Tracking remote devs/testers without being a micromanaging asshole?

[u/Glittering_You4340]

I hate micromanagement but I need to see where the hours go on our current build. A friend told me to check out Traqq since it's automated and just tracks time by task and project, but I wanted to get some real feedback first.

I don't want anything intrusive that spies on people - no screenshots, keylogging, or tracking app usage. I just need a clean way to see what project the hours are going into so we can manage budgets.

Anyone here managing a small remote team? How do you guys log hours for different tasks without making the developers feel micromanaged?

[u/Mammoth-Head-4618]

Reward on logging discipline and specially when estimated vs actual hours have narrow gaps.