Quartz Time Management Features

Quartz is available in several versions. Use the information below to make your choice: -

Feature Comparison
Note that this is not complete feature list Enterprise Professional Lite
Auto Track Start and End Times Yes Yes Yes
Custom Project Structure (Supports true WBS) Yes Yes Yes
Outlook Style Graphical Representation Yes Yes Yes
Custom Reports and Graphical Representation Yes Yes Yes
Multiple Concurrent Users Yes Yes  
Track Expenses Yes Yes  
Bill different hourly rates to different projects/clients Yes Yes  
Client Management Yes Yes  
Manage Overtime Yes    
Integrates with Active Directory Yes    
Billable Efficiency Yes    
Project Time Management Yes    
Detailed Feature List

Detailed Feature List

Lite Version (Single user version - Free)

This version is suitable for one-man band companies or individuals who need not have multiple users

  • Simple 2 click task selection
  • Task duration automatically set
  • Intuitive and non-intrusive user interface including drag and drop
  • Graphical representation of time logged
  • Identify and resolve time gaps to ensure continuity

    It is possible, through retrospective time entry or by use of the stop logging function (auto task timer), to accidently create gaps between time entries.

    Unlike other time management applications, Quartz™ provides the user with a feature that will automatically identify gaps and will support an automed fix.

  • Interruption task for use when no associated project exists
  • Instant access to last 5 tasks
  • Automatic updates
  • Billable and non-billable tasks and projects
  • Custom project-task lists
  • Custom project detail levels
  • Custom project templates
  • Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
  • Custom report queries (including save and load)
  • Save and Print reports (pdf)
  • Graphical reporting
  • Archiving of historic projects and tasks
  • Time entry associated descriptions
  • Supports unusual working times / part time / full time
  • Retrospective time entry alterations via grid view, day view or search results
  • Supports holidays, bank holidays (in fact any) time entry
  • Heavy duty Microsoft SQL server database (no separate license required)
  • Windows Vista and Windows 7 ready
  • Custom style templates
  • Extendable via the available API
  • Multi-lingual ready
  • Integrated database backups

Professional Version

This version is used where the orginisation requires multiple users. It is used in conjunction with the Enterprise version for standard users.

Includes all features from the Lite version and...

  • Supports multi concurrent users
  • User impersonation

    In addition to custom reports, Quartz™ provides a mechanism to see exactly what other users see

    Using impersonation is a good alternative to reporting, and allows users with sufficient privilages to alter time entries also.

  • Custom time entry associated markers
  • Project value and progress tracking
  • Export custom search results to excel
  • Works both with (online) and without (offline) a valid connection to the database server
  • Flexi-time management and flexible employment periods
  • Custom security and permissions
  • Automatically accommodates time differences between server and client system clocks
  • Identifies time entries modified by the user / retrospective entries
  • Identifies gaps in time entries and auto correction
  • Record and manage expenses including associated reporting
  • Manage client details and associate projects with clients

Enterprise Version

The Enterprise version if used by Senior management and administrators to configure and maintain the time management solution

Includes all features from the Professional version and...

  • Full time sheet management / time entry approval mechanism*
  • Active Directory synchronisation
  • User current task list
  • User overtime detail line chart
  • Billable efficiency chart
  • Costs by employee contract (charge out, user cost), task and project cost (override)
  • Project time management and progress indication
  • Supports replicated data between server/offices/departments (for large organisations)
  • View screenshots taken from your employee's PCs