When we started building Unmanage, we wanted to keep it flexible for as many use cases as possible, without watering it down. That meant finding a balance between core items that are common across most project needs, but keeping enough flexibility in there to allow adaptation where needed. For basics, we landed on:
| Core item to track | Unmanage Tool |
| What’s the project? | Project Name |
| Who is responsible for it? | Project Team |
| Who are you doing it for? | Client |
| How important is it (right now)? | Priority |
| Project Type/Project info? | Tags |
| What’s the current status? | Status |
| When is it due? | Due Date |
With these 7 items, and nothing else, you can pretty effectively track and manage a large number of projects or tasks. Other details are nice, but not always necessary. However, you start removing these, and you can be missing core items that affect your ability to keep track of things well.
