OpenProject tracks tasks, features, bugs and risks as work packages. Each has a stable identifier, configurable details and a responsible person; use dates and progress fields to keep the project plan current.21
What you can do
Represent different work types, including tasks, features, bugs and risks.2
Describe the work with a subject and longer description.1
Record an assignee and target date for each work package.1
Refer to work consistently through its unique work-package identifier.2
Review completion using the percentage-complete field.3
Filter work assigned directly to a person or through their group membership.3
Get started
Open the project’s work-package module and choose Create, then select the relevant work type.1
Enter the description and confirmed assignee/date, then save the work package.1
Ways to use it
Ideas based on documented features.
Track approved actions as assigned, dated work packages.1
Represent risks and bugs alongside delivery work while keeping their types distinct.2
Before you start
The project’s work-package module must be enabled before using it.2
Deleted work packages have no easy restore path; establish recovery before removing them.3
Risks and decisions