For example, it could be something as complex as a mobile app bug fix.<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\n
Or it could be something as simple as crafting an email.<\/p>\n
Tasks are typically assigned to a single person or team, while the larger project could be a department or company-wide endeavor.<\/p>\n
The task may or may not include a deadline, an assigned task owner, and a series of subtasks depending on its length and complexity.<\/p>\n
The size and complexity of a task will depend on your industry, as well as your framework for project management.<\/p>\n
Get started with monday.com<\/a><\/p>\n In project management<\/a>, the two terms are sometimes used interchangeably. You may see the word \u201cproject activities\u201d used in guides and books, which typically refers to tasks or sets of tasks.<\/p>\n Technically, a task is an action that you do with a specific purpose, while an activity doesn\u2019t necessarily have one. However, the distinction is not crucial in this context.<\/p>\n Even Scrum projects last 11.6 weeks<\/a> (or almost three months) on average. For companies that use other frameworks, project time frames can be a quarter long, six months, or even longer than one year.<\/p>\n When working on a large-scale project, you won’t get away with just giving your team vague deliverables and sending them on their way.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Lack of clarity on expectations, timelines, and deliverables will lead to communication breakdowns and misunderstandings between teammates, which can cause delays and setbacks. Or, team members can even end up wasting time working on the same task as someone else without realizing it.<\/p>\n To avoid these issues, you need some way to break down the high-level project deliverables and goals into tasks.<\/p>\n What you need is a more granular plan<\/a>.<\/p>\n But exactly how you do that depends on your project management methodology<\/a> and framework.<\/p>\n We\u2019ll show you how this process works in two of the most popular methodologies, waterfall, and Scrum, the leading implementation of Agile.<\/p>\n The work breakdown structure (WBS) is the official method of breaking down projects in the PMI Guidebook.<\/p>\n To figure out how to break the entire project into tasks, you first need to divide it into the actual deliverables required to hand over the final product or result to the client.<\/p>\n For example, if you\u2019re planning to make a mountain bike, you can break that down into the frame, handlebars, pedals, wheels, chains, and so on.<\/p>\n (Image Source<\/a>)<\/p>\n You also need to work out the dependencies of the project (aka which deliverables require another one for completion).<\/p>\n For example, you can\u2019t assemble the bike until all of the main components are built. Similarly, you can\u2019t complete the wheels unless you have the spokes, tires, and air tubes you need.<\/p>\n Even if you\u2019re working on a software or other digital project, there can be complex interdependencies.<\/p>\n The logic of progress combined with any dependencies that exist will determine the order that you schedule tasks in your ultimate WBS plan. If we were to simplify the WBS, the section on manufacturing the bike frame might look something like this.<\/p>\n Of course, each item contains multiple tasks, such as sourcing vendors, reviewing designs, choosing materials, and more.<\/p>\n But if you assign these tasks to teams that have the necessary skills to complete all of them, that\u2019s what the top-level plan might look like.<\/p>\n If you use an Agile framework such as Scrum, you won\u2019t need to break down the entire project into detailed tasks at an early stage. Avoiding the need to plan out entire projects and timelines in advance is one of the primary principles of Agile.<\/p>\n Instead, you\u2019ll focus on planning out a deliverable increment of your product in Scrum sprints<\/a>. These are 2\u20134 week periods of focused work dedicated to delivering a working version of the final deliverable.<\/p>\n Planning a sprint is when you break down your large-scale increment deliverable into specific tasks and assign them.<\/p>\n The basis for planning out these iterations is a backlog of features or user stories (functionality from the user\u2019s perspective). You may also have a product roadmap to outline the long-term product direction as well.<\/p>\n The product backlog is continually pruned and optimized before, during, and after sprints. Even if you\u2019re not planning software projects, you can often single out elements that you can deliver in increments.<\/p>\n Before each Sprint, you meet with your team and stakeholders<\/a> (invested parties) to discuss which user stories are the most important. You select a few items and create a dedicated sprint backlog.<\/p>\n Each user story is then further divided into tasks, and team members take ownership of the ones they can handle.<\/p>\n In a sense, Scrum very much lets individual teams \u201cmanage the small stuff\u201d themselves. That frees up project or product managers to focus on the big picture.<\/p>\n It\u2019s not ideal for all organizations or projects, but it\u2019s an antidote for micromanagement in complex projects.<\/p>\n So how granular should you get? What should the scope and length of the task in your project be?<\/p>\n It depends on the size of your project and your PM framework, but here are some rules of thumb.<\/p>\n In traditional project management, a rule of thumb is that no task should be shorter than 8 hours or longer than 80 hours in the WBS.<\/p>\nIf you make your long-term project plan too granular, your project managers end up with the impossible task of micro-managing the whole project.<\/span><\/a>\n That\u2019s why PMI recommends keeping tasks between 20\u201380 hours<\/a> in the WBS.<\/p>\n Your individual teams can then have more granular task boards to manage their own to-do lists and\/or break 2-week tasks down into daily sub-tasks.<\/p>\n While user stories generally have no specified length, they\u2019re often broken down into manageable chunks, usually one workday or less.<\/p>\n The official Scrum Guide<\/a> doesn\u2019t use the word tasks, but instead uses the term work unit:<\/p>\n \u201cWork planned for the first days of the Sprint by the Development Team is decomposed by the end of this meeting, often to units of one day or less.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n On a Scrum board<\/a>, you can use story points (at monday.com, we equate 1 SP to a workday) to estimate the length of the task.<\/p>\n Task lengths naturally vary. The important thing is that a task is manageable within a sprint and doesn’t slow it down.<\/p>\n When you break down deliverables into individual tasks, time isn\u2019t the only consideration. The best approach is to make sure the person (or resource) who\u2019s assigned the task can complete it from start to finish.<\/p>\n For example, a graphic designer could create a wireframe for an app, but wouldn\u2019t be able to create a working prototype.<\/p>\n So you should split the larger deliverable of a working feature prototype into wireframe\/design and development (at the very least).<\/p>\n For larger companies, a resource could be an entire team that includes designers, developers, and software testers. In which case, you don\u2019t have to get as granular when planning and assigning tasks.<\/p>\n It\u2019s impossible to predict the duration of tasks perfectly every time, but you need to get as close as you can.<\/p>\n The best way to do this is to involve the actual resources who will handle the task in the planning process. (That\u2019s exactly what happens in a sprint planning<\/a> meeting.)<\/p>\n Employees with hands-on experience completing said tasks are your best bet for accurately forecasting durations.<\/p>\n You don\u2019t need to switch to Agile or Scrum to make this happen. You just need to involve the actual project implementers in the planning process and not rely exclusively on managers.<\/p>\n Not only can project implementers help with estimating task durations, but they can also help with identifying dependencies and anticipating where potential bottlenecks may occur.<\/p>\n There are hundreds of different frameworks and methods for managing projects and breaking them down into tasks.<\/p>\n A few stand out because of their efficiency and ease of adoption and have become popular choices around the world.<\/p>\n Get started<\/a><\/p>\n (Image Source<\/a>)<\/p>\n Let\u2019s take a closer look at these industry-leading options.<\/p>\n Waterfall<\/a> refers to the traditional \u201cpredictive\u201d project management approach. It\u2019s called predictive because you plan every phase of the project from start to finish before even getting started.<\/p>\n The reason it\u2019s called waterfall is that the projects are planned to follow a sequential order.<\/p>\n You start by figuring out the requirements of the project. What deliverables do you need to deliver a finished product?<\/p>\n Then you move on to designing and creating (implementing) it. Finally, you verify that the product works as intended, and launch it. The last stage includes the long-term maintenance of the product.<\/p>\n In a waterfall plan, you outline all these stages from start to finish before you begin any work.<\/p>\n Although today, criticizing the waterfall framework is a popular pastime among project managers, it still has its place in some types of work.<\/p>\n For physical products with a lot of dependencies and high costs associated with actual production time, mapping out the entire project in detail can actually be the best approach.<\/p>\n Instead referring to a specific methodology, Agile represents a core set of values and principles to apply to your projects. Agile is an umbrella term that covers many different frameworks and methodologies.<\/p>\n The most famous principle is to deliver working iterations of your project frequently. This is the opposite of the waterfall approach, in which you plan out an entire product from start to finish before you begin.<\/p>\n Read more about Agile principles<\/a> and how to apply them in your projects.<\/p>\n Lean<\/a>, like Agile, is not a specific framework that details a project management approach. Instead, it refers to a management philosophy with a core set of principles.<\/p>\n The focus of Lean is eliminating waste in processes throughout each stage of production. The execution is what controls the outcome, after all.<\/p>\n Fixing bottlenecks between departments to speed up the final assembly is a good example.<\/p>\n With origins in large-scale manufacturing, this makes a lot of sense. Every dollar saved on a product can mean millions in extra profits per year.<\/p>\n Not to be confused with Agile, which is more about high-level concepts and principles, Scrum<\/a> is an actual framework for project management.<\/p>\n It outlines clear rules, meetings (ceremonies), and deliverables (artifacts), not just values.<\/p>\n (Image Source<\/a>)<\/p>\n For example, Scrum teams should only include a maximum of 9 regular team members. Daily Scrum meetings should only last 15 minutes.<\/p>\n The entire process of designing and completing a sprint is laid out in detail. That\u2019s what makes the Scrum framework<\/a> so useful for teams that want to put more Agile principles into practice.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re going to try to manage projects<\/a> through emails and spreadsheets, it almost doesn\u2019t matter what approach you choose. There\u2019s no way your team will function optimally. In fact, disorganization and difficulty collaborating will become constant barriers to speed and productivity.<\/p>\n Instead of slowing down your managers and teams with an inefficient process, take advantage of the latest project management software.<\/p>\n monday.com is a digital workspace with all the functionality a project manager could ever want, wrapped in a package that\u2019s actually easy to learn and use.<\/p>\n There\u2019s no three-month learning curve before it becomes helpful. Your team will start becoming more effective right off the bat.<\/p>\n If you want to reach a completely new level of productivity, basic task management<\/a> won\u2019t cut it. You need to introduce a project management framework that goes beyond daily tasks.<\/p>\n We\u2019ve outlined four choices in this article, but there are plenty of more options out there.<\/p>\n Explore some of the most popular project management frameworks and evaluate whether they’ll suit your company, products, goals, and existing team structure.<\/p>\n Luckily, monday.com makes it easy to make the switch, no matter which framework you’re interested in trying. We offer dedicated templates for everything from WBS to Scrum, and every board is completely customizable.<\/p>\n For consistent results, you should develop a high-level project roadmap. It will help guide all decisions and priorities as the project progresses.<\/p>\n This is where you break down large project goals into smaller deliverables and start to establish the tasks and priorities for each team and individual involved.<\/p>\n Your boards should outline the overall project but may not specify every activity or task, depending on the scale of the project.<\/p>\n The WBS is great as it gives your managers a more granular roadmap towards finishing the project.<\/p>\n But it\u2019s not the best for planning individual tasks within the involved teams or departments, which is why monday.com also offers more basic task boards that these teams can use to manage the day-to-day.<\/p>\n You can easily divide larger items into smaller subtasks and assign them as well.<\/p>\n If you want to perfect your workflow, it\u2019s not enough to create some new task boards. You also need to eliminate repetitive menial tasks.<\/p>\n For example, with our smart integrations, you can automatically update a card or create a new task when you receive an email or message.<\/p>\n It\u2019s a useful feature for a wide variety of teams and use-cases. For example, your software team<\/a> could get a new task with every bug report.<\/p>\n Or, you could create a new task card for your sales team every time someone requests a white paper or case study.<\/p>\n By automating menial tasks, you give your managers and team the time and space to focus on crucial high-level decisions.<\/p>\n Want to see at a glance if tasks are being completed on schedule, or which people (or teams) are available for last-minute work?<\/p>\n You can easily create and customize a dashboard that will give your managers instant access to all the information they need.<\/p>\n Breaking down a project into tasks and assigning them effectively is like mastering a tightrope walk.<\/p>\n Balance is everything.<\/p>\n Micro-management is a good way to ensure that workers get more disengaged (and talented at \u201cacting\u201d productive). While keeping things too broad can lead to duplicate tasks and disarray.<\/p>\n Find the framework that works best for your industry and internal workflows and then follow the tips listed above to find the happy medium that will allow your teams to thrive.<\/p>\n Whichever you choose, we\u2019ve got the right templates and tools<\/a> to help your projects succeed.<\/p>\n With our free WBS template<\/a>, you can regain control of your project in mere minutes.<\/p>\n Get started<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" While the word \u201ctask\u201d might make you think of boring activities like photocopying flyers, or entering rote data into a spreadsheet, the term “task” encompasses far more interesting and important work. 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","content_block":[{"acf_fc_layout":"text","content":" In project management, a task is a work item or activity with a specific purpose related to the larger goal. It\u2019s a necessary step on the road towards project completion.<\/p>\n For example, it could be something as complex as a mobile app bug fix.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image_type":"normal","image":32793,"image_link":null},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","content":" Or it could be something as simple as photocopying the latest brochure for distribution.<\/p>\n Single tasks are typically assigned to a single person or team, while the larger project could be a company-wide endeavor.<\/p>\n The task may or may not include a start and end date or a series of subtasks\u2014this all depends on the complexity of the project at hand, which could be related to industry.<\/p>\n Get started<\/a><\/p>\n"}]},{"main_heading":"How do you break down a project into smaller tasks?","content_block":[{"acf_fc_layout":"text","content":" Even long term Scrum projects that last\u00a011.6 weeks<\/a> on average make use of task management<\/a> to get their work done efficiently and effectively.<\/p>\n Part of task management includes creating manageable workloads, considering task dependencies, and of course, communicating across teams to avoid double work or roadblocks.<\/p>\n To avoid these issues, you need some way to break down the high-level project deliverables and goals into tangible tasks.<\/p>\n In the next section, we\u2019ll show you two of the most popular methodologies, Waterfall, and Scrum.<\/p>\n The work breakdown structure (WBS) is the official method of breaking down projects in the PMI Guidebook.<\/p>\n To figure out how to break the entire project into tasks, you first need to divide it into the actual deliverables required to hand over the final product or result to the client.<\/p>\n For example, if you\u2019re planning to make a mountain bike, you can break that down into the frame, handlebars, pedals, wheels, chains, and so on.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image_type":"normal","image":32843,"image_link":null},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","content":" (Image Source<\/a>)<\/p>\n You also need to work out the dependencies of the project (aka which deliverables require another one for completion).<\/p>\n If we were to simplify the WBS, the section on manufacturing the bike frame might look something like this.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image_type":"normal","image":32813,"image_link":null},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","content":" Of course, each item contains multiple tasks such as sourcing vendors, reviewing designs, picking materials, and more.<\/p>\n But if you assign these tasks to teams who have the necessary skills to complete all of them, that\u2019s what the top-level plan might look like.<\/p>\n If you use an Agile framework, like Scrum, you won\u2019t bother breaking down the entire project into detailed tasks at an early stage. Avoiding this large-scale exercise in prediction is one of the primary principles of Agile.<\/p>\n Instead, you\u2019ll focus on planning out a deliverable increment of your product in Scrum sprints<\/a>. These are 2\u20134 week periods of focused work dedicated to delivering a working product version of the final deliverable.<\/p>\n The basis for planning out these iterations is a backlog of features or user stories<\/a> (functionality from the user\u2019s perspective). You may also have a product roadmap<\/a> to outline the long-term product direction as well.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image_type":"normal","image":32798,"image_link":null},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","content":" The product backlog<\/a> is continually pruned and optimized before, during, and after sprints. Even if you\u2019re not planning software projects, you can often single out elements that you can deliver in increments.<\/p>\n Before each Sprint, you meet with your team and stakeholders<\/a> (invested parties) to discuss which user stories are the most important. You select a few items and create a dedicated sprint backlog<\/a>.<\/p>\n Each user story is then further divided into tasks, and team members take ownership of the specific tasks they can handle.<\/p>\n It\u2019s not ideal for all organizations or projects, but it\u2019s an antidote against micromanagement in complex projects.<\/p>\n"}]},{"main_heading":"What size should a project task be?","content_block":[{"acf_fc_layout":"text","content":" So how granular should you get? What should the scope and length of the task in your project be?<\/p>\n It depends on the size of your project and your PM framework, but here are some rules of thumb.<\/p>\n In traditional project management<\/a>, a rule of thumb is that no task should be shorter than 8 hours or longer than 80 hours in the WBS.<\/p>\nIf you make your long-term project plan too granular, your project managers end up with the impossible task of micro-managing the whole project.<\/span><\/a>\n That\u2019s why the PMI recommends keeping tasks between 20\u201380 hours<\/a> in the WBS.<\/p>\n Your individual teams can then have more granular task boards to manage their own to-do lists and\/or break 2-week tasks down into daily sub-tasks.<\/p>\n While user stories generally have no specified length, they\u2019re often broken down into manageable chunks, usually one workday or less.<\/p>\n The official Scrum Guide<\/a> doesn\u2019t use the word tasks, but instead uses the term work unit:<\/p>\n \u201cWork planned for the first days of the Sprint by the Development Team is decomposed by the end of this meeting, often to units of one day or less.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n On a Scrum board<\/a>, you can use story points (at monday.com, we equate 1 SP to a workday) to estimate the length of the task.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image_type":"normal","image":32823,"image_link":null},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","content":" When you break down deliverables into individual tasks, time isn\u2019t the only consideration. The best approach is to make sure the person (or resource) who\u2019s assigned the task can complete it from start to finish.<\/p>\n For example, a graphic designer could create a wireframe for an app, but wouldn\u2019t be able to create a working prototype.<\/p>\n So you should split the larger deliverable of a working feature prototype into wireframe\/design and development (at the very least).<\/p>\n For larger companies, a resource could be an entire team that includes designers, developers, and software testers. In which case, you don\u2019t have to get as granular when planning and assigning tasks.<\/p>\n The best way to predict the duration of tasks is to involve the actual resources who will handle the task in the planning process.<\/p>\n You don\u2019t need to switch to Agile or Scrum to make this happen. You just need to involve the actual project implementers in the planning process, not just management.<\/p>\n Not only can they help with task durations, but they can also help with dependencies and expecting potential bottlenecks.<\/p>\n"}]},{"main_heading":"What is the best way to organize project tasks?","content_block":[{"acf_fc_layout":"text","content":" There are hundreds of different frameworks and methods for managing projects and breaking them down into tasks.<\/p>\n A few stand out because of their efficiency and ease of adoption and have become popular as a result.<\/p>\n Get started<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image_type":"normal","image":32803,"image_link":null},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","content":" (Image Source<\/a>)<\/p>\n Let\u2019s take a closer look at these industry-leading options.<\/p>\n Waterfall<\/a> refers to the traditional \u201cpredictive\u201d project management approach. It\u2019s called predictive because you plan every phase of the project from start to finish before even getting started.<\/p>\n The reason it\u2019s called waterfall is that the projects are planned to follow a sequential order.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image_type":"normal","image":32838,"image_link":null},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","content":" First, you start out by figuring out the requirements of the project. What deliverables do you need to deliver a finished product?<\/p>\n Then you move on to designing and creating (implementing) it. Finally, you verify that the product works as intended, and launch it. The last stage includes the long-term maintenance of the product.<\/p>\n While berating waterfall is a popular pastime among younger management professionals, it has its place.<\/p>\n For physical products with a lot of dependencies and high costs associated with actual production time, mapping out the entire project in detail can be the best approach.<\/p>\n Instead of a specific methodology, Agile outlines a core set of values and principles to apply to your projects. As a result, Agile is an umbrella term that covers many different methodologies and frameworks.<\/p>\n The most famous principle is to deliver working iterations of your project frequently. That\u2019s in contrast to planning out an entire product from start to finish like with waterfall.<\/p>\n Lean, like Agile, is not a specific framework that details a project management approach. Instead, it refers to a management philosophy with a core set of principles.<\/p>\n The focus of Lean is eliminating waste in processes throughout each stage of production. The execution is what controls the outcome, after all.<\/p>\n Fixing bottlenecks between departments to speed up the final assembly is a good example.<\/p>\n Not to be confused with Agile, which is more about high-level concepts and principles, Scrum is an actual framework for project management.<\/p>\n It outlines clear rules, meetings (ceremonies), and deliverables (artifacts), not just values.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image_type":"normal","image":32828,"image_link":null},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","content":" (Image Source<\/a>)<\/p>\n For example, Scrum teams should only include a maximum of 9 regular team members. Daily Scrum meetings should only last 15 minutes.<\/p>\n The entire process of designing and completing a sprint is laid out in detail. That\u2019s what makes the Scrum framework<\/a> so useful for teams that want to implement more Agile principles<\/a> into practice.<\/p>\n Get started<\/a><\/p>\n"}]},{"main_heading":"How to use a project management platform for effective task management","content_block":[{"acf_fc_layout":"text","content":" Instead of slowing down your managers and teams with an inefficient process, take advantage of the latest task management software<\/a>.<\/p>\n monday.com is a digital workspace with all the functionality a project manager<\/a> could ever want, wrapped in a package that\u2019s actually easy to learn and use.<\/p>\n If you want to reach a completely new target level of productivity, basic task management won\u2019t cut it. You need to introduce a project management framework that goes beyond daily tasks.<\/p>\n Luckily, monday.com makes it easy to make the switch. We offer dedicated templates for everything from WBS to Scrum.<\/p>\n For consistent results, you should develop a high-level project roadmap. It will help guide all decisions and priorities as the project progresses.<\/p>\n This is where you break the larger goals into smaller deliverables and start to establish the workload for each team or department that\u2019s involved.<\/p>\n It should outline the overall process but may not specify every activity or task, depending on the scale of the project.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image_type":"normal","image":32818,"image_link":null},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","content":" But it\u2019s not the best for planning individual tasks within the involved teams or departments.<\/p>\n Which is why monday.com also offers more basic task boards that these teams can use to manage the day-to-day.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image_type":"normal","image":32833,"image_link":null},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","content":" You can easily divide larger items into smaller subtasks and assign them as well.<\/p>\nWhat is the difference between a task and an activity?<\/h3>\n
How do you break down a project into smaller tasks?<\/h2>\n
Work breakdown structure in the waterfall methodology<\/h3>\n
![\"Example](\"https:\/\/www.monday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/WBS-example.png\" "\\"WBS")
<\/p>\n![\"Project](\"https:\/\/www.monday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Project-WBS-plan.png\" "\\"Project")
<\/p>\nScrum<\/h3>\n
![\"Product](\"https:\/\/www.monday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Product-backlog.jpg\" "\\"Product")
<\/p>\nWhat size should a project task be?<\/h2>\n
The 8\/80 rule for WBS<\/h3>\n
Task length in Scrum<\/h3>\n
![\"Scrum](\"https:\/\/www.monday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Scrum-board.jpg\" "\\"Scrum")
<\/p>\nTasks shouldn\u2019t need more than one resource to complete<\/h3>\n
Accurately estimating task durations<\/h3>\n
What is the best way to organize project tasks?<\/h2>\n
![\"Graph](\"https:\/\/www.monday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Project-management-method-usage.jpg\" "\\"Project")
<\/p>\nWaterfall<\/h3>\n
![\"Diagram](\"https:\/\/www.monday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Waterfall-model-diagram.png\" "\\"Waterfall")
<\/p>\nAgile<\/h3>\n
Lean<\/h3>\n
Scrum<\/h3>\n
![\"The](\"https:\/\/www.monday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Scrum-Framework.jpg\" "\\"Scrum")
<\/p>\nHow to use a project management platform to manage tasks effectively<\/h2>\n
Pick the framework or methodology you want to work with<\/h3>\n
Develop the high-level project roadmap<\/h3>\n
![\"Project](\"https:\/\/www.monday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Project-roadmap.jpg\" "\\"Project")
<\/p>\nGet more granular with a WBS and other task boards<\/h3>\n
![\"Project](\"https:\/\/www.monday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Project-WBS.jpg\" "\\"Project")
<\/p>\n![\"Screenshot](\"https:\/\/www.monday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Task-board-example.png\" "\\"Task")
<\/p>\nUse integrations and automations to automate menial tasks<\/h3>\n
![\"monday](\"https:\/\/www.monday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/monday-Gmail-integrations.png\" "\\"monday")
<\/p>\nKeep managers up to speed with dashboards and reports<\/h3>\n
![\"Screenshot](\"https:\/\/www.monday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/monday-new-dashboard.png\" "\\"monday")
<\/p>\nGo from task management to project management with monday.com<\/h2>\n
Work Breakdown Structure<\/h3>\n
Scrum<\/h3>\n
The 8\/80 rule for WBS<\/h3>\n
Task length in Scrum<\/h3>\n
Tasks shouldn\u2019t require more than one resource<\/h3>\n
Accurately estimating task durations<\/h3>\n
Waterfall<\/h3>\n
Agile<\/h3>\n
Lean<\/h3>\n
Scrum<\/h3>\n
Pick the framework or methodology you want to work with<\/h3>\n
Develop the high-level project roadmap<\/h3>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image_type":"normal","image":32808,"image_link":null},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","content":"
Get more granular with a WBS and other task boards<\/h3>\n
Use integrations and automations to automate menial tasks<\/h3>\n