# Planning with Clockify

Manage resources, capacity, and utilization.

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## How does it work?

Get organized with Clockify. Effectively plan and utilize your resources.

### 1. Set up

Create projects and tasks you will be working on, add their budget and estimates, and invite your team members.

### 2. Schedule

Create optimized schedules for teams and projects, and assign them to tasks.

### 3. Track

Track time spent on assignments to kick-start progress tracking.

### 4. Forecast

Forecast project completion based on scheduled and tracked hours.

### 5. Analyze

Track progress on scheduled tasks, and receive automatic custom reports on progress.

## Features

## Scheduling

Plan shifts and resources, and schedule who works on what.

## Time off

Manage team’s absence and plan resource utilization.

## Work capacity

Set daily working capacity for each team member.

## Calendar

Start assignments right from the calendar and see all events in one place.

## Overtime

Avoid overtime scheduling with smart resource planning.

## Milestones

Add milestones to project timelines.

## Recurring schedules

Create schedules and set them as recurring for multiple weeks.

## Manager role

Control who can plan resource utilization.

## Scheduled vs Tracked

Compare scheduled and tracked time for each member.

## Targets

Organize your work around time tracking targets per day, week, or month.

## Amounts & Costs

See revenues and costs for planned activities.

## Planning Resources

Scheduling tutorial (10:45)

Forecasting tutorial (05:55)

Organizing work tutorial (04:09)

Clockify for Project Management (11:17)

### Discovering Clockify’s extra features

Learn more about Clockify’s extra features.

[Read full guide](/content/learn/resources/discovering-clockifys-extra-features/index.html)

### Effective resource planning

Learn how to use Clockify for optimum resource planning, without bottlenecks in your workflow.

[Read full guide](/content/learn/resources/effective-resource-planning/index.html)

### How to manage projects in Clockify

Learn how to use Clockify for project management. Set estimates, plan resources, and track progress.

[Read full guide](/content/learn/resources/manage-projects-in-clockify/index.html)

## Industries

See how Clockify is used in different industries.

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**Non-profits**](/content/nonprofit-time-tracking/index.html) \
**Marketing**](/content/marketing-agency-time-tracking/index.html) \
**Developers**](/content/developer-time-tracking/index.html) \
**Consultants**](/content/consultant-time-tracking/index.html) \
**Agency**](/content/creative-agency-time-tracking/index.html) \
**Freelancers**](/content/freelance-time-tracking/index.html)

[See more industries](/content/industry/index.html)

## Explore other Use-Cases

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**Budgeting** \
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Set client budgets and track project status.](/content/budgeting/index.html) \
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**Timekeeping** \
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Track time using a timer, clock-in kiosk, or timesheet.](/content/timekeeping/index.html) \
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**Attendance** \
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Track daily employee attendance and overtime.](/content/attendance/index.html) \
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**Reporting** \
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See where time goes and analyze costs.](/content/reporting/index.html) \
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**Payroll** \
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Calculate payroll and employee costs.](/content/payroll/index.html)

## Start tracking time with Clockify

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