How do I send a weekly utilisation report to Slack?
PeopleMuster sends a utilisation report to Slack from its reports screen with one Send to Slack action. Connect Slack with a bot token, choose the week and the breakdown, by project or by department, and post it where your leads already read. A scheduled Slack reminder gets everyone's hours in before the report goes out.
Leads read Slack every day. Few of them open a reporting dashboard on a Monday morning. Posting the numbers where the conversation already happens is what turns a report into a decision.
Step one: connect Slack. In the integrations settings, paste a bot token from a Slack app in your workspace, and an incoming webhook if you use one. Both keys are stored in your own database and masked once saved.
Step two: get the hours in. A weekly report is only as good as its timesheets, so set a recurring Slack reminder in the notification scheduler, for example every Friday afternoon. The scheduler lists each message with its next run and its status, so you'll spot a paused or failed reminder quickly.
Step three: approve the week. Managers clear the approvals queue, and the Needs Attention view gathers the sheets that need a closer look. Approved hours make a report nobody argues with.
Step four: choose the view. The reports screen shows total hours, utilisation, average daily hours and the weekly trend. Break it down by project for delivery leads, or by department for the leadership channel, and check the week-over-week comparison before you post.
Step five: press Send to Slack. The report lands in the channel, ready for the Monday stand-up. Keep the same day and the same breakdown each week so people learn to read it at a glance.
Rehearse before the team sees anything. A development setting in PeopleMuster sends every Slack message to a test channel, so you can try the reminder and the report privately. Switch it back to production when the format looks right.
Slack carries the news outward: reports, reminders and announcements. Timesheet approvals, leave requests and support tickets are handled inside PeopleMuster, where the audit trail records who changed what.
Related questions
How do I remind my team to submit timesheets in Slack?
Create a recurring message in the notification scheduler, such as a weekly hours-submission reminder every Friday. It posts to the channel you pick and shows its next run time.
What does the utilisation report show before I post it?
Total hours, utilisation, average daily hours and the weekly trend. You can break it down by project, by department or by sheet status, with a week-over-week comparison.
Can I test Slack messages without posting to the whole company?
Yes. Switch PeopleMuster's app environment to development and every Slack message goes to a test channel. Switch it back to production to post for real.
Does the Slack integration cost extra?
No. Slack is included in the $3 per person monthly price, along with every module and the other four integrations.