Chapter 8. Time Tracking
Considering the fact that time tracking functionality is provided by a project module, why didn't we review it along with other modules in Chapter 5, Managing Projects? Other project modules do not provide enough functionality to make users install Redmine for them, or they just have a much better competitor (for example, MediaWiki or DocuWiki is much better than the Wiki module, Invision Power Board or phpBB is better than the Forums module, and so on). On the contrary, the Time tracking module is complete and competitive (considering the functionality that is provided by the Redmine core and its other project modules,), and often enough it becomes one of the main reasons for using Redmine. Thus, I first used Redmine as a time tracking application.
But why is this chapter so late in the book? Despite its functionality, time tracking cannot be considered a primary feature of Redmine. Moreover, in practice, it is disabled in the majority of Redmine installations. In...