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Timesheet Software for Design Agencies

Harvest provides design agencies with precise time tracking and reporting tools, mitigating revenue loss by capturing all billable hours accurately.

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Estimate your project cost, set the right price, and know exactly how many hours your team can spend before margin disappears.

Total hours across all team members
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Average rate across all roles on the project
15%
Scope creep is real. Most projects need 10-25% buffer to stay profitable.
Recommended project price $0
Base cost (before buffer) $0
Hours per person per week 0h
Weekly burn rate $0
Max hours before loss 0h

Track project hours with Harvest

Walk through the entire flow below. Start a timer, check your reports, and create a real invoice — all in three clicks.

Go ahead — start tracking!

One click and you're timing. Try it right here: start a timer, add an entry, edit the details. This is exactly how it feels in Harvest.

  • One-click timer from browser, desktop & mobile
  • Works inside Jira, Asana, Trello, GitHub & 50+ tools
  • Duration or start/end — your call
  • Day, week & calendar views to stay on top of it all
  • Friendly reminders so no hour gets left behind
Acme Corp
Website Redesign
Homepage layout revisions
1:24:09
Content Strategy
Blog calendar planning
1:30:00
SEO Audit
Technical audit report
0:45:00
Brand Guidelines
Color system documentation
2:15:00
Logo Concepts
Initial sketches round 1
1:00:00
Today's total 6:54:09

The Imperative of Time Tracking for Design Agencies

Design agencies face unique challenges in managing time effectively due to their creative workflows. Traditional time tracking methods often fall short, leading to significant financial repercussions. Agencies without robust time tracking solutions can experience a 15% to 30% loss in billable revenue, as hours worked frequently go unbilled. Furthermore, with 80% of timesheets requiring corrections, inaccuracies in manual tracking undermine profitability and project management.

Harvest offers a solution tailored for design agencies, providing powerful tools to track time accurately and enhance strategic decision-making. By capturing time spent on specific phases of creative projects, such as revisions and client feedback sessions, Harvest ensures that no billable hour is overlooked. This precise tracking not only supports accurate billing but also informs strategic decisions, aiding in project scoping and resource allocation.

Essential Features of Timesheet Software for Creative Workflows

For design agencies, timesheet software must go beyond basic time logging to accommodate creative processes. Integration with design and project management tools is crucial, enabling seamless time capture without disrupting workflow. Harvest addresses this need with flexible time capture methods, including one-click start/stop timers and manual entry, suitable for creative professionals.

Customization is another key feature, allowing agencies to set varied billing rates per project or client. Harvest provides this functionality, supporting both hourly and flat fee billing models. Additionally, with robust reporting capabilities, Harvest delivers insights into project profitability, team performance, and resource utilization, essential for optimizing agency operations and maintaining client transparency.

Optimizing Project Profitability and Client Relationships

Accurate time tracking is a cornerstone of project profitability and strong client relationships. By utilizing historical data, design agencies can improve project scoping and estimation, identifying profitable clients and project types. Harvest enhances this process by offering detailed reports on project profitability and tracking time against specific deliverables in design projects.

Furthermore, Harvest supports milestone-based billing, allowing projects to be structured around phases, which helps manage scope creep and ensure budget adherence. Transparent billing and proof of work foster trust with clients, as Harvest's detailed reports justify costs and timelines without micromanaging creative processes.

Best Practices for Successful Implementation and Team Adoption

Successful implementation of timesheet software hinges on user-friendly design and team buy-in. To encourage adoption, agencies should foster a culture of consistent, daily time entry. Harvest supports this by offering an intuitive interface and easy-to-use tracking tools that integrate into existing workflows. Involving the team in software customization can also enhance adoption rates.

Logging both billable and non-billable creative activities is essential to avoid skewed data that can impact resource allocation and workload management. Harvest facilitates this by allowing detailed tracking of all activities, providing insights that help prevent burnout and improve overall agency growth.

Harvest Timesheet Software for Design Agencies

See how Harvest enables design agencies to track billable hours accurately and manage projects efficiently with customizable billing rates.

Harvest timesheet software interface for design agencies

Timesheet Software for Design Agencies FAQs

  • Design agencies should seek timesheet software that integrates seamlessly with their workflows, offers customizable billing rates, and provides detailed reporting on project profitability. Harvest meets these needs with flexible time capture methods and robust analytics.

  • Timesheet software improves project profitability by enabling accurate project scoping and estimation, identifying profitable clients, and managing scope creep. Harvest offers detailed reports that help design agencies optimize their project management and client relationships.

  • While Harvest does not integrate directly with Adobe Creative Suite, it offers flexible time capture methods that work alongside design tools, ensuring time tracking does not disrupt creative workflows.

  • Harvest allows design agencies to track both billable and non-billable hours with ease. This differentiation helps in understanding true project costs and agency performance, providing insights for better decision-making.

  • Yes, Harvest supports customizable billing rates, allowing design agencies to set different rates per project, client, or task. This flexibility ensures accurate billing and enhances profitability.

  • Harvest offers a free 30-day trial without requiring a credit card, allowing design agencies to explore its features and assess fit before committing.

  • Harvest maintains accurate records for labor law compliance and supports real-time, daily tracking to minimize errors. This accuracy helps agencies avoid payroll errors and improve overall data reliability.