Projects

Projects are the organizational wizards of Minicastle. While Issues are a faster, less overwhelming way to tackle problems one-at-a-time, it's always satisfying to see your work roll up into something bigger. You can easily track and enjoy your progress with Projects!

Drawbridge Restoration

5 Issues$1,240·18 hours
Replace rusted chains
Oil the gears
Reinforce support beams
Install new counterweight
Test safety mechanism

Great Hall Renovation

8 Issues$3,780·42 hours

Benefits

Projects provide you with the following benefits:

  • A simple, friendly "bucket" for organizing related groups of work
  • At-a-glance view of the number of Issues involved in a project, and their overall progress
  • Summary of financial investments made in a given project
  • Summary of time investments made in a given project

When it comes to organizing Issues into larger buckets of work, here are a few types of projects you might consider:

  • Seasonal clean-up (Spring Cleaning, Winter Prep)
  • A renovation or new addition
  • Routine systems checks (alarms, smart devices, etc.)
  • Move-in / Move-out

Creating a Project

To create a project, all you need to do is give it a name! Everything else will ultimately be handled automatically.

  1. Navigate to the Projects tab
  2. Click "Add Project"
  3. Give it a name (for example, "Bathroom Renovation", "Smart Device Installation"), and press "Save"

Since Projects are collections of Issues, your new project will be empty. To add issues, click on the "..." menu, then select "Add Issue". You can either:

  1. Create a completely new issue that will be tied to this project
  2. Add an existing issue to the project

Once you add an issue, your project will be populated immediately. You'll also see the following metrics start to update:

  • Issue count & progress bar
  • Financial total of your project (based on Cost fields for each Issue)
  • Time total of your project (based on Hours Spent fields for each Issue)

The financial and time totals are optional to provide, but if you do enter values, they'll be included in the sum shown in the project.

You can sort your Projects by Name, Issue Count, or Date Created using the sort button in the toolbar. Use the expand/collapse button to show or hide the Issues inside each project.

Issues can only belong to 1 project.

What else would you like to see when it comes to Projects? Leave feedback on our roadmap or email us: help@minicastle.app