Time tracking for R&D labs and research teams
See how many hours go into each research programme, work package and prototype. Keep records your project leads, your PMO and your funders can rely on.
Research-specific challenges, solved
Research time is split across programmes, experiments and support tasks. Here is how Simple Timesheet keeps that split readable.
Researchers spread their week across several programmes
Log hours per project and per task in seconds, with favourite projects and saved templates for recurring work.
Work packages and deliverables each need their own hour count
Create one project per programme and one task per work package, then read the split by person and by period in the dashboard.
Hours get reconstructed from memory at the end of the quarter
Daily and weekly reminders in Microsoft Teams keep entries fresh, so your records are written while the work happens.
Lab and field work happens far from a desk
The mobile app lets a researcher log time from the bench, the field or a partner site, and it syncs instantly with the web app.
Built for research workflows
Programme, project, work package
Model your research structure with unlimited projects and task boards, including exploratory work that has no deliverable yet.
Fast enough for scientists
Quick entry, copy of a previous day or week and saved templates mean time tracking never competes with the experiment.
Reporting your PMO can use
Export detailed hours to Excel or feed them into Power BI for consolidated programme and portfolio reporting.
Confidential by default
Role-based access, tenant isolation and multi-factor authentication keep sensitive research data protected.
From lab notebook to project report
Map your research structure
Create a project per programme or grant, then tasks for work packages, experiments and support activities.
Researchers log time daily
On web or mobile, in seconds. Automated reminders keep records complete without anyone chasing them.
Leads review the split
Dashboards show hours per project, per person and per period, with a daily summary for each contributor.
Export for reporting
One-click Excel export or API feed for programme reviews, grant reports and cost statements.
What your time records contain
Every entry keeps the details a project review or an audit asks for.
- Who logged the time, and for which day
- Project and task, plus a link to an external ticket when relevant
- Number of hours and a free-text description of the work
- Full activity history of entries and later changes
- Filtered exports per project, per person and per period
R&D time tracking questions
Can we track time per work package or per experiment?
Yes. Create one project per programme or grant and one task per work package, experiment or deliverable. Hours are then readable at each level in the dashboard and in exports.
Does it work for teams that mix research and production work?
Yes. Researchers log their research hours and their other activities in the same timesheet, so you can see how much capacity actually went into R&D over a period.
Can researchers log time from the lab or from the field?
Yes. The mobile app for iOS and Android works away from a desk and syncs instantly with the web app, so a day in the lab can be logged on the spot.
Is Simple Timesheet free for a small lab?
Yes, free forever for up to 10 users with unlimited projects and tasks. Beyond 10 users it is €2 per user per month.
Reliable hours for every research programme
Reliable hours for every research programme
Unlimited projects and tasks, dashboards, Excel export and the API. All included in the free plan for up to 10 users.
Give your research the time records it deserves
Free forever for up to 10 users. Set up your first research programme in a few minutes.
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