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title: Project Management
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summary: "Overview of the Project management view of a single project: the toolbar actions, the activity list with its Estimate, Qualification and Assignee columns, the Gantt-style timeline of activities, the date row used to create milestones, and the Excel export."
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# Project Management

**Project management** is the timeline view of one project. It places the project's activities on a Gantt-style chart next to their dates, so you can see what happens when, spot gaps or overlaps, and mark milestones. Use it for an overview of the schedule. For step-by-step instructions, see [Project Management Timeline and Milestones](project-timeline-milestones.md).

## Why Project Management Matters

Using the project management view helps you:

- **Visualize the schedule** - See all project activities and their dates on one timeline
- **Track activity duration** - Understand how long each activity is planned to take
- **Plan milestones** - Mark important dates and deliverables directly on the timeline
- **Keep the project on track** - Spot activities that overlap, are out of order, or have no assignee
- **Share the plan** - Export the timeline to a spreadsheet for reporting

## Accessing Project Management

1. Open **Projects** and click the project you want to manage.
2. Click the **Project management** link on the project page.

The breadcrumb reads **Projects / [Project name] / Project management**, and the page title is **Project management**.

![The Project management view with its toolbar, activity list and timeline](../screenshots/project-management-timeline.png)

## What the View Shows

- **Toolbar** - The project actions **Download**, **New milestone**, **Add multiple activities** and **New activity**.
- **View controls** - The numbered buttons **1**, **2** and **3** set how many levels of the activity hierarchy are shown. The slider makes the day columns wider or narrower. **Edit**, **Sort** and **Assign** act on the activities in the list.
- **Activity list** - The **Activity**, **Estimate**, **Qualification** and **Assignee** columns list the project's activities. Click an activity name to open it.
- **Timeline** - A Gantt-style chart shows each activity as a bar spanning its start and end dates.
- **Date row** - The dates run across the top of the chart. Click a date to create a milestone on that day.

## What You Can Do in Project Management

**View the Activity Timeline**

Every activity with start and end dates appears as a bar on the timeline, so you can see the full scope of the project schedule at a glance.

**Create Milestones**

Click **New milestone** in the toolbar, or click a date on the timeline, to add a milestone on that day.

**Edit and Sort Activities**

Use **Edit** to change activity details and **Sort** to reorganize the activity list.

**Assign Activities**

Use **Assign** to set who is responsible for each activity.

**Add Activities**

Use **New activity** to add one activity, or **Add multiple activities** to enter several at once.

**Download the Timeline**

Click **Download** to export the timeline as an Excel file named `project.xlsx`.

## Related Documentation

- [Activities](activities.md) - Break a project into activities with budgets, dates and assignees
- [Projects](projects.md) - The portfolio view of all projects
- [Project Management Timeline and Milestones](project-timeline-milestones.md) - Step-by-step guide to the timeline, milestones and timeline controls
- [Resource Planning](resource-planning.md) - View and manage resource allocation across projects
- [Work Report](work-report.md) - Generate a report of the work and billables on a project