Welcome to Guides
Guides contains task-oriented walkthroughs that connect reference documentation into practical workflows.
How Guides Differ from Documentation
Each Guide acts as a tutorial or overview: setting up a project, understanding epics and tasks, tracking your first time entry, planning work in Time Flow — rather than describing every field on every screen.
How the Sections Are Organized
Guides are organized by purpose, the sections following a natural progression from concepts through to daily use:
Fundamentals — the vocabulary and mental models behind AbleTime: what Tasks and Epics are, how they relate, and the distinction between Work and Overhead.
Getting Started — your first day. Set up a project, create your first time entry, and understand the Productivity Drawer.
Project Management — methodology and theory that informs how AbleTime approaches project planning, the kind of foundational thinking you can apply to any project.
Time Flow — planning and execution. Structure a project with Epics and Tasks, manage the Flow Board, and use the Timeline.
Reporting & Billing — How to run reports on tracked time and create invoices from billable entries.
Administration — Configure settings and manage your team before everyone else arrives.
Where to Start
There are no skill levels. Every guide is worth reading regardless of experience, because the content is specific to how AbleTime works. That said, your starting point depends on what you need to accomplish right now:
I just signed up | Read Tasks, Epics, and the Work That Matters if you are new to project management concepts, then Setting Up Your first project and Your First Time Entry |
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I need to plan work for my team | Start with Work, Overhead and Flow, then Planning Your First Project in Time Flow and Managing Your Flow Board |
I need to set up the organization | Start with Configuring Organization Settings, then Inviting and Managing Your Team and Setting Up Your first project |
I need to report on or bill for time | Start with Running Your First Report, then Creating and Editing Invoices |
I know PM but I am new to AbleTime | Read Tasks, Epics, and the Work That Matters to see how AbleTime defines Tasks and Epics, then go straight to Planning Your First Project in Time Flow |