What Is an Activity Report in Time Tracking?
Discover how Activity Reports help you analyze productivity, optimize workflows, and keep projects on track.
Why Activity Reports Matter
Activity reports give companies a clear view of how time and resources are used. This increases transparency, improves accountability, and helps managers optimize workloads. You can clearly see which tasks are completed, how many hours have been spent, the progress of projects, and overall productivity levels.
What’s Included in an Activity Report
- Time tracking
- Tasks / projects
- Productivity per day / per hour
- Exporting (PDF, Excel, CSV)
- Payroll and client data
Activity Reporting in TMetric
TMetric allows you to easily and conveniently review and analyze activity summary data using the corresponding report. Let’s take a look at how this works.
- Track activities - TMetric logs your time entries, tasks, and activity in the background.
- Store and organize - All data is automatically saved and structured.
- Generate reports - Create an activity report in just a few clicks.
- Review key metrics - See a user’s active/inactive time, time logged via timer or manually, and overall workplace activity.
- Filter results - Focus on specific dates or team members.
- Use the data - Export or share reports for billing, planning, and smarter decisions.
Activity Report vs. Timesheet vs. Productivity Report
Let’s briefly look at the differences between Activity Reports, Timesheets, and Productivity Reports to clarify their purposes and avoid confusion.
Activity Report
- Focuses on what tasks were done and when.
- Shows time spent on individual activities, completed tasks, and overall progress.
- Helps managers track team performance, workflow, and accountability.
Timesheet
- Primarily a record of hours worked by an employee or team.
- Usually organized by day, week, or month.
- Used for attendance tracking, payroll, and billing purposes.
Productivity Report
- Measures how efficiently time and resources were used.
- Analyzes output vs. time spent, task completion rates, and performance trends.
- Helps identify bottlenecks, improve processes, and optimize efficiency.