Moreover, thanks to the system’s Dynamic Planning Methodology, PMs always work with activities that are ready for execution (actionable). Once activities become actionable, they are managed with Remind me from My Reminders Hub.

See How to create an activity

Each activity has several important elements accessible when you open a project.

Activities can be New, In Progress, Done, or Canceled.

Labels help sort activities by different criteria such as type of activity or responsible team.

Activity dependencies trigger the automatic assignment of reminders to activities when they become actionable. You can set dependencies only between activities with the same or earlier target deadline.

The duration of an activity indicates the number of days you plan to spend working on it.

Target Deadline is the desired date by which аn activity should be executed.

In the Remind me column, you set reminders for actionable activities. Use it to set the earliest possible date for the system to remind you to take action on an activity. Activities with a reminder are managed from the My Reminders Hub.

Execution Date is the actual date an activity is completed.

Delays are only on project level and show the difference between a project's Target Deadline and Execution Date.

When you create an activity you can add an additional note in the description box.

Tasks are to activities, what activities are to projects – they are all connected. When work on an activity starts, PMs normally assign tasks that will help complete the project step.

Each activity grants quick access to all files and links associated with it.

Next: How to add a file/link to an activity?

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