Show the time estimate in the task list

gabriela.gibson says:
I'd like to see the time estimated next to the individual tasks (not only the date) and also the time that has already been spent on completing tasks in the list for the day, that I get when I search for 'today'.
It would very much help me pace myself and also help me not to overwork -- tho I was actually initially looking for all this in the Overview page for 'today', hoping that I can use settings to customize what I can see/do there.
Another thing I would find useful if I could use 't' to mean 'today' in the date box.
It would very much help me pace myself and also help me not to overwork -- tho I was actually initially looking for all this in the Overview page for 'today', hoping that I can use settings to customize what I can see/do there.
Another thing I would find useful if I could use 't' to mean 'today' in the date box.

mmartel says:
+1
I would LOVE the idea of displaying the time required for each task in addition to the due date.
I'm also struggling to avoid overcommitting and being able to see due dates and time estimates will help tremendously.
I would LOVE the idea of displaying the time required for each task in addition to the due date.
I'm also struggling to avoid overcommitting and being able to see due dates and time estimates will help tremendously.

mmartel says:
Also, it would be great if somewhere, as I select multiple tasks, there could be a display of the TOTAL estimated time.
This way, I could quickly determine whether it's realistic or not for me to get a certain set of tasks done in a day, half day, a couple hours, etc.
Thanks!
This way, I could quickly determine whether it's realistic or not for me to get a certain set of tasks done in a day, half day, a couple hours, etc.
Thanks!

kirad says:
+1
I was also looking for this option!
I hope this will be added!
I was also looking for this option!
I hope this will be added!



(closed account) says:
+1
It would be especially useful for when I print/view my Weekly Planner
It would be especially useful for when I print/view my Weekly Planner

onerror says:
+1, that is a must-have

luisjcolorado says:
A big +1! I have also considered exporting to I can see the estimated time and the total for a list of tasks or subtasks, but I haven't found anything so far :(

joseaznarp says:
+1, this is a must-have, really useful data

katharinabrinck says:
+1

Looks like this feature request is so old that there is no hope that it will be implemented at all. ((
From my point of view it is the most signficant lack of functionality in the task list.
It makes the "estimation" field useless.
I wish I could group my tasks per their length but nope.
What a pity.
From my point of view it is the most signficant lack of functionality in the task list.
It makes the "estimation" field useless.
I wish I could group my tasks per their length but nope.
What a pity.

nzhuk98 says:
+1, would be great if this is ever done.
@yuriy.daybov: you can group by estimate or anything else in advanced sort (gear icon in the top right corner of a list)
@yuriy.daybov: you can group by estimate or anything else in advanced sort (gear icon in the top right corner of a list)

benjagmann says:
+1
This is an important addon, I'd like to see. I'm using the Total Estimate per day to check whether I need to defer tasks into the next day.
At the moment, this is a hassle as I need to go through every single task to see their estimates.
I'd like to know from the daily overview which tasks take how much time , so I can make a decision on which one to defer to another day.
This is an important addon, I'd like to see. I'm using the Total Estimate per day to check whether I need to defer tasks into the next day.
At the moment, this is a hassle as I need to go through every single task to see their estimates.
I'd like to know from the daily overview which tasks take how much time , so I can make a decision on which one to defer to another day.

rick.cuddy says:
Yes please.

korgonthurus says:
+1 guys there's real value in showing the estimate to the task view, and it's plain easy code-wise. Also calculating total time for subtasks or for all selected tasks is an essential feature.

If showing the estimate itself would be too "busy" interface-wise, then even having a way to show that there is an estimate documented at all would be helpful. I often use the "today" and "this week" view to get an estimate of total task time needed for the day/week to help with scheduling, and this breaks if I have tasks that don't have an estimate documented. I have to make a separate smart search in order to catch tasks without estimates which adds another step to the process.

amitgupta_pb says:
Is anyone listening here? Looks like the thread is 11 years old.

amitgupta_pb says:
Anyone there? Yooohooo.... Any body?

black49483 says:
+1

emadrigalr says:
Absolutely needed, specially to reorganize your work. If you have x hours available on a day you need to move tasks between days depending on that available time. Besides, in the week week view you need to see the total estimate of each day to move your tasks between the days of the week.


jimmyytran says:
This is greatly needed to quickly see which tasks have not been estimated without using SmartList

chrismurdochadsk says:
+1





+1 I am using RTM for years now, missing this kind of feature (estimated time next to each task in a list, not only the sum of all tasks) from the beginning.
Makes daily/weekly planning very cumbersome w.r.t. avoiding over-committment. Blocking an quick and easy re-organization in order to find the right level of time booked for tasks per day.
As others said alreay: Should be easy to implement. So what is the reason this feature has not yet been added?
Any response from the RTM developer team to this > 10 years lasting thread would be very appreciated.
Makes daily/weekly planning very cumbersome w.r.t. avoiding over-committment. Blocking an quick and easy re-organization in order to find the right level of time booked for tasks per day.
As others said alreay: Should be easy to implement. So what is the reason this feature has not yet been added?
Any response from the RTM developer team to this > 10 years lasting thread would be very appreciated.

renatt says:
It's very good option. It must be in RTM!

carl.j.williams1 says:
New user, why is this not in yet!?!

carl.j.williams1 says:
As a workaround I put the time in brackets e.g. Task (30m)
But would be much nicer if that was automatically displayed
But would be much nicer if that was automatically displayed

Dear RTM-team,
How come RTM you responded to this in 13 years? Is there a fundamental reason not to show time estimates? I can enter a time estimate, even rather prominently, below due date, but that doesn't make any sense if I cannot see it anywhere else. What are your thoughts on this?
How come RTM you responded to this in 13 years? Is there a fundamental reason not to show time estimates? I can enter a time estimate, even rather prominently, below due date, but that doesn't make any sense if I cannot see it anywhere else. What are your thoughts on this?



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