Project Management Support - Project Tasks

Project Tasks are the smallest unit of measurement when tracking the completion of a project.  Project Tasks are also the assignable items that belong to certain groups or individuals who will be involved with completing the project. One or more Project Tasks usually define a Project Milestone.  Examples of a Project Task might be, "Hire an electrician" or "Research Warranty Clause for Contract".

Creating a Project Task

1. Hover over "Business Management Tools"
2. Hover over "Project Management" in the menu, and then click on "Manage Project Tasks" in the submenu.
3. Click on "Create Task"
4. Enter the name of the task and other relavant information and click "submit"

Your project task is now created. additional project tasks can now be created and managed for this project.

Data Sections

• Priority - Assign priority from 1-10.  2 is normal priority, with 1 being urgent and 3-10 being different levels of priority based on importance.
• Entity - Select which entity to assign this task to from the drop-down menu.
• Project - Select which Project to assign this task to from the drop-down menu.
• Milestone - Select which milestone to assign this task to from the drop down menu.
• Assigned To - Select which group or individual to assign this task to from the drop-down menu.
• Estimated Hours - Enter estimated hours for completion of this task.
• Actual Hours - When completed, enter actual hours for completion of this task.
• Billable - Check on this box if the hours associated with this task are billable.
• Status - Select the status for each task from the drop-down menu.
• Due Date - Click on calendar menu and select the due date for this task
• Completed Date - Click on calendar menu and select the completed date for this task.
• Description - Use this space to enter any additional notes as needed to describe or enhance the entry.