# How projects work

**Projects** is a lightweight project- and task-tracking module: projects, the tasks under them, and
a timesheet. Verified live on demo.blueonehr.com, 2026-09-13, signed in as an HR Head.

## The pieces

| Screen | What it is for |
|---|---|
| **Dashboard** | An overview of projects and tasks. |
| **Projects** | Each project's status, managers, members, start/end dates, and a running task count. |
| **Tasks** | Every task, with its project, stage (e.g. **Todo**, **In Progress**), managers, members, end date and status. |
| **Timesheet** | Logging time against a project or task — not exercised in this pass. |

![The Projects list: "HRMS Mobile App Rollout - Phase 2", In Progress, with its managers, members, dates and 3 tasks](https://docs.blueonehr.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-10/rqZprojects-overview-projects-list.png)

![The Tasks list: three real tasks under that project, each with a stage, managers/members and status](https://docs.blueonehr.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-10/WUOprojects-overview-tasks-list.png)

## What was actually observed

One project existed — **HRMS Mobile App Rollout - Phase 2**, status **In Progress**, with three
tasks under it: "QA regression pass on Android release candidate", "Build attendance clock-in/out
API integration", and "Design onboarding flow wireframes", all in the **Todo** stage except the last,
which was **In Progress**. Tasks carry their own manager and member assignments independent of the
parent project's — two of the three tasks had no manager assigned (shown as `-`).

## Related

- [Applying for leave](https://docs.blueonehr.com/books/leave/page/applying-for-leave) and [Payroll overview](https://docs.blueonehr.com/books/payroll/page/how-payroll-works) are
  separate modules; nothing observed in Projects ties task time to payroll or timesheets to leave
  in this pass.