Manage team time Basecamp

Everhour adds weekly timesheets and approvals to Basecamp work, so team hours reach review before payroll or billing.

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Invoice #1042
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DescriptionHoursRateAmount
Website Redesign14h$150/h$2,100.00
Brand Guidelines7h$150/h$1,050.00
Marketing Strategy3.5h$150/h$525.00
Total Due$3,675.00
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Team time records for Basecamp projects

Build one weekly record

Managing team time starts with a weekly view of who worked, which Basecamp project or to-do received the hours, and whether the entry is ready for review. The useful record is larger than a timer total. It needs a person, date, work item, hours worked, and a note when the entry needs context for payroll, billing, or client review.

Team review works best on a fixed weekly rhythm. Employees finish entries, submit the week, and managers check missing days, unusual totals, and work logged to the wrong to-do. A clean week closes with approval before hours feed payroll, billing, staffing review, or project reporting.

Keep Basecamp to-dos as anchors

Basecamp work is organized through projects, to-do lists, to-dos, schedules, messages, files, and reports. For team time review, the to-do is the clearest anchor because it carries the title, notes, assignee, subtasks, due date or date range, and completion status. That context helps a manager understand why hours exist.

A useful entry says more than "admin" or "meeting." Use the Basecamp project, list, and to-do whenever the work belongs to a deliverable. Reserve notes for exceptions, such as time spent from a message thread, late cleanup after completion, or work that supports a project but does not fit an existing to-do.

Make approvals protect the week

Team time becomes trustworthy when the review process has a clear state change. A submitted timesheet signals that the employee finished entering the week. Approval signals that a manager accepted the record for payroll, billing, or reporting. Rejection or partial approval sends specific corrections back before the period closes.

Late edits break trust because payroll and invoices rely on the approved record. Lock completed periods after approval, then handle corrections through an admin change with visible history instead of quiet self-edits. The practical goal is simple: every number used downstream should trace back to a reviewed week.

Move from entries to operations

A one-off time entry works for a small correction, a short project, or a single person who only needs a quick weekly total. Team work needs a managed record when multiple contributors log time, managers approve weeks, and hours affect payroll, client billing, budget review, or staffing decisions.

Everhour Timesheets collect weekly project hours and working hours by person, let users submit time, and let managers approve, reject, partially approve, and lock entries before payroll or billing review. For Basecamp projects, Everhour also syncs project, list, to-do, task ID, and task status fields into reports through the browser extension.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which weekly fields matter for team review?

A useful weekly team record includes person, date, hours worked, Basecamp project, list or to-do, and a note when the entry needs explanation. The reviewer should see both project hours and working hours when the team tracks both. Missing task context creates extra payroll or billing cleanup.

Should managers approve every Basecamp project separately?

Managers should approve the week at the level where payroll or billing decisions happen. Project-level review helps when client billing depends on specific deliverables. Person-level weekly review helps when payroll needs a complete record of working hours across several Basecamp projects.

Which mistake makes team timesheets unreliable?

Quiet edits after review create the biggest risk. A manager may approve payroll or client billing from one total, then find that the employee changed the week later. Lock approved periods and route corrections through an admin or rejection workflow so the final record stays traceable.

How should time off appear beside Basecamp work?

Time off should sit in the same weekly review picture when staffing, payroll, or capacity depends on gross availability. Keep project hours separate from paid time not worked, then review the full week by person before approving it for downstream reporting.

Do Basecamp messages or schedule items need separate time records?

Work from messages or schedules should be recorded against the closest Basecamp project and to-do when it supports a deliverable. If no to-do exists, create or choose a clear project-level entry and use the note to explain the source. Avoid scattering the same work across vague entries.

How does Everhour Timesheets help with team approvals on Basecamp work?

Everhour Timesheets collect weekly project hours and working hours by person, then let managers approve, reject, or partially approve submitted time. Submitted and approved entries stay protected from regular edits, which keeps the reviewed week stable before payroll or billing.

How does Everhour report Basecamp time by work item?

Everhour's Basecamp integration syncs project, to-do, list, task ID, and task status fields into reports through the browser extension. Managers can review team time against the Basecamp structure people already use for assignments and delivery tracking.

Turn Basecamp hours into approved records

Track weekly team time on Basecamp projects, review submitted timesheets, lock approved periods, and keep corrections visible. Everhour gives managers a cleaner approval record for payroll and billing.

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