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Start with a useful period
Reports are only as useful as the entries beneath them. Pick a week, month, or custom period that maps to a real question: where the week went, what a project consumed, or how actual time compares with an estimate.
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Choose the period that matches the decision you need to make.
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Filter to the relevant project, client, or task where available.
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Compare recorded time with the project estimate when the project has one.
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Correct obvious entry errors before drawing conclusions or sharing the result.
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Use the result to change the next week
A report should lead to an action: revise an estimate, adjust the project plan, improve a task name, or prepare a clean time set for billing. Avoid treating a single report as a verdict when the source entries are incomplete.