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Automate the manual work in Harvest

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Harvest by the numbers

Insights from real process mapping sessions that involve Harvest.

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Top 5 Harvest friction points when done manually

1

Time entries scattered across Harvest projects

Team members log hours to different Harvest projects throughout the day, making it impossible to see total billable time without manually reviewing each project separately.

78% report this
2

Harvest invoices require manual client adjustments

After Harvest generates an invoice, you still need to manually add discounts, change line items, or adjust rates before sending it to the client.

52% report this
3

Matching Harvest timesheets to actual work

Hours logged in Harvest don't always match the actual project deliverables, forcing you to manually investigate and reconcile discrepancies each week.

47% report this
4

Harvest budget tracking falls out of sync

You set project budgets in Harvest but must manually compare them against actual hours and expenses to catch overages before they happen.

38% report this
5

Harvest data needs manual client reporting

Harvest doesn't export reports in the exact format your clients expect, so you manually reformat project data into spreadsheets or presentations each month.

25% report this
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What you can automate in Harvest

Browse popular Harvest automations FullSpec can map for you. Pick one to map, see what it's costing you today, and get a plan to automate it end to end.

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The most popular processes that use Harvest

See which Harvest workflows businesses automate most often. Pick one to map it and get your free build plan.

Finance

Billing & WIP to Invoice

Convert billable time and WIP entries into accurate, approved invoices before revenue slips through the cracks.

132 hrsIdentified
22Mapped
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Finance

Stage-Based Invoicing & WIP

Keep project billing locked to stage completions and stop WIP balances silently ballooning between invoices.

396 hrsIdentified
11Mapped
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Time-to-Invoice Billing

Billable hours reach clients as polished invoices the same day timesheets are approved.

231 hrsIdentified
11Mapped
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Operations

Fixed-Fee Scope Monitoring

Tracking actual time against fixed-fee agreements and alerting when scope creeps.

648 hrsIdentified
9Mapped
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Finance

Fee Burn & Project Profitability

Tracking hours spent against fee by stage to catch overruns while they can still be fixed.

224 hrsIdentified
7Mapped
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Finance

Fee Burn & Project Profitability

Tracking spend against fee per project to catch overruns while they are fixable.

70 hrsIdentified
7Mapped
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Tools commonly connected to Harvest

Most automations involve more than one tool. These are the ones that show up most often alongside Harvest.

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