Everhour adds issue-level hour tracking to Linear workflows so planned effort and actual time stay ready for review.
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Use issue hours when the question is specific: which Linear issues consumed time, which ones stayed close to plan, and which ones need a different estimate next time. The useful record ties hours to the issue title, assignee, project, status, tag, and date range, so the review shows the shape of the work instead of one blended project total.
A clean issue-hour review starts with one issue, one estimate, and the actual time logged against that issue. If the estimate was 4 points and the issue shows 9 tracked hours, do not treat the point value as a clock-hour promise. Read the gap as a planning signal, then check the work notes, scope changes, and missing entries before changing the next estimate.
Estimates on Linear issues are effort or size values. Teams can use Exponential, Fibonacci, Linear, or T-Shirt scales, with values such as 1-2-3-5-8 or XS-S-M-L-XL depending on the team setup. Those values support planning conversations, prioritization, and scope review. Logged hours answer a different question: time actually spent by people doing the work.
The common mistake is converting points into hours with a fixed rule and then treating the result as precise. A 3-point bug and a 3-point refactor can consume different amounts of tracked time because uncertainty, review cycles, and interruptions differ. Keep the issue estimate as the planning unit, then compare it with actual hours after work closes.
A large gap between estimated effort and tracked hours needs classification before action. Under-scoped work means the issue included more investigation, implementation, QA, or coordination than the estimate covered. Unrecorded time means the issue appears efficient because hours were added late, attached to the wrong issue, or left out. Those are different problems.
A useful review asks three questions for each outlier: was the issue description complete, did the assignee log time on the right issue, and did scope change after the estimate was set? The answer decides the next step. Refine future estimates for under-scoped patterns. Fix tracking habits when the variance comes from missing or misassigned hours.
A one-off review is enough when you need a quick answer for one Linear project, one closed cycle window, or one issue handoff. Export or summarize the issue hours, compare them against the estimates on Linear issues, and capture the variance notes while the work is still fresh. That gives the next planning discussion a concrete reference.
A managed workflow matters when estimates affect budgets, billing, and staffing. Everhour tracks time on Linear issues, separates cost and billable rates, supports project or member rate setups, and preserves dated rate changes. Over time, issue-level actuals become a record of estimate accuracy, labor cost, revenue, and future budget assumptions.
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Linear issue hours are the tracked work time attached to specific Linear issues through a time tracking layer such as Everhour. The useful record connects the time entry to the issue, project, assignee, status, tag, and date range. That structure lets a manager review actual effort at issue level instead of reading only a project total.
Issue estimates should stay separate from tracked hours. Estimate values describe effort or size for planning, while logged hours measure time actually spent. A team can compare the two after work closes, but a point value should not be converted into a fixed number of clock hours unless the team deliberately uses that internal rule.
Review the largest gaps between estimated effort and actual logged time first, especially completed issues with high hours, missing comments, or unclear scope changes. A variance can mean the work was under-scoped, the assignee logged time late, or time landed on the wrong issue. The fix depends on which cause the review finds.
Use the cycle window as the review date range, then inspect the issues worked during that period. Cycles create a time-boxed planning rhythm, while issue hours show time actually logged during that window. Keep the review focused on issue-level variance, carryover work, and whether future estimates need more room for review, testing, or coordination.
Useful issue-hour records include the issue name, project, assignee, date, time amount, entry method, and a short comment when the work needs context. Status and tags help separate active implementation from review, support, or follow-up work. Missing issue links and vague comments make estimate accuracy harder to improve.
Everhour separates cost and billable rates, so tracked issue hours can feed labor cost, revenue, and profit reporting without mixing internal expense with client pricing. Admins can use per-person defaults, per-project overrides, dated rate changes, and project, member, or custom task rates for billable work.
Everhour embeds tracking controls in Linear through the browser extension and syncs Linear workspace, project, issue, status, and tag data into reports. Teams can use timers or manual entries on issues, then review reported time, estimates, and project totals without rebuilding the work structure by hand.
Track Linear issue time with rates, reports, and budget context in Everhour so future estimates come from actual work records, not memory.
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