Benefit 1: Saving time is saving money
Don`t distress yourself with manual work and save time.
Our case:
Like most we used Excel for reviewing tracked times, controlling project coasts and calculating budgets before Redmine Upwork.
Let`s assume gathering data from Upwork and Redmine in a spreadsheet takes about 2 hours per developer and month including reviewing the data for eliminating mistakes.
At that moment we employed 10 developers for different projects. Lets assume the costs for one working hour is 20 $.
Putting that data together:
2 Hrs x 10 developers x 20 $ = 400 $ per Month
Start with importing Upwork tracked times in Redmine Issues with Redmine Upwork Basic Integration. Go one step further with controlling and calculating with Redmine Upwork Financial.
Benefit 2: Save money with transparency
One of the most common reasons for high project costs is underestimated time. Detect that early with Redmine Upwork.
Our case:
Underestimating issues is a common problem in different projects. It happens because of different reasons like technical problems, mistakes of the developer or other circumstances.
We had issues with an estimated time of 3 hours which ended up with 30 hours of actual working time.
Assuming coasts of 30 € per hour the additional coasts would be 810 $.
In many cases it`s possible to reduce the costs by discovering those issues early and react in some way.
Redmine Upwork enables you to do that by showing the real working hours (basic integration) as well as real coasts (financial pro) directly within issues.
Benefit 3: Earn money by billing every hour
Redmine Upwork Plugin Pro Financial offers you the ability to set budgets.
With this, you can see how you perform in comparison to your plans. You have contracts where you get paid by the hour? Never loose an hour out of sight.
Set versions for having full control over costs, spent time and earned money and control everything in one place!