Course Title
1.3 Task
“a usually assigned piece of work often to be finished within a certain time” (Merriam-Webster)
A task can have the following properties. The properties can be grouped according to the project management triangle:
Scope related properties
- Title: short name of the task, i.e. identifier
- Description: detailed description of the task, i.e. requirements
- Priority: priority of the task on a predefined scale, e.g. low – normal – high
- Success or acceptance criteria
Time related properties
- Start date: when to start the task
- Due date: deadline for the task
- Estimated time: estimated hours/days needed for the task
- Status: current status of the task, e.g. new, in progress, closed
Cost/resource related properties (allocated resources)
- Assignee, owner: who has to work on the task
- Estimated cost: estimated costs of the task (labour costs, tool costs, etc.)
- Tool: needed tool for this task, e.g. a crane during a construction project