Linear estimates are effort points, not clock time; Everhour adds hour-based task estimates and tracked time for review.
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Use Linear issues as the work record and keep the estimate meaning clear from the start. Linear estimate values are effort or size values, using scales such as Exponential, Fibonacci, Linear, or T-Shirt. They help teams compare relative scope, but they do not equal clock time, labor cost, or invoiceable hours.
For hour-based planning, put the time target in the workflow that tracks time. Everhour task estimates give the team a planned-hour baseline, then timers or manual entries show actual time against the same work. That separation prevents a point estimate from turning into a financial number without evidence.
Points answer a sizing question: this issue is larger, smaller, or similar to other work. Hours answer an operational question: this issue is expected to take 6 hours, and the team logged 9 hours. Both numbers can be useful, but they belong in different conversations.
A fixed points-to-hours conversion creates false precision. A 3-point issue can take different clock time depending on assignee experience, review load, interruptions, and scope changes. Use Linear effort-point estimates for prioritization and flow review. Use Everhour task estimates and tracked hours for budget, billing, and capacity review.
A useful variance review needs three fields: the planned hours in Everhour, the time logged on the issue, and the difference. A 6-hour task estimate with 9 hours logged shows a 3-hour overrun. That overrun can point to under-scoped work, changed requirements, a blocker, or time recorded in the wrong place.
Read low actuals with the same care. A task that finishes far below the estimate can mean efficient delivery, but it can also mean missing time or work moved to another issue. Preserve the original estimate, record actual time, and add a short reason for major variance so the next plan improves.
A quick estimate works for one issue, one short project, or a single cycle review. The limit appears when the same work record has to support client billing, project budgets, cost review, and future planning across several people. At that point, the team needs a durable trail from planned hours to approved time.
Everhour adds that managed workflow around Linear work. Teams can track time from Linear issues through embedded controls, compare tracked time against task estimates, and carry billable time into invoices with rates, non-billable exclusions, client defaults, taxes, discounts, payment terms, and exports to QuickBooks Online, Xero, or FreshBooks.
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Linear estimates are effort-point estimates, not clock time. Use them for relative scope and planning flow. Use Everhour task estimates when you need planned hours that can be compared with logged time, billing amounts, budgets, or capacity records.
The issue title, project, assignee, status, labels, cycle window, Linear effort-point estimate, Everhour task estimate, and logged time matter most. Those fields show where the work sat, who owned it, which period it belonged to, and whether the hour-based plan matched the actual work.
Positive variance means actual logged time exceeded the planned hours. Negative variance means the issue finished below the planned hours. Read the number with the work context before changing future estimates. Large variance often points to under-scoped work, changed requirements, missing entries, or time logged to the wrong issue.
Cycle reviews can use Linear effort-point estimates and Everhour-tracked hours together. Treat the cycle as the date-range review window, then compare planned hours and logged hours for the issues worked during that period. Keep points and hours in separate columns.
The most common mistake is replacing the planned-hour estimate after the work is done. That removes the original target and hides the variance. Preserve the estimate, record actual time against the issue, and add a short note when the final total differs sharply from the plan.
Everhour Billing & Invoicing can turn tracked billable time and expenses into invoices, calculate amounts from rates, exclude non-billable work, and apply client defaults such as taxes, discounts, and payment terms. Invoices can be exported to QuickBooks Online, Xero, or FreshBooks with status details visible in Everhour.
Everhour can compare tracked time against task estimates and show remaining or over-estimate hours in reports. For Linear work, the browser extension adds embedded timers and manual logging controls, while synced project and issue data keeps the estimate review tied to the same work structure.
Convert tracked Linear issue time into reviewed invoice data with Everhour Billing & Invoicing, including rates, non-billable exclusions, client defaults, and accounting exports.
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