Everhour brings time reporting to Linear workflows, so teams can compare issue estimates with actual hours and improve planning.
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This page is for teams that manage issues in Linear and need a practical way to check whether estimated effort matched the time actually spent. The job is simple: put an estimate on an issue, track hours while the work happens, and review the gap after completion. That gap shows whether the issue was under-scoped, over-scoped, blocked, or missing time entries.
Linear issues carry work context such as team, title, status, assignee, priority, labels, project, cycle, and estimate. Everhour adds the time layer around that work context through embedded controls, issue timers, manual time entries, and reporting. The useful result is a per-issue comparison: planned effort beside reported time, with enough detail to update future estimates.
Estimates on Linear issues use effort or size scales such as Exponential, Fibonacci, Linear, or T-Shirt. Those values support planning, scope review, and completion statistics. They are not the same as clock time. A 5-point issue and a 5-hour issue answer different questions, so teams should avoid treating one as an automatic conversion of the other.
Use issue estimates to size uncertainty and tracked hours to measure delivery effort. For example, an issue estimated at 3 points can still take 9 hours if the scope hides investigation, review, or rework. The variance matters more than the label. A repeated pattern of 3-point issues taking a full day gives the team evidence for changing future estimates.
A useful comparison starts with consistent issue-level tracking. Each person logs time to the issue they worked on, using a timer during focused work or a manual entry after the fact. Review the estimate, reported time, assignee, status, project, and date range together. That keeps the conversation tied to the work item instead of a loose total.
Treat variance as a diagnostic, not a scorecard. Actual time above the estimate can mean the issue was too broad, dependencies slowed progress, acceptance criteria changed, or time was logged to the wrong issue. Actual time below the estimate can mean the work was simpler than expected or that review, meetings, and fixes were not recorded. Check the entry history before changing planning rules.
A one-off estimate review works when you need a quick answer for one project, one cycle window, or one set of completed issues. Pull the issues, compare estimates with tracked hours, and mark the outliers. That is enough for a retrospective, a project update, or a short planning correction when the team does not need ongoing budget history.
A managed workflow becomes necessary when estimate accuracy affects staffing, client budgets, or delivery forecasts. Everhour can keep tracked time, estimates, rates, budgets, and reports connected across Linear projects, so the team builds a record of planned versus actual work instead of repeating the same guess. That record turns finished issues into better future budgets.
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No. Estimates on Linear issues are effort or size values, while tracked hours measure time actually spent. Keep the two fields separate. Use estimates to plan scope and use logged hours to review delivery effort, cost, and capacity after the work is done.
Start with completed issues where reported time is far above the estimate or where the estimate is missing entirely. Large positive variance usually points to hidden scope, unclear requirements, interruptions, or misplaced time entries. Missing estimates weaken future planning because the team has no planned value to compare against actual hours.
Use the cycle date range as the review window, then compare completed issue estimates with the hours logged during that same period. Cycles work best as a rhythm for discussion. The comparison should focus on whether the planned issue load matched actual effort, where work spilled over, and which issue types need different sizing next time.
Yes, as separate columns with separate meanings. Points show planned effort or size, while hours show measured work time. A useful report can place issue, project, assignee, status, estimate, reported time, and variance together, but it should never imply that one point equals one hour unless the team has explicitly created that internal convention.
Mixed logging practices distort the comparison fastest. Timer entries on some issues, manual entries on others, and untracked review work create gaps that look like bad estimating. Ask the team to log time to the actual issue, include implementation and review work consistently, and correct misplaced entries before judging the estimate.
Everhour Reporting lets teams build configurable reports from logged time, budgets, costs, and synced project data, using columns, grouping, filters, date ranges, and exports. For Linear workflows, that gives project leads a practical view of issue estimates beside reported time and the variance that needs review.
Everhour uses embedded controls through its browser extension, so team members can start timers, add manual time, and view reported time while working on Linear issues. That keeps time entry close to the issue record and reduces the chance that actual hours end up detached from the work.
Track issue time, compare estimates with actuals, and export the reports that guide the next plan. Everhour turns Linear work history into clearer planning evidence.
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