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                                                                        Tasks

                                                                        Finding A Task Management System That Works

                                                                        For almost two years the staff at DesignSmart tested various task management systems for our own internal use. Many of them were very good for what they were designed to do, but that design wasn't what our firm needed. So after a long and ultimately frustrating search, we decided to take the time to develop our own Task Tracking System. The system took years to refine, but once it was working well for us we thought that our clients could benefit from it equally well so we added it to DesignSmart.

                                                                        Key Features

                                                                        Here are some of the important features of the task tracking system:

                                                                        #1: Create tasks from any layout

                                                                        You can add a task from any screen simply by clicking on the icon shown below.


                                                                        #2: See your notifications

                                                                        When you have been sent a new task or a new message about a task you, will be notified of this with the exclamation icon shown below.


                                                                        #3: Assign leads and followers

                                                                        You can indicate which staff are leads on a task, and which are followers.


                                                                        #4: Email option

                                                                        You have the option to email tasks and updates to co-workers


                                                                        #5: Link tasks to items

                                                                        You can add a task for a specific item from the Item Detail View in the Tasks tab.


                                                                        #6: Kanban Board

                                                                        The Kanban Board makes it easy to move tasks to different statuses.

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