http://www.activecollab.com/forums/topic/5425/ Recent posts on topic: Estimate Methods en-us Wed, 23 May 2012 22:08:01 CDT http://www.activecollab.com/forums/post/25155/#post25155 http://www.activecollab.com/forums/post/25155/#post25155 Nirav Mehta Hi Chris,

Reports module allows seeing cumulative graph of estimated vs actual time for each project over a period of time. It does not show it for tickets / tasks / milestones individually. The Planning module shows estimated vs actual time for individual tickets / tasks / milestones (if you opt to show the actual time from the settings menu in Planning module).

Essentially: Reports are project / client level. Planning module is item level.

:Nirav

]]> Fri, 26 Feb 2010 06:16:01 CST http://www.activecollab.com/forums/post/25153/#post25153 http://www.activecollab.com/forums/post/25153/#post25153 trojancjs Nirav,

Does your Reporting module include any reports that let you see time estimates vs. time spent at a task, ticket, or milestone level?

- Chris

]]> Fri, 26 Feb 2010 02:58:47 CST http://www.activecollab.com/forums/post/24085/#post24085 http://www.activecollab.com/forums/post/24085/#post24085 Nirav Mehta Planning module for activeCollab allows you to add time estimates for tasks / tickets / milestones etc. It also shows you the totals upto each milestone.

You can combine this with activeCollab's invoicing module to address your needs.

:Nirav

]]> Wed, 09 Dec 2009 07:28:56 CST http://www.activecollab.com/forums/post/24051/#post24051 http://www.activecollab.com/forums/post/24051/#post24051 Ilija Studen Hi John,

Thank you for clarifying. activeCollab currently does not have dedicated system for tracking time estimates, but you can include that information in task text, for the reference.

System currently supports creation of draft, pro-forma invoices, that can be used as estimates. Until invoice has been issued or canceled, it is in pro-forma state and it will be clearly outlined in PDF that system generates. Such file you can send to the client as an estimate.

Thank you for your interest in activeCollab. Please let us know if you have further questions.

]]> Mon, 07 Dec 2009 08:49:37 CST http://www.activecollab.com/forums/post/24050/#post24050 http://www.activecollab.com/forums/post/24050/#post24050 john Well, a bit of both would be nice – if we could estimate the amount of time that each task will take, and then calculate an estimated cost of the project from that, which could be approved by the client and later converted to an invoice. That plus the option to simply create an estimate with a project price that we can specify, not being linked to project time, would be pretty complete.

]]> Mon, 07 Dec 2009 08:03:40 CST http://www.activecollab.com/forums/post/24028/#post24028 http://www.activecollab.com/forums/post/24028/#post24028 Ilija Studen Hi John,

Thank you for considering to swhich to activeCollab and we are glad to hear that you like it. Before answering, can you clarify what you mean by estimate: estimate that will be converted to the invoice if accepted by the client or estimated time for each individual task?

]]> Sat, 05 Dec 2009 08:25:03 CST http://www.activecollab.com/forums/post/24019/#post24019 http://www.activecollab.com/forums/post/24019/#post24019 john I'm evaluating AC for my company and in the absence of an Estimates feature, I was wondering if anyone could give me some guidance as to how one could use the existing features to gather the necessary to information / reports to create an estimate. This is probably the only missing piece keeping my boss from switching over to AC. Thanks!

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