Projects Overview

A project is a formalized plan undertaken to create a service, product, or result. Project examples include building a structure, performing maintenance, creating software, and conducting research. Projects have defined start and end dates, and may consist of activities, costs, resource assignments, scope items, risks, codes, reports, files, and a variety of other details. In a typical project management scenario, a project manager creates and manages a schedule that defines the work to be performed on a project.

Organizations can manage hundreds of projects at a time or even just one. Projects are organized into workspaces according to how the organization structures its work. Groups of related projects can be managed at a high level using portfolios to conduct budget and resource planning.

Project access is controlled by setting up user groups, which allow one or more users to be granted the same level of project permissions. Users can be assigned to different user groups depending on their role in the organization. You can also assign security permissions directly to individual users.