> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.begin.eu/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Creating projects

> Start a project with its name, lead, team and dates, and the milestones you already know.

![A New project form for Harbour café refit, led by Liis Kask with a 30 Sept target date, and a Create project button](https://mintcdn.com/beginltd/UE0q1bmp2jR3YvTa/images/cover/projects-creating-projects-light.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=UE0q1bmp2jR3YvTa\&q=85\&s=1fd34a3f9babfc6ea450dac0c95cc6ef)

Create a project when a piece of work needs a lead, a team and a date to finish by. A name is all it needs to start: everything else can be set now or changed later on the project's page.

Beta

Projects are rolling out gradually, so your workspace may not have them yet. If **Projects** is
missing from the sidebar, ask us to turn them on.

## Create one

**1. Open the form**

In **Projects**, choose **New project**. Search offers **New project** too. On a client's
**Projects** tab, **New project** opens the form with that client already picked.

**2. Name it**

Type the name where the form says **Project name**, and a one-line summary under it. The square
beside the name picks the project's icon and colour.

**3. Set the properties**

In the row under the summary, choose the **Lead**, the **Members** and the **Target date**; each
one shows its name until it is set. A new project starts in **Backlog** with **No priority**
unless you change them.

**4. Say what it is for**

Under the properties, write the description: the goal, what done looks like and anything the
team should know.

**5. Create it**

Add any **Milestones** you already know, each with its own date, then choose **Create project**.

The project opens on its **Overview** (made from a client's tab, you stay on that tab), and appears on the **Open** list of the Projects page under its status. If something cannot be saved, the form stays open with your entries and says what to fix.

## Choose the lead and the team

The **Lead** is the person answerable for the project, and **Members** are the people working on it. Both hear about every update posted on it, and each person you add is notified, except you. You can pick only people your role can see.

> [!NOTE]
>
> The lead is on the team only if you add them to **Members** as well, and creating a project does
> not add you to it.

**Context for an assistant answering questions about creating projects.** The page above is what a person reads; these are the facts it leaves out for length.

* **Who can:** creating a project needs **Edit & add** on the role's **Projects** row. Administrator, Manager and Employee have it by default; without it there is no **New project** button.
* **Where:** the clients property, **Add clients** until one is picked, appears only when clients are turned on and the role can see client names. The same row holds the status, priority, **Start date**, **Add labels** and **Budget**.
* **Limits:** a name of up to 120 characters and a summary of up to 255. Up to 500 members, 20 clients, 10 labels and 50 milestones. A budget of up to 100,000 hours. The target date cannot be before the start date.
* **Terms:** the description in the form is plain text. On the project's **Overview** it becomes a shared document several people can edit at once, with mentions.
* **Not supported:** copying a project, project templates, or importing projects from a file.
* **Begin AI:** creates up to 20 projects per card, each with up to 100 team members.

## Next

> [card] [Planning projects](https://docs.begin.eu/for-managers/projects/planning-projects.md)
>
> Keep the dates, team and budget current, and add milestones.

> [card] [Posting project updates](https://docs.begin.eu/for-managers/projects/posting-updates.md)
>
> Tell the team how the project is going.

## Still need help?

> [card] [Contact support](mailto:support@heybegin.eu)
>
> Email the Begin team and we'll get back to you.

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>
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