Overview

The purpose of tasks is to break down a large project into smaller, more manageable units. A task is an Atomic Unit of Work (UoW). It has a clear deliverable with a planned effort (usually labour hours), start, and due date. Tasks also require resources, which are primarily labour but can also include machines and materials. 

Tasks can vary depending on the type of function they are being created for. For example, assembling parts together to make a larger assembly is a physical deliverable, whereas creating a task to research the best robot to use in a machine station is more abstract. Yet both tasks have deliverables: an assembly and the identification of a robot.

Tasks are initially identified during the PERT analysis stage when the project's Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) emerges, but they can also be identified at any stage of a project.

In Integro 360, work is broken down first by the project, then by a function, then by process and finally by a project task, Project -> Function -> Process -> Task Levels.

Example of a Work Breakdown Structure