Metrics glossary

TermDefinition
Available hoursScheduled hours minus PTO, holidays and known non-working time.
Active timeForeground work with interaction; the opposite of idle.
UtilizationActive time on planned work ÷ available hours.
Focus timeTime in uninterrupted blocks (typically 30+ min) on one task/category.
Context-switch rateMoves between unrelated tasks or tools per hour.
Workload balanceSpread of active time across a team (distribution, not mean).
SessionA continuous period of use, flushed on lock/idle.
CategoryOrganisation-defined bucket an app/site maps to.

Not in this system: there is no productivity score, efficiency rating or “productive/unproductive” classification anywhere in Optimetrix.

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