[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":351},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-en-management-overview-for-projects":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"categories":331,"date":333,"description":334,"draft":335,"excerpt":336,"extension":337,"image":338,"lang":339,"meta":340,"modified":333,"navigation":341,"noindex":335,"path":342,"related":336,"seo":343,"seoDescription":344,"seoTitle":345,"slug":346,"sourcePath":347,"sourceRoute":336,"stem":348,"tags":336,"translated":335,"type":349,"wpId":336,"__hash__":350},"blog\u002Fen\u002Fblog\u002Fmanagement-overview-for-projects.md","Management overview: every project at a glance in 1Tool",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":315},"minimark",[9,18,29,32,37,82,89,95,97,101,104,179,185,187,191,217,219,223,228,231,235,238,242,251,255,266,268,272,278,292,296],[10,11,12,13,17],"p",{},"Anyone running a larger undertaking knows the question: ",[14,15,16],"strong",{},"Where do we actually stand?"," Until now that often meant scrolling through the task list, hunting in the Gantt chart or quickly building an Excel sheet for management.",[10,19,20,21,24,25,28],{},"For that, 1Tool now has the ",[14,22,23],{},"management overview"," – an ",[14,26,27],{},"additional page"," for every project. The familiar project view with tasks, Gantt chart and all details stays exactly as it is. The management overview is added on top: for everyone who does not work on every task but wants to see the status at a glance. No setup, straight from the tasks you already maintain.",[30,31],"hr",{},[33,34,36],"h2",{"id":35},"what-the-management-overview-shows","What the management overview shows",[38,39,40,47,53,59,65,76],"ul",{},[41,42,43,46],"li",{},[14,44,45],{},"Progress in percent."," How many tasks are done, as a number and as a bar – green for done, yellow for in progress.",[41,48,49,52],{},[14,50,51],{},"In progress, Open, Overdue."," Three tiles tell you at once how much is running, how much is still waiting and what is already past its deadline.",[41,54,55,58],{},[14,56,57],{},"Upcoming deadlines."," The next deadlines as a timeline, with task, responsible person and \"5 days left\". Whatever is due soon is marked in red.",[41,60,61,64],{},[14,62,63],{},"All areas with their tasks."," Each area of the project as its own table with status, assignee, date and \"3 of 5 done\".",[41,66,67,70,71,75],{},[14,68,69],{},"Supporting documents right on the task."," Attached documents appear in the ",[72,73,74],"em",{},"Documents"," column and open with one click – handy for acceptance reports, contracts or audit reports.",[41,77,78,81],{},[14,79,80],{},"Schedule."," At the bottom, a Gantt chart shows when each area starts and ends.",[10,83,84],{},[85,86],"img",{"alt":87,"src":88},"An area in the management overview: tasks with status Done, In progress and Open, assignee and date, overdue dates in red","\u002Fimg\u002Fblog\u002Fmanagement-uebersicht\u002Fmanagement-overview-areas.webp",[10,90,91],{},[85,92],{"alt":93,"src":94},"Schedule in the management overview: the areas of a project as Gantt bars across calendar weeks, with a marker for today","\u002Fimg\u002Fblog\u002Fmanagement-uebersicht\u002Fmanagement-overview-schedule.webp",[30,96],{},[33,98,100],{"id":99},"how-it-works","How it works",[10,102,103],{},"The management overview needs no maintenance of its own. It reads the tasks you already create in the project:",[105,106,107,125,139,149,162],"ol",{},[41,108,109,112,113,116,117,120,121,124],{},[14,110,111],{},"Areas = main tasks."," Each main task in the project becomes an area, for example ",[72,114,115],{},"Fit-out",", ",[72,118,119],{},"IT"," or ",[72,122,123],{},"Marketing",". Its description appears next to the heading.",[41,126,127,130,131,134,135,138],{},[14,128,129],{},"Tasks = subtasks."," You create the individual steps as subtasks – with ",[72,132,133],{},"Assigned to"," and ",[72,136,137],{},"Deadline",".",[41,140,141,144,145,148],{},[14,142,143],{},"Complete with a switch."," One click in the ",[72,146,147],{},"Done"," column – progress, tiles and deadlines recalculate immediately.",[41,150,151,154,155,158,159,138],{},[14,152,153],{},"Mark as in progress."," Enter a value under ",[72,156,157],{},"Percent done"," for a task and it counts as ",[72,160,161],{},"In progress",[41,163,164,167,168,116,171,116,174,134,176,178],{},[14,165,166],{},"Filter and search."," With ",[72,169,170],{},"All",[72,172,173],{},"Open",[72,175,161],{},[72,177,147],{}," or the search field, you find any task in seconds.",[10,180,181,182,138],{},"You open the overview in the project via the menu with ",[14,183,184],{},"Show management overview",[30,186],{},[33,188,190],{"id":189},"who-benefits-from-the-management-overview","Who benefits from the management overview",[38,192,193,199,205,211],{},[41,194,195,198],{},[14,196,197],{},"Management:"," The status of an undertaking in ten seconds – without asking around and without a status report.",[41,200,201,204],{},[14,202,203],{},"Project managers:"," What is overdue, what is due this week? The deadline timeline answers that before things get tight.",[41,206,207,210],{},[14,208,209],{},"Projects that require evidence:"," Whether certification, audit, funded project or a compliance plan such as NIS2 – the matching document hangs on every task, and the overview shows what is missing.",[41,212,213,216],{},[14,214,215],{},"Moves, openings, rollouts:"," Many people involved, many dates, one fixed go-live – this is exactly what the overview is built for.",[30,218],{},[33,220,222],{"id":221},"frequently-asked-questions","Frequently asked questions",[224,225,227],"h3",{"id":226},"does-the-management-overview-replace-the-existing-project-view","Does the management overview replace the existing project view?",[10,229,230],{},"No. The management overview is an additional page. You keep working in the project view as usual – the overview summarises the same tasks for management and project leads.",[224,232,234],{"id":233},"do-i-need-to-restructure-my-projects","Do I need to restructure my projects?",[10,236,237],{},"No. The management overview uses the main tasks and subtasks you already have. If your tasks are already structured that way, the overview is ready immediately.",[224,239,241],{"id":240},"what-is-the-difference-from-the-gantt-chart","What is the difference from the Gantt chart?",[10,243,244,245,250],{},"The ",[246,247,249],"a",{"href":248},"\u002Fen\u002Fblog\u002Fproject-gantt-chart-drag-scheduling\u002F","Gantt chart"," is for planning and moving dates. The management overview shows where things stand: progress, deadlines and open items. You still find the schedule as a Gantt chart at the bottom of the overview.",[224,252,254],{"id":253},"are-overdue-tasks-shown-separately","Are overdue tasks shown separately?",[10,256,257,258,261,262,265],{},"Yes. The ",[72,259,260],{},"Overdue"," tile counts them, and their date appears in red in the tables. ",[72,263,264],{},"Upcoming deadlines"," only shows open tasks from today onwards.",[30,267],{},[33,269,271],{"id":270},"try-the-management-overview-now","Try the management overview now",[10,273,274,275,277],{},"Already working with 1Tool? Open a project, click ",[72,276,184],{}," in the menu – done.",[10,279,280,281,120,287,291],{},"Not using 1Tool yet? 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