Last time I filled out a timesheet and it actually mattered was when I worked hourly retail. I can see some argument for timesheets in certain domains, but usin

Last time I filled out a timesheet and it actually mattered was when I worked hourly retail. I can see some argument for timesheets in certain domains, but using them primarily as a productivity aid is not a valid one for me. If you asked me to fill out a timesheet that accurately represented the amount of time spent "moving the ball forward" on my current technical tasks, I'd probably record every waking hour in some way or another. For our organization, we found this practice to be pointless so we did away with it. Timesheets + knowledge work = Grandma's favorite recipe for lies. Forcing your employees to fabricate timelines on a bi-weekly cadence cannot possibly be a good thing.