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# Creating Projects

## Create a Project

There can be multiple projects in an organization. A project can either be private or public to the group.

* **Public Projects:** A public project is accessible to all the members of the group. Any project is a public project by default.
* **Private Projects:** A private project is only visible to select members. It can be identified by the lock icon beside its name.

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## 📘 Choosing the Right View for Your Workflow

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### 🕒 Deadline-Driven Processes?

**Use: Tasklist or Timeline View**

Best for workflows that have clear start and end dates, dependencies, and milestones.

**Common examples:**

* Event planning
* Product launches
* Client onboarding
* Custom implementation projects
* Consulting deliverables

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### 🔁 **Ongoing and Repetitive Processes**

**Use: Board View**

Great for iterative work and step-by-step progress tracking through stages.

**Common examples:**

* Editorial calendars
* Agile sprint planning
* Sales pipelines
* RFP & proposal workflows
* Content production

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### 🤝 **Team-Based Work and Internal Operations**

**Use: Tasklist View**

Ideal for collaborative tasks where clarity, accountability, and references matter.

**Common examples:**

* Accounting tasks
* HR workflows
* Internal meetings & agendas
* Cross-functional to-dos

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When in doubt, start with a **Tasklist**. It’s versatile, easy to adapt, and works for most types of workflows.
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Please refer to following for more on projects:

* [Project Views](/project/project-views.md)
* [Set Project as Template](/project/set-project-as-template.md)
* [Importing Tasks from CSV](/fundamentals/task/creating-a-task/importing-tasks-from-csv.md)


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