Time Estimator
A free resource to quickly estimate the hours needed to manually retrieve, process, review, and release requested information based on the number of relevant records.
Estimate Time. Justify Labor. Plan Ahead.
Our time estimator gives you a fast, reliable snapshot of how long a records request might take from retrieval to resolution.
To use our Estimator you just:
- Determine / estimate how many records are potentially responsive to the request.
- Enter the number of records projected to be responsive that will need manual retrieval, sorting, & review.
- Adjust for your existing workload, projected request difficulty, any accrued hours, or expected post-review completion time.
- Use the resulting estimated labor hours to consistently calculate and justify labor costs to requesters.
No formulas to fuss over—just defensible insights.
Estimator
Request Time Estimate Calculator
How many documents, messages, or items did you determine to be potentially responsive? Enter that number here.
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Adjust to reflect request complexity. Harder requests take more time per record.
Adjust for your current capacity. The busier you are, the longer each task tends to take.
Already spent time on this request? log it here and we’ll factor it into your total workload.
Optional estimate for finalizing the request post-review.
Estimated Labor Hours
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