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How to record work time on issues
Worklogs keep time in the context of the task instead of relying on memory at the end of a week. Separating estimates from actual effort improves planning.
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How to apply it
Record time against the relevant day and a short description in the Taskending issue. Regular entries explain work better than assigning an entire week to one task. An estimate describes expected future effort; a worklog describes effort already spent.
A concrete example
A report change might involve one hour of investigation, two hours of implementation and half an hour of verification. Describe the output in the note, such as “Reproduced the date boundary failure.” The team can then see where uncertainty consumed time.
What to watch for
Logged time is not a performance score. More hours do not prove greater value. Imported historical totals may not include complete person-by-day detail; do not invent missing history.
How to check the outcome
Check that the total matches its entries. When actual effort differs substantially from the estimate, discuss changing requirements, waiting and investigation rather than assigning blame.
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