# Run a project step by step

Every project follows one path: Enquiry, Booking, Plan, Shoot, Selection, Delivery, Close. The project page shows where it stands and the one thing to do next.

## See what to do next

- Open Projects and choose a project. The Overview tab shows its stages at the top, and the next step under them in large type.
- Press the button on the next step. It opens the page that does the work, such as Payments or Events.
- Come back when it is done. The step finishes by itself from what you recorded, so there is nothing to tick.
- On any other tab, the line under the tabs shows the stage and the next step.

## See every step of a stage

- Tap a stage to see its steps beside the next step.
- Each step says Done, Waiting on the client, Waiting for the date, or Nothing recorded when the project moved on without it.

## Skip what you do not need

- Under the next step, choose "Not needed, or done elsewhere?".
- Press Skip this step, with a reason if you want one, or Done outside the app.
- To bring a step back, open its stage and press Ask again.
- Nothing stops your work. You can record a payment or add crew in any order.

## A single-day shoot

- A new project starts with one event, on the date you enter. The Events tab reads "The day" while there is only one.
- To plan more functions, add them on that tab, each with its own date, venue and crew.

## See every project on Today

- Today lists the next step of each open project, with late work first.
- Projects waiting on a client have their own list, so you can see who to remind.

Page: https://isodesk.io/guides/run-a-project-step-by-step. Updated 31/10/2026.