We are doing super exciting things at Chris Farmand + Co these days. While we are still developing our image, our process department is hard at work. From time to time I will share how we are empowering our clients to work smarter. This week we set up a payroll client to submit timesheets using google docs. Here is how we did it.
- Created a new spreadsheet in google docs.
- Found a template that would fit our clients needs.
3. Customized the template based on our clients pay frequency.
4. Shared the doc with our client and their employee.
This process utilizes the versatility and flexibility of the cloud. Once our client realized they can view and monitor employees time via the web anytime, from anywhere, they were ecstatic. In addition to pleasing our client, we fulfilled our need to access to the data at anytime. This will cut down on client wait time or chasing a client down for their hours. It was a win-win situation. Great job team. Have a question about how google docs can improve your business process? Contact us.
Great idea using Google Docs for employee timesheets. So much better than the old school Excel version. I love Google Docs, so many useful ways to use it! Thanks for the tip!
Dude, I’m thinking about building a Google doc for a client to do just this very thing! But I didn’t realize I could search for a template to start me out!
Freakin’ sweet! Love how the new site is coming too. The industry is changing… #GeeksUnite!
Prof. Blumer,
Templates are great, some are better than others so do your homework.
I view this as a small pay-it-forward to everything I have learned from you and the rest of the #geeksunite clan. Stay tuned, more to come.
Chris –
I wonder if you could create a form to push out to employees via email to enter their time data and have it fill in the spreadsheet on the appropriate date line. That way the employees directly enter their own time and never get near your beautiful spreadsheet.