e-Timesheet

Project implmented a solution for automatic generation of a timesheet based on data from the enterprise personnel system (SAP HCM) with automatic updates every 15 minutes. The parameters to record working hours became flexibly configurable for either office or industrial enterprises. Various format and logical controls developed to prevent users from entering erroneous data. In addition to filling out and viewing timesheet records, the system implements a 3-level scheme for approving timesheets for the period - verification by personnel, approval by the manager and confirmation by the payroll officer.

Business management now have a complete picture of personnel performance and could resolve controversial issues thanks to integrations with access control systems (time spent onsite), a system for recording time spent working with PC, and MES/MOM systems. The system covers managers of all ranks (about 5 thousand users) of all entities within ERG group and helps to save resources on the purchase and annual renewal of SAP timesheets module.

No specialized software is necessary to use e-Timesheet. It runs on any PC with a browser and also within a corporate mobile app.

Web-application was developed from scratch on Java stack with Postgres as DBMS.

Interfaces setup with SAP HCM, PC monitoring system, Access control systems, MES platform, production dispatch systems.

The main difficulties the project team encountered:

1) Historically heterogeneous processes for recording working hours at ERG enterprises. In addition to the development and implementation of the automated system it was necessary to standardize the process and implement it in all entities (more than 30);

2) Implementation of the system under conditions of uncertainty - the development was made in parallel with the development of a methodology for recording working hours;

3) A large number of integrations;

4) Imperfection of the initial personnel data, a significant part of the identification of data inconsistencies and errors in the personnel data occurred at the stage of implementation of the system by end users;

5) Implementation of system interfaces taking into account the specifics: most of end users are foremen, site managers, production superintendents, who are far from IT. It was also necessary to minimize manual input and add various “tricks” for users’ convenience - for example, indicate sick leave or professional leave training for a certain period, choose a one-day work schedule instead of manually filling a shift, etc.

6) The need to train over 4,740 end users over a period of 4 months for the system launch.

e-Timesheet is a system for recording working time data and coordinating employee timesheets. The application is good to use in both office and industrial enterprises with a continuous production cycle. The application is integrated with SAP HCM systems – reflection organizational structure, list of employees, work schedules of employees, their presence and absence, updated once every 15 minutes. Integration with access control systems (reflection of time on site), a time control system on a working PC, and production systems (time from waybills and work at smelting furnaces) has also been completed. The most ergonomic data entry for employees has been implemented - with the ability to select a one-day work schedule, filling out deviations according to the schedule for the period, and added numerous format and logical control checks. All this allows to minimize manual data entry, as well as to increase the reliability and transparency of information about working hours, gives the manager a clear picture of the employee’s work and allows to make organizational and management decisions.

In a customizable period, responsible employees check, approve and confirm monthly timesheets, without the need for paper-based or email correspondence. Once confirmed the data is automatically migrated to SAP HCM to calculate and process payroll data.

ERG Group in the Republic of Kazakhstan - more than 30 entities, with a total of more than 60,000 employees.