Effort Tracker

Track time and effort spent on work items with comprehensive activity-based logging and reporting.

Features

Effort Logging (Work Item Tab)

Log time directly on any work item:

• Log Hours: Record time spent in H:MM format (e.g., 1:30 for 1 hour 30 minutes)
• Activity Types: Categorize by Development, Testing, Code Review, etc.
• Notes: Add descriptions of work performed
• Grid View: View all entries with pagination
• Edit/Delete: Modify or remove your entries
• Auto-Update: Automatically syncs with work item's "Completed Work" field

Reports Hub (Boards > Effort Reports)

Query and analyze effort across your project:

• List View: Traditional table with one row per effort entry
• Pivot View: Timesheet-style grid showing hours by day/week, grouped by User → Area → Activity Type
• Weekly/Monthly Toggle: Switch between daily columns (Mon-Sun) or weekly columns
• Period Navigation: Browse previous/next weeks or months
• Project-Wide Reporting: Query effort logs across all work items
• Flexible Filters: Filter by date range, user, area path, activity type, work item IDs
• Text Search: Search within notes
• Sortable Columns: Sort by any column
• CSV Export: Download filtered results for external analysis
• Total Hours: See aggregated hours for query results

Project Settings (Project Settings > Effort Tracker)

Customize for your team:

• Activity Type Management: Create, edit, reorder, and delete activity types
• Usage Statistics: View record counts per activity type
• Import/Export: Bulk import from CSV, export all project data
• Data Purge: Delete records with date/user filters or purge all data
• User Overview: See all team members who have logged effort

Organization Settings (Organization Settings > Effort Tracker)

Manage across all projects:

• Cross-Project Export: Export effort data from all projects
• Organization Statistics: Total records, projects, and active users
• License Management: View usage and manage subscription
• Org-Wide Import/Purge: Bulk operations across projects

Quick Start

Logging Effort

1. Open any work item in Azure Boards
2. Click the Effort tab
3. Enter date, hours, and activity type
4. Click Add

Viewing Reports

1. Navigate to Boards > Effort Reports
2. Set your filter criteria
3. Click Query to view results
4. Export to CSV as needed

Requirements

• Azure DevOps Services (cloud)
• Azure DevOps Server 2019+ (on-premises)

Public REST API

Access your effort data programmatically using the public API. Authenticate with your Azure DevOps Personal Access Token.

Base URL: https://efforttrackerapi.sinaware.com/api/v1/

Endpoints:

• GET /effortlogs - Get effort logs for a work item
• POST /effortlogs/query - Query with advanced filters
• GET /effortlogs/export - Export as CSV or JSON
• GET /activitytypes - List activity types
• GET /stats/summary - Organization statistics
• GET /stats/user-counts - Per-user log counts

Interactive Documentation: Swagger UI

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Pricing

• Free tier: Up to 5 users, unlimited projects and entries
• Paid plans: $1/seat/month for larger teams

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