The Projects Panel
Summary: What is a Project?
What is a Project?
Loosely: A set of related tasks that achieves a goal.
Technically: A set of deliverables that you want to produce with limited time, people, and budget.
***In Runcible*:** A collection of Deliverables and Tasks.
Tip: Projects are a Basic feature. Everyone will use them.
What Filters Can I Use?
Smart Search
Smart search values include: id, account, program, noun, verb, priority, points, assignee.
Stages
Work is the default view. You can choose from Work, Everything, Backlog, Active, Closed, Trash
Visible Types
Project, Deliverable, and Folder
What Right-Click Menu Choices are Available?
- Edit : Open the editing panel.
- Insert Child, Insert Above, Insert Below: insert a new row.
- UnIndent, Indent: Change the parent of a row. Note: Until you have some experience with Runcible the logic of what kind of Pages can contain other Pages might be confusing.
Move to Top, Move to Bottom. Move the current item to the top of the list or the bottom of the list. This is useful for quickly rearranging things.
What Workflow does a Project use?
The Project is included in the Task Workflow for the Program.
Tip: The task workflow for each program contains all possible project, deliverable, folder and task types.
What Do the Counters Reflect?
The total number of tasks available in that project.
Can I Drop Tasks on Projects?
Yes. Dropping a Task on a Project will move it between projects.
Do I have to Use Projects?
No, you can create Tasks in a Program without creating a Project.
A Project's Deliverables (Outputs)
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What is a Deliverable?
A deliverable is a tangible thing produced by completing a set of tasks, but that by itself does not satisfy the goals of the completing the project.
Projects can contain zero, one, or more deliverables.
Tip: Deliverables are a Professional Feature, although once you are comfortable with Runcible it's likely that you'll use them to organize your project tasks.
A Project's Folders
What is a Folder?
A Folder is a container for Documents.
What is a Document?
You can use Runcible to create Wikis, Support Sites, Manuals, Scripts, Novels, to take Notes, or whatever you choose.
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See Documents for to learn more.