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How to set up and organize projects with phases

This guide shows you how to set up your project's timeline, status, and phases so you can keep your team aligned and track progress at every stage.

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Written by Gail Esterhuyse
Updated over a week ago

Setting up your project basics

Start by defining your project's status and timeframe to give your team visibility into where things stand.

To access your project settings:

  1. Click the Project Board icon in the top-right corner of your screen

  2. In this panel, you can set your project's Status, Timeframe, Assignees, and Phases

To add a status:

  1. Click the Status field

  2. Select your desired status from the dropdown menu (your selection saves automatically)

To set your timeframe:

  1. Click the date field

  2. Select either a single date or a start and end date range

  3. Click outside the calendar to close—your selection saves automatically


Understanding phases

Phases break your project into distinct stages, making it easier to track progress, manage tasks, and keep everything on schedule. You can customize phases to suit your project's needs and add as many as you like.

For example, a design project might include phases like "Concept Design," "Design Development," and "Quoting and Procurement."

Creating phases from a task

  1. Click into an existing task or create a new task

  2. Click Select Phase

  3. Choose an existing phase from the dropdown, or click + Add Phase

  4. If adding a new phase:

    • Give it a name

    • Set a timeframe by selecting your date range from the calendar

    • Click Confirm to save

  5. Select your newly created phase from the menu

Creating phases from project settings

  1. Open your Project Management settings by clicking the menu in the top-right corner

  2. Click + Add Phase

  3. Enter a name for your phase

  4. Set a timeframe by selecting your date range from the calendar

  5. Click Confirm to save your changes

Editing or deleting phases

  1. Open the menu in the top-right corner of your Project Management tab

  2. Click the 3-dot menu next to the phase you want to modify

  3. Select Edit to change the phase name or timeframe, or Delete to remove it

Warning: Once a phase has been deleted, this action cannot be undone

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