What Attendance Tracking Is For
Knowing who is here today, who is not, and whether the work is covered. Three questions that most small businesses answer from memory.
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The basics
Three questions, and a spreadsheet that answers them. For a team under about fifteen this is the whole system, and building it teaches you what you would actually need from a product.
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Start With a Spreadsheet
For a team under about fifteen, a well-built sheet beats a subscription. What it needs to contain, and the point at which it stops being enough.
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What to Record and What to Leave Alone
A short list of fields that answers every ordinary question, and the ones that create obligations without adding anything.
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Where to Start
A first month for a business that currently tracks attendance in someone's head, in an order that produces something usable immediately.
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