Description

Project Office is a feature that provides a centralized dashboard for managing projects. Unlike the current monthly-focused planning system, this feature allows projects to be continuously tracked, updated, and steered over extended periods beyond a single month.

This transforms project management from a monthly planning cycle to a persistent, long-term project portfolio view where teams can monitor progress, adjust timelines, and maintain context across multiple months.

Purpose

• Create a unified view of all active projects
• Enable continuous project tracking beyond monthly boundaries
• Allow projects to be steered and adjusted over their full lifecycle
• Maintain project context and momentum across time
• Provide visibility into project status and progress

Key Features

Project Dashboard:

• Overview of all active and archived projects
• Project status indicators (planning, in-progress, blocked, completed)
• Progress tracking at the project level
• Timeline views showing project duration

Project Steering:

• Update project status and milestones
• Adjust priorities and timelines
• Track dependencies between projects
• Add notes and context for continuous evolution

Integration with Monthly Planning:

• Link projects to monthly goals
• Break down projects into monthly work items
• Maintain project continuity across month boundaries
• View how monthly work contributes to project completion

Benefits

• Projects are not forgotten when a month ends
• Teams can work on multi-month initiatives without monthly context loss
• Better visibility into long-term work and progress
• Improved project prioritization at portfolio level
• Continuous steering vs. monthly re-planning

Affected Areas

• Navigation structure (add Project Office section)
• New dashboard components for project viewing
• Project creation and editing forms
• Integration with existing monthly goal system
• Database schema for project metadata and status tracking