With teams under constant pressure to do more in less time, a flexible tool for managing hours and resources is essential. Tempo Timesheets for Jira, available on the Atlassian Marketplace, offers just that—a time-tracking solution that adapts to the needs of teams of all sizes.
But Tempo Timesheets does more than log hours; it empowers teams to optimize resources, streamline project management, and drive productivity. This blog looks at how organizations like Arizona State University (ASU) and DISH Wireless and have used Tempo Timesheets to enhance efficiency and unlock new operational insights.
Why Choose Tempo Timesheets?
Tempo Timesheets is more than just a time-tracking tool; it’s a comprehensive solution that integrates seamlessly with Jira, providing robust features for managing time, resources, and costs. Here are some key benefits:
- Customizable and flexible: Tailor your time-tracking experience to suit any team’s unique needs with Tempo’s versatile configurations, adaptable workflows, and comprehensive reporting options.
- AI-powered insights: Timesheets integrates with the leading calendars and editors to make logging time faster, easier, and more accurate..
- Streamlined financial management: Easily track CapEx & OpEx spending, employee timesheets, & overtime. Integrated with Capacity Planner, you can create planned vs actual reports too.
Pioneering Change: ASU’s Agile Approach to Higher Education Transformation
At Arizona State University (ASU), the IT department has led a digital transformation that is somewhat atypical for higher education institutions. By implementing agile practices and data-driven strategies, ASU has revolutionized the possibilities for this industry landscape. The university has built a robust technology stack, utilizing tools such as Jira and Confluence Cloud, which provides the flexibility necessary to accommodate diverse learning styles—whether in-person or online. Jira Cloud, used for project management, network administration, customer support, marketing projects, bug tracking, and reporting; Confluence Cloud, used for project planning and collaboration, support and instructional documentation, and project status updates.
Initially, Tempo Timesheets helped them manage time effectively, ensuring that resources were allocated efficiently to support their innovative projects. Allowing the ASU IT department to focus on high-impact tasks.
The Jira + Tempo solution was subsequently adopted by several teams across the organization after recognizing a strong need for templating these workflows. “We’ve developed a complete IT service management model to help with the onboarding process of new teams and departments that may be unfamiliar with Jira and Tempo,” Nathanael Davis, ASU. His team has standardized the implementation of this suite of tools for each group, ensuring that teams can learn to use the system effectively and efficiently, all while minimizing disruptions to their existing workflows caused by new technology.
To further optimize resource allocation, ASU integrates Timesheets with Tempo’s Capacity Planner, enabling more precise and strategic resource planning. This integration empowers the IT team to assess current resource availability and align it with projected needs, ensuring that high-priority projects have the support they require. With the combined use of Timesheets and Capacity Planner, ASU can create detailed planned vs. actual reports, allowing teams to track the alignment between their intended project timelines and actual delivery.
ASU’s implementation of Timesheets and Capacity Planner exemplifies their commitment to data-driven decision-making and agile resource management, reinforcing their reputation as a pioneer in digital transformation within higher education.
The IT department has successfully achieved a balance between user service, training, and support, resulting in a significant increase in demand for these services across various team types at ASU. This growing interest has spread rapidly, appealing to both technical teams, such as operations, and less technical teams, like marketing. The flexibility offered by the Jira + Tempo bundle has particularly delighted numerous teams, enhancing their collaboration and productivity.
Revolutionizing Telecommunications: DISH Wireless’ Digital Transformation Journey
DISH Wireless is leading the charge in transforming the telecommunications industry through digital innovation. With the ambitious vision of creating the first cloud-native, data-centric, fully automated 5G wireless network, DISH Wireless is modernizing its approach using Atlassian Cloud Enterprise products. This telecommunications company has garnered numerous accolades for its innovations and exceptional service levels, largely attributing its success to a robust digital tech stack. In recent years, DISH Wireless has emerged as a prominent name in the wireless communication sector.
Atlassian Marketplace apps have significantly contributed to DISH’s data enablement strategy. By implementing tools like Tempo Timesheets for Jira, DISH requires vendors to track time and submit invoices through Jira. This integration is emphasized by their Chief Networking Officer’s motto, “No Jira, no money,” displayed outside his office.
Utilizing Jira for vendor payments and incorporating time-tracking data allows DISH to easily validate billed work against completed work within the same system. “Not only does this help us on the back end, but we also get transparency throughout the development life cycle about what’s going on,” – Said Berrahil, Vice President of 5G Technology at DISH Wireless
Apps and integrations like these are helping DISH team members take their ideas to the next level. “I’ve learned not to try and do everything ourselves. I tell my team to collaborate, enable parallel innovation, and work with other people and technologies,” Said says.
Tempo Timesheets is a versatile and powerful app that can transform how organizations manage time and resources. Whether you’re in telecommunications, education, or any other industry, this tool can help your teams achieve greater workflow efficiency and transparency. The recent addition of machine learning, to automatically pull time tracking data from calendars, editors, and elsewhere, is a huge time saver for users who would rather focus on doing the work, than logging time. Explore the Tempo Timesheets app on the Atlassian Marketplace today and see how it can benefit your organization.