# Create a project

_Skileo Projects › Projects and tasks · Who can do this: Business owner, Member_

Click Add new in Projects, name the project, choose its template, customer, leader and members, then click Create project.

## Create the project

1. Open “Projects” in the menu of “Projects” and click “Add new”.
2. In “Details”:
   - “Project name”: required.
   - “Template”: the project starts with the template's task lists, open tasks, members and hourly rates. Choose “Blank project (one task list)” to start from scratch. See [Use project templates](https://www.skileo.com/help/en/use-project-templates).
   - “Customer”: the contact you do the work for. Leave it empty for an in-house project.
   - “Description”: what the project is about, if you want.
3. In “People”:
   - “Leader”: you, unless you choose someone else or “No leader”.
   - “Members”: the people who work on the project. The leader is always one of them.
4. In “Planning”: the “Stage”, the “Category”, the “Start date” and the “End date”. All are optional.
5. In “Time and money”: “Track time on this project” and the “Currency”. If you may see the money, also the “Budget” and the “Hourly rates”. See [Billable time, hourly rates and budget](https://www.skileo.com/help/en/billable-time-rates-and-budget).
6. Click “Create project”.

The project is created with its task lists. You are one of its members, even if you didn't choose yourself.

## Choose the members

Only members can be given tasks, follow tasks and log time on the project. You can choose the “Business owner”, any “Member” of the workspace and your current employees.

An employee who is a member sees the project in their own space. See [What employees see in Projects](https://www.skileo.com/help/en/what-employees-see-in-projects).

When you take someone off the project later, their tasks stay assigned to them. If their timer was running on the project, Skileo stops it and saves the time.

## Customer or in-house

The customer comes from your contacts. A project without a customer shows “In-house” in the list.

New time on a project with a customer is billable unless you say otherwise. See [Billable time, hourly rates and budget](https://www.skileo.com/help/en/billable-time-rates-and-budget).

## Change a project

In the list, click the actions button (**⋮**) on the project's line, then “Edit”. Change what you need and save. The template can't be changed once the project exists.


## Common questions

### Do I have to start from a template?

No. Choose “Blank project (one task list)”: the project gets one empty task list, and you add your own. See [Task lists, list view and board](https://www.skileo.com/help/en/task-lists-and-board-view).

### What happens when I switch off time tracking?

Nobody can log new time on the project, and its “Time” tab says so. The time already logged stays, and it can still be corrected.

### Can I set the budget later?

Yes. Edit the project and fill in “Budget”. Only people who may see the project's money see this field.

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https://www.skileo.com/help/en/create-a-project · Updated: 2026-11-06