Startup launches software for ‘spying’ unproductive staff – Russian Gazette

Currently, about 20 000 employees
 major Russian companies are under the control of “CrocoTime”. Among the corporations
 who use the service are the energy giant Gazprom, and the Tinkoff, one of the largest
 the country’s banks. But why they were interested in such a tool? To
 answer this question, one must understand how the software works.

First, the “CrocoTime” calculates the time
 work based on the use of the mouse and keyboard: if they are not used
 within a certain period of time, the program considers that the employee does not
 is exercising its functions.

Furthermore, while the “CrocoTime” is installed
 the client server, so-called “monitoring agents” are inserted
 the computers of employees. All sites and programs are divided into
 three categories as determined by the customer: productive, unproductive and
 not essential.

“The non-essential resources are separated. Are productive programs, but its use
 does not apply to the direct responsibilities of employees and can lead to problems
 in running a business, “said the executive director of Infomaksimum and
 Developer’s program, Aleksandr Bochkin.

“For example, managers of a company X passed
 60% of the time in a non-appropriate version of Microsoft Word and made contracts
 the hand. After the monitoring time, the department adopted the use of models
 documents. “

For the software license, the
 companies today invest the equivalent of 2,560 rubles ($ 50) per employee. Second
 Bochkin, after installing the program, customers were able to reduce the time
 unproductive employees 25-30% to 5-7%.

Seemed,
 but not equal

The CrocoTime is not the only program on the market
 Russian for the control of working time. “Discipline”, “OfisMETRIKA”
 “Stakhanovets” and YawareOnline also control the time of arrival and departure of
 employees, and the use of different programs and online resources.

However, according to the creators of “CrocoTime”
 the new program has some differences compared with the other
 available on the market. In addition to simultaneously monitor up to 10 actions
 K users, the software generates a statistic not only about each employee,
 but also on each department.

“CrocoTime” also lets you set the settings
 automatic for a particular group of employees – for example, employees
 accounting or IT experts.

Tablet
 surveillance proof

The developers of “CrocoTime” now plan
 enter the European, American and Asian markets. But, according to the
 investment analyst at Prostor Capital, Sergei Akachkin, the program has
 a limited number of potential customers both abroad and in Russia.

“The prospects of ‘CrocoTime’ are large corporations.
 The need to use time tracking solutions arises in companies with
 more than 50 employees. In smaller companies, a good manager can
 manage staff without resorting to such programs, “Akachkin says.

In addition, according to the analyst, the great employees
 companies increasingly use tablets and smartphones to surf the internet
 during work. “Many managers understand this and are in no hurry to
 implement the control distance. “