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TIMEOPERA FOR MICROSOFT PARTNERS

Project time operations designed for Microsoft-focused service teams.

Give your delivery and service teams a structured way to capture billable effort natively within Microsoft Teams and Outlook, storing all project timesheets securely in your own SharePoint workspaces.

Microsoft 365 • Microsoft Teams • Microsoft Entra ID • SharePoint-Backed Business Records • Role-Aware Workflows
Industry Challenge

Project time gets complicated quickly in Microsoft-aligned service teams

Organizations delivering Microsoft services already live within the Microsoft 365 tenant. Introducing disconnected timesheet databases creates unnecessary compliance boundaries and user overhead.

Disconnected SaaS toolchains

Forcing teams to use external timesheet databases creates login confusion, duplicate directories, and data integration boundaries.

Workspace context switching

Moving between Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, and external timesheet tools introduces entry friction and tracking inaccuracies.

Data sovereignty boundaries

Corporate customers expect operational logs and billing records to reside securely inside the organization's tenant boundaries.

Manual approval follow-ups

Approvals managed via loose emails or team chat threads make it difficult for project managers to check active budget consumption.

Entra ID alignment gaps

Configuring new user profiles in isolated databases manually results in onboarding lag and license management waste.

Delayed invoicing cycles

Finance administrators waste days chasing down managers for approvals before client-billable time is ready to close.

Problem & Solution

How TimeOpera helps Microsoft-focused teams

Unify your project structures, consultant timesheets, and invoicing records directly inside your existing Microsoft 365 suite.

Problem

Disconnected timesheet usernames and passwords

Staff manage separate login credentials, increasing password fatigue and complicating user offboarding.

How TimeOpera Helps

TimeOpera integrates with Microsoft Entra ID. Users authenticate using their existing organizational accounts and MFA policies.

Result: Secure single sign-on simplifies user access and reduces administrative credential management.
Problem

Administrative overhead of external platforms

Consultants delay logging hours because opening standalone time-tracking interfaces breaks their daily work flow.

How TimeOpera Helps

TimeOpera is accessed natively through the Microsoft Teams workspace. Users record effort where they communicate.

Result: Entry friction is reduced, keeping project timesheets complete and up to date weekly.
Problem

Compliance concerns with external data storage

Storing project delivery logs in external databases raises compliance boundaries and sovereignty issues.

How TimeOpera Helps

Operational timesheets, approval logs, and project metadata reside within your own configured SharePoint workspace site.

Result: Organizations retain control over business logs, adhering to existing internal compliance structures.
Problem

Slow manual billing preparation

Finance manually extracts, reviews, and formats time entries across various delivery spreadsheets before client runs.

How TimeOpera Helps

Project managers approve timesheets via queues, automatically locking periods. Finance extracts billing-ready logs directly.

Result: Client billing logs reflect approved records exactly, accelerating monthly invoice turnarounds.
Operational Process

From work performed to approved project time

TimeOpera keeps Microsoft-aligned operations and billing connected in seven stages.

1

Sync Entra ID

Access TimeOpera automatically using your corporate Entra ID login credentials.

2

Configure SharePoint

Direct the application to save business logs to your tenant's SharePoint site.

3

Set team scopes

Assign consultants to projects to restrict logs to relevant tasks only.

4

Log inside Teams

Consultants enter daily project hours directly inside the Microsoft Teams hub.

5

Approve and lock

Project managers verify weekly timesheets, automatically locking approved records.

6

Extract logs

Export locked, approved hours in SharePoint to prepare client billing logs.

7

Query Assistant

Ask TimeOpera Assistant what needs attention using natural language.

Capabilities

Built around the way Microsoft Partners operate

We support the operational parameters required to track, approve, and bill project time.

Daily & Weekly Timesheets

Clean timesheet entry grids designed to minimize user friction and speed up submissions.

Microsoft Teams Integration

Track client project hours directly inside Microsoft Teams without context switching.

SharePoint Workspace Storage

Operational timesheet, project, and approval logs reside in your SharePoint environment.

Entra ID Authentication

Sign in securely using Entra ID, maintaining standard MFA and access control policies.

Project Access Boundaries

Define role rules and team assignments so users only log time to assigned projects.

Manager Approval Routing

Route submitted hours automatically to designated project leads for bulk review and logs.

Automatic Locks

Locks approved hours instantly, preventing retro-active user edits and preserving records.

Power BI Reporting

Export approved historical records to analyze utilization and delivery efficiency.

Target Roles

Useful for everyone involved in project time

TimeOpera fits the specific permission scopes and daily priorities of your entire team.

Role

Consultants / Engineers

  • • Quick timesheet entries from Teams on desktop or mobile
  • • Clear visibility into what project tasks they are assigned to
  • • Instant tracking of weekly submission status
Role

Delivery Leads

  • • Review pending timesheets in central dashboard queues
  • • Monitor project effort spent vs client budgets
  • • Lock approved hours to maintain delivery integrity
Role

IT Administrators

  • • Keep operational data within tenant boundaries
  • • Maintain access control policies using Entra ID
  • • Secure site integration with selected SharePoint spaces
Enterprise Alignment

Project time operations aligned with Microsoft 365

Maximize your IT investment. TimeOpera connects directly with your corporate tenant identity and storage protocols.

Microsoft Entra ID

Access the application using your existing company credentials, maintaining single sign-on security and MFA protocols.

Microsoft Teams

Users track client project hours directly inside the Teams workspace on desktop, web, or mobile without logging into external platforms.

SharePoint Online

Your operational records (timesheets, client rates, approvals) remain stored inside your own configured SharePoint workspace site.

Boundary Control

Data access boundaries follow the security configurations mapped to your active TimeOpera user roles and project boundaries.

Data Storage & Sovereignty Boundary

TimeOpera business records such as timesheets, projects, approvals and invoice information are stored in the configured TimeOpera SharePoint workspace within the customer’s Microsoft 365 tenant. TimeOpera-managed services may process or store limited operational metadata required for onboarding, licensing, configuration and service operation.

AI Assistant

Ask TimeOpera what needs attention

Utilize natural-language lookup to monitor timesheet status, check client allocations, and evaluate team project effort.

The AI Assistant acts as a read-only, role-aware operational advisor. It uses your active credentials to query records. Please note: The Assistant does not approve time, submit timesheets, create invoices, edit records, delete records, or change project settings. Availability depends on tenant configuration, Microsoft 365 Copilot readiness, and TimeOpera enablement.

Sample Prompts for Microsoft Partners

"Which of my projects need attention?" "Show client hours for this month." "Did I miss any timesheets last week?" "Show invoice-ready time entries." "Compare project effort for last month." "Which projects are over utilized?"
Business Impact

What a more structured time workflow can improve

Consistent time operations reduce organizational friction and keep client engagements organized.

Better timesheet completeness

Missing-time dashboards help managers identify gaps early, eliminating the need to chase down consultants at month-end.

Clearer approval status

Automated routing queues show exactly who needs to approve pending hours, keeping project cycles moving.

Consistent project context

Pre-configured project codes ensure all recorded time aligns with your active engagement contracts.

Earlier visibility into utilization

Real-time tracking highlights when a project's effort is exceeding the budget baseline, enabling active management.

Cleaner finance handoffs

Locks prevent back-dated changes, providing finance with finalized, trusted approved time schedules.

Consolidated business records

All timesheet, approval, and invoice data resides inside your SharePoint tenant, ending fragmented tracking.

Security & Trust

Designed for Secure Corporate Environments

TimeOpera aligns with Microsoft security practices to protect client information and maintain organizational boundaries.

SharePoint Business Records • Selected-Site Access • Entra ID Sign-In • Project Access Rules • Read-Only AI
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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Common operational questions about using TimeOpera in Microsoft-aligned delivery environments.

Yes. TimeOpera allows administrators to configure unlimited customers, projects, and specific sections (phases) and tasks, making it easy to track hours across a diverse portfolio of clients.
Yes. TimeOpera supports project-based approval routing logic, ensuring that managers only see and approve timesheet lines related to the projects they explicitly manage.
All business records (timesheets, projects, tasks, and approvals) are stored in the configured TimeOpera SharePoint workspace within your company's own Microsoft 365 tenant, maintaining your data sovereignty boundaries.
Yes. Standard categories allow managers to classify time entries as billable or non-billable, facilitating automatic calculations of team utilization and simplifying billing reporting.
Yes. TimeOpera locking rules ensure that once a period is approved, the hours are locked against user modifications, letting finance export clean, verified logs for invoice generation.
No. The TimeOpera Assistant is read-only and designed purely for informational lookup. It cannot edit timesheets, approve hours, submit records, create invoices, or alter configurations.
No. TimeOpera uses Microsoft Entra ID for authentication, allowing users to sign in securely using their existing organizational Microsoft accounts.

Bring your Microsoft-aligned project time workflow into TimeOpera

Streamline consultant tracking, keep files secure in SharePoint, and accelerate approvals natively inside Microsoft 365.