# Create and organize a project

**Category:** [Project Manager](https://help.totalctrl.app/hc/totalctrl/totalctrl-help-center/en-US/categories/project-manager)
**Updated:** 2026-08-19

Create a project, then add columns (statuses) and tasks. Drag tasks across the board as work progresses, break work into subtasks, and use custom fields to capture what matters to your team.
## Link a client

Associate a project with a CRM contact to tie the work to a client — this is what powers client billing in Time Tracking and Accounting.

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## Related Articles

- [Project Manager overview](https://help.totalctrl.app/en-US/articles/project-manager-overview)
- [Working with Tasks](https://help.totalctrl.app/en-US/articles/working-with-tasks)
- [Conditions: reacting to one value](https://help.totalctrl.app/en-US/articles/project-automation-conditions)
- [Every trigger, and what it carries](https://help.totalctrl.app/en-US/articles/project-automation-triggers)
- [What an automation can do](https://help.totalctrl.app/en-US/articles/project-automation-actions)

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