Task management is the process of managing a task throughout its life cycle. It involves planning, testing, monitoring and reporting. Task management can help individuals achieve goals or groups of individuals to collaborate and share knowledge for the achievement of collective goals. Tasks are also differentiated by complexity, from low to high.
Effective task management requires managing all aspects of a task, including its status, priority, time, human and financial resource allocations, recurrence, notifications, etc. These can be broadly grouped into the core activities of task management.
Managing multiple individual or team tasks may require specialized software, such as project management software or workflow. In fact, many people believe that task management should serve as a foundation for project management activities.
Task management can be part of project management and process management and can serve as the basis for an efficient workflow in an organization. Project managers who adhere to task-oriented management have a detailed and up-to-date project calendar, and are often good at leading team members and moving the project forward.