Applications

What it is:

In StaffCop, monitoring applications means viewing the list of currently running programs and also building a report about how programs have been used during office hours (including disctribution in time).

What it is for:

The time an employee spends in a particular application clearly shows the distribution of his time throughout the workday. Isn't it unusual to see icq.exe being active 70% of a software developer's time or freecell.exe being active 70% of a sales manager's time.

Another use of this type of statistics is self-control (including home and corporate users). For example, many people are shocked by the fact that they spend more than half the time they work with the computer on reading mail. In the same way, you can build reports about the use of applications during 2-3 months and make a conclusion about the effectiveness of certain tools and software products.

How it is implemented in StaffCop:

StaffCop allows you to collect statistics about the use of applications installed on the user's computer. It includes all started application and processes running in the system.

You can use the administrative module to view the list of processes running on the user's computer in real time. To do it, open the agent and select the "Processes" tab. You will see the list of processes, including window titles (in case of applications), the time when they were started and the time they have been running for. Press F5 to refresh the list or select the "Refresh" item in the context menu. You can close any process using the context menu.

Reports contain detailed information about what applications the user has started.