Project Management migration
Field-level mapping, validation, and rollback between Time Champ and Trello. We move data and schema; workflows are rebuilt natively in Trello.
Time Champ
Source
Trello
Destination
Compatibility
4 of 12
objects map 1:1 between Time Champ and Trello.
Complexity
BStandard
Timeline
2-3 weeks
Overview
Time Champ and Trello serve fundamentally different functions — Time Champ tracks employee activity, app usage, GPS location, and productivity classifications for workforce intelligence; Trello organizes projects into Workspaces, Boards, Lists, and Cards for team collaboration. There is no shared object vocabulary between them, so the migration is a reconstruction exercise: we extract users and their team assignments from Time Champ, map Projects and Tasks from any linked project integrations, and decompose timesheet entries into individual time-block cards or card attachments in Trello. Monitoring-specific records — app surveillance logs, GPS tracks, screenshots, productivity scores, and burnout alerts — have no Trello equivalent and do not migrate. We do not migrate Time Champ workflows, alerts, or shift schedules as automation code; we deliver a written inventory of these for the customer's admin to rebuild using Trello Automations and Calendar Power-Up after cutover.
Every standard and custom field arrives verified.
AI proposes the map; you confirm before any record moves.
Parent–child, lookups, and ownership stay linked.
Calls, emails, meetings — with original timestamps.
Documents, uploads, and inline notes move with the record.
Why teams make this switch
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What's pushing teams away
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What's pulling them in
Object mapping
Each row shows how a Time Champ object lands in Trello, including any object-level transformations, lookup resolution, or schema-design dependencies.
Typical mapping — final map is confirmed during the sample migration step.
Time Champ
User
Trello
Member
1:1Time Champ User records map to Trello Members. We extract name, email, and team assignment as the primary mapping. The Silent vs Interactive tracking mode setting from Time Champ does not have a Trello equivalent and is dropped. Member email is used as the Trello dedupe key. If a Time Champ user does not have a Trello account at migration time, we add them to the Workspace Members list with a pending invitation status for the admin to accept.
Time Champ
Team
Trello
Workspace
1:1Time Champ Teams map to Trello Workspaces. Each Team's name and line-manager hierarchy from Professional+ migrate as Workspace description and admin-level Member. Teams are migrated first because Member assignments in Trello depend on Workspace-level member lists being populated before Card assignments are resolved.
Time Champ
Project (via Time Champ-Trello integration)
Trello
Board
1:1If the customer has an active Time Champ-Trello integration, Projects tracked within Time Champ map to existing Trello Boards. We extract the project identifier, name, and associated task list. Cards already in Trello are matched by name or external ID and are not duplicated — we flag any orphaned Trello Cards not linked to a Time Champ project for customer review.
Time Champ
Task (from Time Champ-Trello integration)
Trello
Card
1:1Tasks synced from Trello into Time Champ via the native integration map back to Trello Cards. We use the Trello Card ID (embedded in Time Champ's integration metadata) as the primary key to avoid creating duplicate Cards. Task status, description, assignee, and due date migrate as Card fields. Tasks without a matching Trello Card ID are created as new Cards in the customer's designated Board.
Time Champ
Shift
Trello
Calendar Power-Up or Card Due Date
lossyTime Champ Shifts define working-hours windows and break configurations per user. Trello has no native shift model. We extract shift schedules as a structured CSV (user, shift name, days, start time, end time) and deliver it as a manual-setup checklist for the customer's admin to configure in Trello Calendar Power-Up or as recurring Card due dates. Multi-Shift Configuration is a Professional+ feature — Starter users have no shifts to migrate.
Time Champ
Timesheet / Time Entry
Trello
Card Attachment or Card Comment
1:manyTime Champ generates timesheets from auto-tracked activity. We decompose aggregated timesheet rows into atomic time entries (date, duration, user, task/project). Each time entry is written as a Trello Card attachment (structured JSON file) or as a Card Comment with the format 'Time logged: X hours on Y date'. For teams using Trello's Time Tracking Power-Up, we map time entries to the Power-Up's time field directly via API where supported.
Time Champ
Attendance Record
Trello
Card Comment (no native equivalent)
lossyDaily attendance entries (clock-in, clock-out, overtime, late-arrival flags) have no Trello object equivalent. We extract attendance records as a structured CSV and deliver it as a Board-level attachment, noting that Trello does not natively track attendance. If the customer requires attendance tracking, Trello's Checklists on Cards can be adapted for manual sign-in/sign-out, but this requires admin configuration and is not automated.
Time Champ
Activity Log (app/URL usage)
Trello
Not migrated
lossyApp and URL usage logs are classified as Productive/Unproductive per Time Champ's tenant-scoped rules and have no Trello equivalent. Trello is a project management tool — it does not track employee app usage. We extract the full activity log as a structured CSV export and present it as an archived reference file for compliance or audit purposes.
Time Champ
GPS / Location Tracking
Trello
Not migrated
lossyGPS location logs tied to Time Champ user records have no Trello equivalent. Trello does not support geolocation fields on Cards or Boards. We extract location data as a structured CSV export for records the customer needs to retain for field workforce compliance or audit purposes.
Time Champ
Screenshot
Trello
Not migrated
lossyScreenshot capture is tier-gated in Time Champ (Starter: none, Professional: 1-week retention, Enterprise: extended). Screenshots are binary blobs with no Trello Card attachment equivalent, and their inclusion would create significant data bloat. We flag screenshot export eligibility early in scoping — if the Professional retention window has already passed, those records are absent from the source. We note the gap in the data completeness report and do not migrate screenshots.
Time Champ
Productivity Classifications
Trello
Custom Fields (manual rebuild)
lossyTime Champ's Productive/Unproductive/Neutral app classifications are tenant-scoped custom rules with no universal taxonomy. Trello's Custom Fields can approximate these with a dropdown or text field on Cards, but the classification rules must be manually recreated. We extract the full classification ruleset (app name, category label, URL pattern) as a structured CSV during export and deliver it as a manual-setup checklist for the customer's admin.
Time Champ
Report (Daily Timesheet, Attendance, Productivity)
Trello
Board Attachment or Power-Up
lossyTime Champ Reports (Daily Timesheet, Monthly Attendance, App Usage, Productivity, Late Employees) are read-only aggregates generated at runtime from raw records. We do not migrate reports as static documents because they are derived and become stale immediately after migration. Instead, we extract the underlying raw data records (time entries, attendance, activity logs) and deliver them as structured exports so the customer can regenerate reports in Trello using Blue Cat Reports or a similar Power-Up.
| Time Champ | Trello | Compatibility | |
|---|---|---|---|
| User | Member1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Team | Workspace1:1 | Mapping required | |
| Project (via Time Champ-Trello integration) | Board1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Task (from Time Champ-Trello integration) | Card1:1 | Fully supported | |
| Shift | Calendar Power-Up or Card Due Datelossy | Fully supported | |
| Timesheet / Time Entry | Card Attachment or Card Comment1:many | Fully supported | |
| Attendance Record | Card Comment (no native equivalent)lossy | Fully supported | |
| Activity Log (app/URL usage) | Not migratedlossy | Fully supported | |
| GPS / Location Tracking | Not migratedlossy | Mapping required | |
| Screenshot | Not migratedlossy | Fully supported | |
| Productivity Classifications | Custom Fields (manual rebuild)lossy | Mapping required | |
| Report (Daily Timesheet, Attendance, Productivity) | Board Attachment or Power-Uplossy | Fully supported |
Gotchas + challenges
Platform-specific issues from each side, plus the pair-specific challenges that don't show up on either platform's page on its own.
Time Champ gotchas
Per-user billing with no inactive-seat grace period
Screenshots are tier-gated and short-retained on Professional
Teams seat cap is a hard structural limit
iOS app tracker malfunction corrupts activity log continuity
Productivity classifications are tenant-scoped, not universal
Trello gotchas
Billing model uses maximum seat quantity at term midpoint
Custom Field data historically stored in pluginData
API rate limits are token-gated and can block bulk migration
Guest-to-paid seat conversion triggers on multi-board membership
Automation command runs are capped per plan and overage triggers upgrade pressure
Pair-specific challenges
Migration approach
Discovery and plan scoping
We audit the customer's Time Champ account across tier (Starter/Professional/Enterprise), user count, team count, active shifts, integration status (whether Time Champ is connected to Trello via the native integration), and data export capability. We also confirm the destination Trello Workspace plan (Free/Standard/Premium) and whether the Custom Fields Power-Up is available. The discovery output is a written migration scope that explicitly lists which Time Champ objects migrate, which do not, and which require manual setup in Trello after cutover.
CSV export extraction and profiling
Because Time Champ has no public REST API, we work with the customer's Time Champ admin to extract data via the dashboard's bulk export function. We extract Users (name, email, team assignment, tracking mode), Teams (name, member count, manager), Projects and Tasks from any active Trello integration, Timesheets and time entries, Attendance records, and Activity Logs. We profile each export for completeness, flag missing fields, and raise data gaps before mapping design begins. Screenshot export eligibility is checked at this stage for Professional-tier accounts.
Trello Workspace and Board scaffolding
We create the destination Trello Workspace structure to match the Time Champ team hierarchy. Each Time Champ Team becomes a Trello Workspace. We create Boards within each Workspace, configure default Lists (To Do, In Progress, Done or the customer's naming convention), and set Member access levels per Board. If the customer has an active Time Champ-Trello integration, we map existing Trello Boards and flag any Cards that will receive migrated time entry data. Custom Fields Power-Up is activated at the Workspace level if not already present.
User and Member reconciliation
We extract every Time Champ User email and match against the Trello Workspace Members list. Users who already have Trello accounts are mapped directly. Users who do not have Trello accounts are queued for invitation by the customer's Trello admin before Card assignment migration. Team membership in Time Champ translates to Trello Workspace membership with the appropriate role (Admin, Normal, or Guest) determined by the user's Time Champ license tier.
Task and time entry migration
We extract Tasks from the Time Champ-Trello integration (if active) or from any project-linked data in Time Champ, map them to Trello Cards in the correct Board and List, and assign them to the resolved Member. Time entries are decomposed into atomic records and written as Card Comments in a structured format (date, duration, user, task) or attached as structured JSON files. Attendance records and Activity Logs are exported as CSVs and attached at the Workspace level as archived reference data. Migration runs in dependency order: Members first, then Boards and Lists, then Cards, then time entry Comments or attachments.
Cutover, validation, and manual-rebuild handoff
We freeze Time Champ writes during the cutover window and run a final delta export of any records created or modified since the initial extraction. We validate Card counts, Member assignments, and time entry completeness against the discovery baseline. We deliver the manual-rebuild checklist: Productivity classification rules in Trello Labels or Custom Fields, Shift schedules in Trello Calendar Power-Up, Attendance tracking via Checklists or third-party Power-Ups, and any Trello Automations (Butler) to replace Time Champ shift-based alerts. We do not rebuild Time Champ workflows or alerts as Trello Automations inside the migration scope; that is a separate engagement.
Platform deep dives
Time Champ
Source
Strengths
Weaknesses
Trello
Destination
Strengths
Weaknesses
Complexity grading
Standard Project Management migration. 2 of 8 objects need a mapping; the rest are 1:1.
Overall complexity
Standard migration
Derived from compatibility, mapping clarity, API constraints, and data volume across Time Champ and Trello.
Object compatibility
2 of 8 objects need a mapping; the rest are 1:1.
Field mapping clarity
Field mapping is derived from defaults — final spec confirmed during the sample migration.
Timeline complexity
8-object category — typical timelines run 2–7 days end-to-end.
API constraints
Time Champ: Not publicly documented; limits are described per-integration and confirmed during onboarding by Time Champ support..
Data volume sensitivity
Time Champ doesn't expose a bulk API — REST + parallelization used for high-volume runs.
Estimator
Rule-based pricing — no per-record fees, no manual quotes. Migrations over 2M records are scoped individually.
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