Time tracking and project planning for consultants | Lucen

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Lucen™ brings time tracking, engagement planning, and client-ready reporting together in Microsoft, so every hour is clear and every update builds trust.

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Where consulting professionals lose time – and how Lucen gives it back

From justifying every billed hour to winning client trust at every stage – these are the everyday realities consulting teams face, and what Lucen is designed to simplify.

You log every hour, but the numbers don't always tell the full story.

Raw hours lack context. Lucen Track structures time across work, turning it into insight for billing, resourcing, and client updates.

You manage multiple clients, but every engagement looks different.

Different formats create overhead and inconsistency. Lucen Track centralizes time and utilization, while Lucen Timeline standardizes how work is planned and shared.

Your plan is clear internally, but harder to communicate to clients.

Internal plans need translation for clients. Lucen Timeline turns complex data into clear visuals, while Lucen Plan keeps the source of truth structured in Microsoft Excel.

You spend time on status updates, yet clients still have questions.

Preparing updates should not be a weekly rebuild. Lucen Timeline keeps reports aligned with the latest data, so updates are clear and complete.

You're adapting the plan, but alignment breaks down.

Changes need to be reflected and understood fast. Lucen Timeline updates instantly, while Lucen Flowchart makes impacts clear before discussions start.

How Lucen fits inside the consulting workflow

The moments that determine whether a client engagement succeeds - and how Lucen supports you through them.

Making every logged hour count – for billing and for delivery

Lucen Track ties time directly to delivery – capturing billable and non-billable hours across tasks, phases, and engagements in one structured view. Utilization, budget alignment, and effort distribution become visible in real time – so billing conversations are backed by data, and resourcing decisions don't rely on instinct.

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Scaling delivery across clients without losing consistency

As your client base grows, inconsistency becomes the hidden cost. Lucen Track keeps time and utilization visible across all active engagements. Lucen Timeline gives every client a shared framework for planning and communication – together turning delivery into a repeatable model that grows with your portfolio without scaling your overhead.

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Turning scope into a plan clients trust from day one

Before delivery begins, the client needs a clear picture of what's been agreed. Lucen Timeline imports project data from whichever tool holds the plan and transforms it into client-ready Gantt charts, roadmaps, and milestone views – without rebuilding anything from scratch. Lucen Plan keeps the underlying structure organized natively in Microsoft Excel, so the source of truth stays intact.

Key capabilities:

Keeping client updates current - without rebuilding every time

Lucen Timeline keeps every client-facing update aligned with your latest data automatically. Combined with real delivery data from Lucen Track, your reports show both what was planned and what was actually done – so updates stay current, defensible, and easy to act on. No rebuild cycle, no last-minute reconciliation, no room for ambiguity.

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Communicating change before clients have to ask

When scope shifts, Lucen Timeline reflects the impact instantly – cascading changes across milestones, dependencies, and workstreams. Where the change affects a process or decision flow, Lucen Flowchart maps it directly in PowerPoint – visualizing responsibilities and next steps without switching tools. So when questions come, the answer is already in the deck.

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The impact Lucen has on client billing, reporting, and delivery

From the first logged hour to the final client presentation – here's what changes.

Client trust built through visual clarity

"Using this tool has saved me heaps of time and allowed me to get the right visualization for our clients, whether that's for an executive board meeting, a SteerCo, or a weekly team update meeting. It's the best tool out there for planning visualization."

For Precision Project Partners, credibility was hard-won in every client meeting. With Lucen Timeline, complex project data became a clear, audience-ready visual in minutes – tailored to the room without being rebuilt for it. Clients saw a plan they could understand instantly. The engagement opened with alignment, not confusion.

Invoicing accuracy built on clean time data

"While we typically don't use our time reports for client billing, for those extensive projects spanning from 6 months to 2 years, Lucen Track [formerly Timeneye] is invaluable for cost tracking... With Lucen Track, we can transparently present who contributed to the project and the hours invested. This level of transparency is something our clients truly value."

For DACI, accurate time tracking across long-running projects became the foundation for transparent, defensible client conversations. With Lucen Track, hours logged across projects, phases, and team members became structured data that justified pricing decisions and demonstrated the real value of every engagement – building the kind of client trust that sustains long-term relationships.

Everything you need for better client delivery

From billable hour guides to client-ready planning visuals – here is a collection of practical resources built around how consulting teams actually work.

The consultant's guide to tracking and managing billable hours

Every hour that slips through the cracks is revenue left on the table. Learn how to define billable and non-billable activities, build accurate time tracking habits, and turn logged hours into transparent invoices that protect profitability and strengthen client relationships.

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Managing clients and projects with Lucen Track

See how Lucen Track helps consulting teams structure work around clients – organizing projects by account, tracking billable and non-billable time per client, and maintaining clear visibility across engagements. From setup to reporting, everything stays aligned to the client work that drives delivery and revenue.

See Track in action

Integrations that connect your client delivery workflow

Lucen connects with the tools that consulting teams already use – Microsoft Planner, Jira, Outlook, Power BI, and more – so time gets captured where work happens and plans stay aligned with real delivery. No duplicate entry, no manual consolidation.

Client-ready planning visuals for consulting engagements

Download industry-specific timeline, Gantt chart, and roadmap templates built for consulting scenarios – from engagement schedules and audit project plans to process improvement timelines. Each template is fully customizable with Lucen Timeline and ready to present to any client audience.

How to present project plans that clients actually understand

Turning a detailed project plan into a clear, convincing client presentation is a skill in itself. Learn how to simplify complex data, choose the right visual format for your audience, and structure project plans that communicate progress and build confidence – from board-level roadmaps to detailed milestone views.

Close the gap between tracked time and client trust.

Connect time tracking, structured planning, and client-ready reporting in one workflow built for consulting teams.

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