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Use Case

Project Tracking

A task board tells you what's in progress today. Project tracking answers the bigger question — is this project actually on track — without a separate spreadsheet.

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How to Do This in My First Task

01

Create the project and set its stage

Start from the default lifecycle (Idea → Planning → In Progress → Review/Testing → Launch → Maintenance → Completed) or your own workflow, and place the project at its current stage.

02

Break the work into tasks

Add tasks with owners, due dates, and priorities; use subtasks for anything that needs its own tracking.

03

Set the project's own deadline

A project can carry its own due date and deadline reminder, independent of any single task inside it.

04

Check progress without asking

Progress, status, and priority are visible on the project list at a glance — no status-update meeting required.

05

Pull a report when you need one

Filter a report to this project alone to see its completion rate, overdue tasks, and a tasks-completed trend over any date range.

Why It Matters

Stage tracking answers 'how far along is this' independent of any single task's status
A project-level deadline catches slippage that no individual task deadline would show
Reports replace a manual status update with a live, self-serve view
Works the same for a one-person project and a ten-person one

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I pause a project without losing its data?

Yes — mark a project Paused with a reason, and optionally a resume date; nothing about the project's tasks or history is lost.

What's the difference between a project's stage and a task's status?

Stage tracks where the whole project sits in its lifecycle; status tracks an individual task's progress on the board. They're independent.

Can I see all my projects' progress in one place?

Yes — the dashboard shows project counts by status and your most recently active projects at a glance.