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macgill davis · October 5, 2026

Deltek Time Capture: Getting Complete Hours Into Your Billing System (2026)

Deltek handles billing and project accounting — but only as well as the hours going in. How consulting, A&E, and professional-services firms capture complete time data for Deltek without adding another system.

macgill davis · October 5, 2026

How to Know if a Fixed-Fee Client Is Profitable (2026)

A fixed-fee client is profitable when real delivery hours at loaded cost rates leave margin under the fee. Here's the 15-minute test, the data you need, and what to do about the clients that fail it.

macgill davis · October 5, 2026

Monthly Burn Report by Department: The Template Agencies Actually Use (2026)

How to build a monthly burn report by department: hours vs scoped hours per team, cost at loaded rates, over-servicing flags, and the cadence that catches margin leaks mid-month.

dhruvir zala · October 4, 2026

The 5 Best Time Tracking Software for Billable Hours

The 5 best time tracking software for billable hours, tested on real client work. Prices, free plans, and a 'skip this if' for every tool.

dhruvir zala · September 25, 2026

The 6 Best Time Tracking Software for Consultants in 2026

Ever finish a week with no idea where half your billable hours went? I tested 6 time trackers to find what works for consultants.

dhruvir zala · September 22, 2026

The 5 Best Timesheet Software in 2026

We tested dozens of timesheet tools, and these are the 5 best based on our experience. Use this list to find the right fit for your team.

dhruvir zala · September 14, 2026

The 6 best agency time tracking software in 2026

I compare the best agency time tracking software tools, tested hands-on for billing accuracy, profitability, invoicing, and real pricing.

jonathan wu · September 14, 2026

How to track PTO: accrual math, policies, and a system that works for small teams

A practical guide to PTO tracking for small teams and agencies. Covers accrual methods, the spreadsheet formulas, payout laws, common mistakes, and a free PTO calculator.

macgill davis · September 10, 2026

How to Set Up Automatic Time Tracking for a Distributed Team (2026)

A step-by-step setup guide for admins rolling out automatic time tracking across a distributed team: roster, tracking hours per time zone, permissions, and per-person AI instructions.

macgill davis · September 7, 2026

How to Move From Categories to Labels in Rize: Why We Changed, What Carries Over, and How to Set Up

A setup guide for workspaces moving from categories to labels. What migrates automatically, how to tune your starter labels and their AI prompts, and how to set focus, idle, meeting, and do-not-track rules per app or website.

dhruvir zala · September 5, 2026

Rize vs Time Doctor: Which time tracker is best? [2026]

Rize and Time Doctor both track time, but that's the only thing they agree on. I have tested both in real work. Here's what each one gets you.

macgill davis · September 4, 2026

Categories Are Going Away: Labels, App & Website Rules, and What Changes in Rize

Rize is deprecating categories. Labels on time entries replace them for reporting, and per-app rules replace them for focus, meeting, idle, and do-not-track behavior. Also new: external task IDs in CSV exports, an admin-only team creation setting, and client billing details on invoices.

macgill davis · September 3, 2026

Rize Is Now an Official ChatGPT Partner: Ask ChatGPT About Your Time, Projects, and Profitability

Rize is published in the ChatGPT app directory. Connect in one click, then type @Rize to ask ChatGPT about your tracked time, pending suggestions, team allocation, and client profitability.

dhruvir zala · September 2, 2026

Clockify vs. Toggl: Which time tracker is best? [2026]

Clockify's free plan beats Toggl's price. Toggl's interface beats Clockify's. I tested both on the same project to see which one you'd keep paying for.

macgill davis · August 31, 2026

What Rize Tracks and What It Never Sees

Rize records app names, window titles, and URLs, and reads screen content only if your workspace turns on Vision. Here is exactly what gets collected, who can see it, and how to delete it.

dhruvir zala · August 27, 2026

Best Time Tracking for Accountants (2026)

Compare automatic capture, flat-fee client profitability, accounting integrations, and practice-management limits across five time trackers for accountants.

dhruvir zala · August 24, 2026

The 5 Best Time Tracking Software for Lawyers in 2026

We tested the best time tracking software for lawyers so you don't pick the wrong one on IOLTA compliance, LEDES billing, or pricing.

jonathan wu · August 24, 2026

How to Migrate from Harvest to Rize: A Complete Guide

Move clients, projects, tasks, and historical time entries from Harvest to Rize using the Harvest API v2 and the Rize GraphQL API. A three-phase migration playbook with rate-limit handling, idempotency, and verification.

macgill davis · August 17, 2026

How to Automate Timesheet Review and Reporting With Rize

See how My Timesheet, Team Timesheets, Agent Context, Shared AI Skills, and AI Reports turn tracked time into reviewed business insight.

macgill davis · August 17, 2026

Rize vs DeskTime: Which Time Tracker Is Best?

Rize vs. DeskTime: compare automatic time tracking, screenshots and monitoring, team reporting, profitability, and pricing to find the right fit for your team.

macgill davis · August 17, 2026

Rize vs Timing: Which Mac Time Tracker Is Best?

Rize vs. Timing: compare automatic Mac time tracking, AI categorization, team reporting, platform support, and pricing to find the right fit.