How to Create, Edit & Manage Projects in Workwisely Guide

Project Management

  • Navigate to CoreHR → Employee Data Management → Projects → Project.

  • Click the + Add New button.

  • Enter the Project Name, Client, Project Location, Project Manager, and Description.

  • Click Save & Continue, which will navigate you to the Project Activities tab.

  • From the Activities dropdown, select the required activity. Activities that are already created in the Activities master will be displayed in the dropdown list.

  • You can enable the Billable option for the activity and select the Start Date and End Date, if applicable.

  • Based on the configured Start and End Dates, employees will be restricted from adding timesheets outside the defined period.

  • Click the Tick (✔) icon to save the activity.

  • To associate additional activities, click the + icon or the Add New button and repeat the above steps.

  • Once a project is created and activities are associated, the project status will be displayed as Open.

  • To add new activities to an existing project, select the project from the grid and click the Edit button. Navigate to the Project Activities tab, click the + icon or Add New button, associate the required activities, and click the Tick (✔) icon to save.

  • To edit existing activities for a project, select the project from the grid and click Edit. Go to the Project Activities tab, click the three-dot (⋮) menu against the activity, select Edit, update the required details, and click the Tick (✔) icon to save the changes.

  • To close a project, select the project from the grid and click the Close Project button. The project status will then change to Closed.

  • To delete a project, click the Delete icon in the project grid and confirm by clicking Yes.

  • To clone a project, click the Clone button in the project grid. A pop-up window will appear where you can enter the New Project Name and choose whether to clone Project Only or Project with Activities. Click the Clone button to complete the process.



Fig: Add Project

Fig: Edit & Close the Project

Fig: Clone Project and Activities

Fig: Delete Project

The Project and Activities can be enabled at three levels: Employee level, Custom Group level, or Organization level, depending on the scope of access required.

  1. Organization Level- Enables the project and activities for all employees across the entire organization, ensuring uniform access and visibility.

  2. Employee Level - Enables the project and activities for a specific individual employee, allowing personalized assignment and tracking.

  3. Custom Group - Enables the project and activities for a selected group of employees based on defined criteria, allowing targeted assignment and management.

Project Location Configuration

  • Navigate to CoreHR→ Org Structure → Location → Add New

  • The configured location will get displayed in the Project Location dropdown.


Fig: Add Location

Project Manager Configuration

  • Navigate to My Team → Team Summary → Select the employee and enable the Manager flag.

  • Only employees who are designated as managers will appear in the Project Manager dropdown for selection.



Fig: Project Manager

Custom Group Configuration

  • Navigate to CoreHR→ Employee Data Management → Custom Employee Groups

  • Click Add Group

  • Enter the Custom Group Name.

  • In Configured For, select Projects.

  • Create rules based on your requirements.

  • Click Save

  • Refer to Page No. 179 for detailed configuration instructions.

Fig: Custom Employee Groups

Fields Description

Title

Description

Project

Define the Project Name

Client

The client associated with the project for which work hours are tracked.

Project Location

Select or enter the project location to identify the geographical site associated with the project. This helps in location-based reporting and compliance tracking.

Project Manager

Responsible for planning, executing, and closing the project while managing the team, resources, and timeline to ensure successful delivery of project objectives.

Project Activities

Defines and tracks all tasks, milestones, and deliverables associated with the project, ensuring proper execution, monitoring, and completion.

Start Date(From)

The date on which the project/activity officially starts.

End Date(To)

The date on which the project/activity is expected to finish

Billable

Marks if the project hours or tasks are chargeable to the client

Non-Billable

Marks if the project hours or tasks are not chargeable to the client


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