Team ActivityTeam

See what your team is working on in real-time.

Overview

When working in an organization, you can see which team members have active timers and what topics they're tracking. This helps coordinate work, avoid duplicating effort, and stay connected with your team.

Note

Team activity only shows active timers. You cannot see team members' completed time entries in real-time - use team reports for historical data.

Viewing Active Timers

Team members' active timers appear in the sidebar when you're in an organization workspace.

Team Activity

A

Alice

Website Redesign

1h 23m
B

Bob

API Integration

45m
C

Carol

Bug Fixes

2h 10m

Each entry shows:

  • Team member's name - Who is tracking
  • Topic name - What they're working on
  • Running duration - How long the timer has been active
  • Live indicator - Pulses to show the timer is running

What You Can See

The team activity panel shows limited information to respect privacy while enabling coordination:

Visible

  • +Team member name
  • +Topic being tracked
  • +Timer duration
  • +Active/inactive status

Not Visible

  • -Time entry notes
  • -Checklist items
  • -Tags on the entry
  • -Completed entries

Tip

If you need to coordinate closely with someone, use your team's chat tool or ask them directly. TeeckIn shows what people are working on but not the details of their work.

Real-Time Updates

The team activity panel updates automatically when team members:

  • Start a timer - Their entry appears within seconds
  • Stop a timer - Their entry disappears from the list
  • Switch topics - The topic name updates immediately

You don't need to refresh the page. Updates stream in automatically using real-time sync.

Note

If you're offline, team activity may show stale data. A connection indicator appears when real-time sync is unavailable.

Empty States

The team activity panel shows helpful messages when there's nothing to display:

No active timers
No one on your team is currently tracking time.
You're the only one
Appears when you're the only member in the organization.
Connection lost
Real-time updates unavailable. Last updated 5 minutes ago.

Privacy Considerations

Team activity is designed with privacy in mind:

  • Only active timers are shown, not historical data
  • Notes and personal details are never shared in real-time
  • Members control what topics they track
  • Completed entries require report access to view

Tip

If your team has concerns about visibility, discuss expectations as a group. Some teams use broad topic names like "Client Work" while others prefer specific topics like "Invoice System - Bug #234".

Using Activity for Coordination

Team activity helps with common coordination scenarios:

Avoiding conflicts

See if someone is already working on a task before you start. Prevents two people from fixing the same bug.

Finding availability

Check if a team member is deep in work before messaging them. A long-running timer suggests they're focused.

Staying connected

Remote teams can feel more connected knowing what colleagues are working on, even across time zones.

Standup preparation

Quick glance at team activity before daily standup helps you know what everyone accomplished.

Edge Cases

Timer started but not showing

Real-time updates require an internet connection. If your connection dropped briefly, refresh the page to see the latest state.

Showing as active when I'm not

If you closed the browser without stopping your timer, it continues running. Your team sees it as active until you stop it from another device or the next time you open TeeckIn.

Team member in different time zone

Timers show duration, not start time, so time zones don't affect what you see. A "2h 30m" timer means 2 hours 30 minutes regardless of where the person is.

Very long running timer

Timers that run for many hours (forgotten timers) still appear. If you see an unusually long timer, you might want to check with your colleague.