GitHub Projects

GitHub Projects is a project management tool integrated with GitHub. It helps teams organize work and track progress.

Project
   ↓
Work Items
   ↓
Issues / Pull Requests
   ↓
Track Progress

Projects can help teams organize development tasks in one place.

• Plan project work
• Track tasks
• Organize issues
• Track pull requests
• Monitor progress
• Manage priorities
• Coordinate team members

A project can contain work items representing tasks that need to be planned or completed.

Project
 ├── Issue
 ├── Pull Request
 ├── Task
 └── Other Work Item

These items can be organized and tracked using project views.

GitHub Issues can be added to a project so that development tasks and bugs can be tracked alongside other project work.

Issue
  ↓
Project
  ↓
Status
  ↓
Progress

Pull requests can also be included in project planning and tracking. This connects code changes with the work they address.

Issue
  ↓
Development
  ↓
Pull Request
  ↓
Project
  ↓
Completed Work

A project can be created from GitHub's Projects area. The project can then be configured according to the team's workflow.

Create Project
      ↓
Project Name
      ↓
Add Items
      ↓
Organize Work
      ↓
Track Progress

A clear project name helps team members understand the purpose of the project.

Examples:

Website Redesign
Student Management System
Mobile App Development
Bug Tracking

Use names that clearly describe the work being managed.

A project description can explain the purpose and scope of the project.

Project:
Student Management System

Description:
Track development tasks for the
student management application.

GitHub Projects supports different ways of viewing project work. Views help teams understand their work from different perspectives.

• Table view
• Board view
• Roadmap view

The most useful view depends on the team's workflow.

A table view displays project items in rows and columns.

Table views are useful when you want to see structured information about many work items.

A board view organizes work into columns representing different stages.

Todo
  ↓
In Progress
  ↓
Review
  ↓
Done

This type of workflow is commonly used for task tracking.

A roadmap view can help visualize project work over a timeline.

January → February → March → April

Feature A ──────────────►
Feature B       ─────────►
Feature C              ──►

Roadmaps can help teams understand planned work and timing.

A project can use status fields to show where work currently stands.

Todo
 ↓
In Progress
 ↓
In Review
 ↓
Done

The status values can be organized according to the team's workflow.

Priority information can help teams decide which work should receive attention first.

High
Medium
Low

For example, a critical production bug may receive a higher priority than a small documentation improvement.

Work items can be assigned to team members so that responsibility is clear.

Task
  ↓
Assignee
  ↓
Developer
  ↓
Complete Work

Clear assignment helps team members understand who is responsible for a particular task.

Labels can help categorize and organize project work.

bug
feature
documentation
enhancement
urgent

Labels make it easier to identify the type or purpose of work items.

Filters can be used to focus on specific project items.

Show:
Status = In Progress

or

Priority = High

Filtering is useful when a project contains many work items.

Projects can use fields to store additional information about work items.

Examples include:

• Status
• Priority
• Assignee
• Date
• Iteration
• Other project-specific information

Project workflows can be used to automate some project management tasks.

Event
  ↓
Workflow
  ↓
Project Update
  ↓
Status / Organization

Automation can reduce repetitive project management work.

Software teams can use Projects to organize features, bugs, documentation, testing, and releases.

Backlog
   ↓
Development
   ↓
Code Review
   ↓
Testing
   ↓
Release

A project can be used to organize reported bugs and track their progress.

Bug Report
    ↓
Todo
    ↓
Fixing
    ↓
Testing
    ↓
Resolved

New features can be planned and tracked using project items.

Feature Request
      ↓
Planning
      ↓
Development
      ↓
Review
      ↓
Release

Projects can help teams organize work toward important development goals and release milestones.

Project Goal
     ↓
Tasks
     ↓
Issues
     ↓
Pull Requests
     ↓
Milestone

This helps connect individual tasks with larger project objectives.

Teams can use projects to coordinate work across developers, designers, testers, and other contributors.

Team
 ├── Developer
 ├── Designer
 ├── Tester
 └── Project Manager
        ↓
      Project

• Use clear project names.
• Define useful statuses.
• Keep tasks focused.
• Assign work clearly.
• Use meaningful labels.
• Set priorities when useful.
• Keep project items updated.
• Remove or archive unnecessary work items.
• Use views that match the team's workflow.
• Review project progress regularly.

• Creating unclear tasks.
• Using too many unnecessary fields.
• Leaving completed tasks in active status.
• Not assigning important work.
• Using inconsistent status values.
• Not updating project information.
• Creating duplicate work items.
• Trying to track everything without a clear purpose.

Project: School Website

Todo:
- Admission Form
- Student Login
- Contact Page

In Progress:
- Admin Dashboard

Review:
- Attendance Module

Done:
- Homepage
- About Page
- Course Page

This organization gives the team a simple view of the current development status.

Create Project
      ↓
Add Issues / Pull Requests
      ↓
Define Fields
      ↓
Organize Items
      ↓
Assign Work
      ↓
Set Status
      ↓
Develop
      ↓
Review
      ↓
Complete
      ↓
Track Project Progress

• Create a clear project name.
• Define the project's purpose.
• Add relevant work items.
• Choose useful project views.
• Define status values.
• Set priorities where needed.
• Assign tasks.
• Use labels for organization.
• Keep work items updated.
• Review progress regularly.

GitHub Projects helps teams plan and organize work related to their GitHub repositories. Issues, pull requests, and other work items can be organized using different views, fields, statuses, filters, and team workflows.

Plan
 ↓
Organize
 ↓
Assign
 ↓
Develop
 ↓
Review
 ↓
Complete
 ↓
Track Progress

A well-organized project can make development work easier to understand and help teams keep track of priorities and progress.