This forces us to minimize the time required for organization, prioritizing tasks and doing our own tracking of activities.
An article by Consulting Success lists a few web applications which might help consultants with their time management. After a brief review of the apps, I found these three to have the most robust offerings for the price:
Get Harvest:
https://www.getharvest.com/
88 Miles
https://www.88miles.net/
Ronin:
https://www.roninapp.com/
These offer a variety of options, with most including time trackers, estimators, scheduling, invoicing, team workflows and reports to help analyze your performance.
Don Tyler
Tyler & Associates
ASAC Member
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The opinions expressed in this blog are Don Tyler’s own, and may not reflect the opinions of ASAC or its members
Many of us struggle with the most effective way to manage our time. We must divide each day, week, and month between a variety of clients who have their own unique needs. Some projects for them take only a few minutes, while others may take months to thoroughly complete.
In addition to these challenges, we need to be sure that we are maximizing our billable hours. This forces us to minimize the time required for organization, prioritizing tasks and doing our own tracking of activities.
Many of us struggle with the most effective way to manage our time. We must divide each day, week, and month between a variety of clients who have their own unique needs. Some projects for them take only a few minutes, while others may take months to thoroughly complete.
In addition to these challenges, we need to be sure that we are maximizing our billable hours. This forces us to minimize the time required for organization, prioritizing tasks and doing our own tracking of activities.
An article by Consulting Success lists a few web applications which might help consultants with their time management. After a brief review of the apps, I found these three to have the most robust offerings for the price:
Get Harvest:
https://www.getharvest.com/
88 Miles
https://www.88miles.net/
Ronin:
https://www.roninapp.com/
These offer a variety of options, with most including time trackers, estimators, scheduling, invoicing, team workflows and reports to help analyze your performance.
Don Tyler
Tyler & Associates
ASAC Member
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The opinions expressed in this blog are Don Tyler’s own, and may not reflect the opinions of ASAC or its members
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