How to setup workflow in Asana
How to setup workflow in Asana
In order to track task completion and cycle times, your Asana projects have to exhibit a flow of tasks through a workflow such as
Not started - work that has not yet been started
In progress - work that has been started but not completed
Done - work that has been completed
There can be more than three states on your workflow. For example you can have states like "in planning", "in review" etc.
You can have your workflow represented either as sections / board columns, or as a custom field representing the workflow states. You can name your states to whatever you like.
Below is a sample Asana board
In the above board, there are two columns that contain tasks that are not started yet: Backlog and Ready to do. Those represent the Not started state.
Once the work is started on a task, the card is moved to the In Progress column, That represents the In progress state.
Once work is completed, the task is moved to the Done list, which represents the Done state.
In a list based project, your workflow is represented as lists
You can move tasks from one state to another by dragging them between lists. It's ok to skip steps, not all tasks have to go through all states.
In order to track task completion and cycle times, your Asana projects have to exhibit a flow of tasks through a workflow such as
Not started - work that has not yet been started
In progress - work that has been started but not completed
Done - work that has been completed
There can be more than three states on your workflow. For example you can have states like "in planning", "in review" etc.
You can have your workflow represented either as sections / board columns, or as a custom field representing the workflow states. You can name your states to whatever you like.
Below is a sample Asana board
In the above board, there are two columns that contain tasks that are not started yet: Backlog and Ready to do. Those represent the Not started state.
Once the work is started on a task, the card is moved to the In Progress column, That represents the In progress state.
Once work is completed, the task is moved to the Done list, which represents the Done state.
In a list based project, your workflow is represented as lists
You can move tasks from one state to another by dragging them between lists. It's ok to skip steps, not all tasks have to go through all states.
In order to track task completion and cycle times, your Asana projects have to exhibit a flow of tasks through a workflow such as
Not started - work that has not yet been started
In progress - work that has been started but not completed
Done - work that has been completed
There can be more than three states on your workflow. For example you can have states like "in planning", "in review" etc.
You can have your workflow represented either as sections / board columns, or as a custom field representing the workflow states. You can name your states to whatever you like.
Below is a sample Asana board
In the above board, there are two columns that contain tasks that are not started yet: Backlog and Ready to do. Those represent the Not started state.
Once the work is started on a task, the card is moved to the In Progress column, That represents the In progress state.
Once work is completed, the task is moved to the Done list, which represents the Done state.
In a list based project, your workflow is represented as lists
You can move tasks from one state to another by dragging them between lists. It's ok to skip steps, not all tasks have to go through all states.