Projects

The Project Management module will help you to organize and manage projects from beginning to end. The module can be used to manage your member acquisition, member on-boarding, events, and more. If you have projects that are repeatable (such as member on-boarding) you can create a project template to be re-used, saving you time. Additionally, the project management module allows you to create and monitor individual tasks that you may need outside of an actual project.

Initial Project Management Setup

Initial setup of your Project Management module allows you to setup default task types, project types, project result types, and project templates. This initial setup will save you time when you are creating projects and/or adding tasks. You will also have the ability to create these items dynamically within the Project Management Module.

Task Types

Task Types allow you to identify common tasks that you will use in your projects. The task types are the selectable, and available for filtering and reporting purposes. If you are creating a member onboarding project, and example of a task type might be "Personal Visit". You can create your task types pro-actively through the Setup options, or you may create them dynamically when creating a new project or task.

1. Click Setup on the Navigation Panel.
2. Click Task Types in the Projects section. A list of the task types that are currently configured in your system will be displayed.

   

3. Click the Add button.
4. Configure the following:

   • Name - Provide a name for the task type. This is the name that will display when you are selecting tasks, and will be used for filtering and reporting purposes.
   • Description - Provide a description of the task. This will help you in understanding the purpose of the task.
   • Cas Color - N/A
   • Click the Is Active check-box to activate this task.

5. Click Done.

Setup Project Result Types

Project Management Result Types allow you to identify expected outcomes for your projects. Examples of result type include: Completed, Cancelled, Acquired, and so on.

1. Click Setup in the Navigation Panel.
2. Click Project Result Types in the Projects section. A list of the Project Result Types currently configured in your system will be displayed.
3. Click the Add button.

   

4. Configure the following settings:

   • Name - This is the name that will appear for selection when working on tasks and projects. This will also be used for filtering and reporting.
   • Description - Provide a description of the result type.
   • Cas Color - N/A.

5. Click Done.

Setup Project Types

Project types allow you to group together projects with similar characteristics. Examples of project types include: Event, Membership, Store Merchandising, and so on. You can create Project Types initially, or you can create types dynamically when you are creating projects.

1. Click Setup in the Navigation Panel.
2. Click Project Project Types in the Projects section. A list of the Project Types currently configured in your system will be displayed.
3. Click the Add button.

1. Enter a Name for the new project type.
2. Click Done.

Setup Project Templates

Project templates can be created for projects that are repeatable, such as New Member On-boarding, Member Acquisition, Events, etc. You can then use these templates and customize them as needed when you create new projects. Creating a template is a two step process (1) Create the template (2) Add tasks to the template. Adding tasks to a template is optional, however, if your project will contain standard repeatable tasks, you can save time by entering them into the template.

Create Template

1. Click Setup in the Navigation Panel.
2. Click Project Templates in the Projects section. A list of the Project Templates currently configured in your system will be displayed.
3. Click the Add button.

   

4. Enter a Name for the new template.
5. Select a Project Type. You can select from the list, or you can click the + button to add a new project type.
6. Enter a Description of the template.
7. Click Done.

Add Tasks to Template

Adding tasks to a template is optional, however, if completing the project entails performing repeatable tasks, you can save time by entering them into the template.

1. In the list of project templates, click the template to which you wish to add tasks.

   

2. Click the Add Task button.

Project Management Reports

Project Started by Quarter

The Project Started by Quarter report allows you to generate a list of all projects started in each quarter of a selected year. The report may be filtered on project status, project categories, and custom filtering options.

1. Click Reports in the Navigation Panel
2. Select Project Started by Quarter.

   

3. Select your search filtering criteria. For example, if you wish to view only a specific project category, select from the Project Categories drop down list.
4. Optional - Enter a Search/Filter query.
5. Select Display Options. They system is setup with default fields to display in your report. You may remove fields by clicking on the Fields to Display drop-down arrow. By default, the report will include Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4, Type and total.
6. Select Summarize by criteria. This optional field allows you to select how you wish report results grouped. For example, you may choose to group results by project Type.
7. Click Run Report.

You can perform the following actions with the report by clicking the down arrow on the Run Report button:

• Export as PDF
• Export as Excel.
• Export Summary as PDF
• Export Summary as Excel
• Email Report
• Add to List - This option will allow you to add the members to an existing list, or create a new list (by clicking the + button on the Add Contacts to list screen). This can help you in sending emails to this group as necessary.

• Save as New Report - If you want to use this report with the same filtering options in the future, you can save the report.

NOTE: To make this report available to all users, do not select the Hide This Report From Other Users check-box. If selected, the report will only be available to you.

• Add as a Favorite Report - you may save the report as a favorite, then easily identify it when filtering reports in the Reports module. NOTE: This option will not be available if the report has already been saved as a favorite.