Projects
A project is how TimeCampus models the work that matters: it carries a budget, an hourly rate, an estimate, and (optionally) a client — so every hour you track can be attributed to it, and you can see budget burn without exporting to a spreadsheet.
Open Projects in the TimeCampus navigation at app.timecampus.com to see your project list with status, budget, and tracked hours at a glance.
What you'll learn
- Create a project
- Project fields and what they drive
- Read the project detail page
- Project statuses and archiving
- How time entries attribute to projects
Create a project
- Go to Projects → New.
- Give the project a name.
- Optionally attach a client — this is what makes client-level reporting possible later.
- Set the economics: budget, hourly rate, currency, and estimated hours.
- Save. The project starts as
ACTIVE.
You can create a project with just a name and fill in the rest later — but the earlier you set budget and rate, the earlier budget tracking is meaningful.
Project fields
| Field | What it does |
|---|---|
| Name | How the project appears everywhere — lists, timers, reports |
| Client | Links the project to a client, so time rolls up into client reporting |
| Budget + currency | The money ceiling for the project; tracked hours burn against it |
| Hourly rate | Values tracked time in money — the bridge from hours to budget used |
| Estimated hours | Your effort estimate; compared against tracked hours as work progresses |
| Status | Where the project is in its lifecycle (see below) |
Budget, rate, and estimates are covered in depth in Budgets and billable time.
Project statuses
| Status | Meaning |
|---|---|
ACTIVE | Work is ongoing; the default for new projects |
ON_HOLD | Paused — kept visible but not in active flight |
COMPLETED | The work is done |
ARCHIVED | Closed out and removed from active lists; history is retained |
The project detail page
Click a project in the list to open its detail page. It shows the project's derived numbers:
- Budget used and budget remaining — computed from tracked time and the hourly rate
- Tracked hours vs estimated hours — is the project on track?
- Task progress — total tasks and how many are done
- The project's task list — see Tasks
If tracked hours push spend past the budget, TimeCampus shows the overrun honestly — budget remaining goes negative rather than being clamped, so you see the real state, not a flattering one.
How time attributes to projects
You never re-enter project totals by hand:
- When you track time — with the timer or a manual time entry — you pick the project (and optionally a task on it).
- The project's tracked hours update to reflect the entry.
- Budget used, budget remaining, and tracked-vs-estimated update with it.
Pomodoro focus sessions can also reference a project, so deliberate deep-work blocks land against the right work.
Archive or delete
- Archive a finished project to close it out. It leaves your active list, but its history — entries, tasks, budget record — is retained for reporting.
- Delete removes the project and hides its tasks. Prefer archiving for anything you may need to report on later.
Tips
- Set the hourly rate even on fixed-budget projects — it's what converts tracked hours into budget burn.
- Attach a client to every billable project up front; retrofitting attribution later is tedious.
- Review tracked-vs-estimated hours weekly on active projects. A widening gap is your earliest re-scoping signal.
Next steps
- Tasks — break the project into prioritised, assignable tasks
- Budgets and billable time — track burn and billable value
- Reports — export project breakdowns and client-ready timesheets