Web Development

🚀 Project 27: Project Management System (Advanced)

A Project Management System is an enterprise-level full-stack application that helps teams plan, manage, and track projects, tasks, deadlines, and collaboration. It is similar to tools like Jira, Trello, Asana, and Monday.com.

This project demonstrates authentication, role-based access control, task management, real-time collaboration, dashboards, reporting, and workflow automation.

🎯 Project Goal

Build a Project Management System where users can:

👤 Register and log in

📁 Create and manage projects

✅ Create and assign tasks

👥 Collaborate with team members

📅 Track deadlines

📊 View project progress

📈 Generate reports

📱 Access the platform from any device

🛠 Technologies Used

Frontend

HTML5

CSS3

JavaScript

React

Backend

Node.js

Express.js

Database

PostgreSQL or MongoDB

Authentication

JWT

bcrypt

Real-Time Communication

Socket.IO

Deployment

Vercel (Frontend)

Render/Railway (Backend)

PostgreSQL/MongoDB Atlas

📂 Project Folder Structure

project-management/
│
├── client/
│   ├── components/
│   ├── pages/
│   ├── dashboard/
│   ├── services/
│   ├── App.js
│   └── index.js
│
├── server/
│   ├── routes/
│   ├── controllers/
│   ├── models/
│   ├── middleware/
│   ├── socket/
│   └── server.js
│
└── README.md

🎨 Application Flow

Login

↓

Dashboard

↓

Create Project

↓

Create Tasks

↓

Assign Team Members

↓

Track Progress

↓

Generate Reports

📌 Features

✅ User Authentication

Support multiple roles:

👑 Admin

👨‍💼 Project Manager

👨‍💻 Team Member

Example API Routes

POST /api/auth/register

POST /api/auth/login

✅ Project Management

Store:

Project Name

Description

Start Date

End Date

Status

Priority

Team Members

Example Object

const project = {
  name: "E-Commerce Website",
  status: "In Progress",
  priority: "High",
  startDate: "2026-08-01"
};

✅ Task Management

Each task contains:

Title

Description

Assigned To

Due Date

Priority

Status

Task Status:

To Do

In Progress

Review

Completed

✅ Kanban Board

Display tasks in columns:

To Do

↓

In Progress

↓

Review

↓

Completed

Allow users to drag and drop tasks between columns.

✅ Team Collaboration

Team members can:

Comment on tasks

Mention teammates

Upload attachments

Share updates

Support real-time updates using Socket.IO.

✅ Time Tracking

Track:

Estimated Hours

Actual Hours

Time Spent per Task

Generate productivity reports.

✅ Dashboard

Display:

Total Projects

Active Projects

Completed Tasks

Pending Tasks

Team Productivity

Upcoming Deadlines

✅ Reports

Generate reports for:

Project Progress

Employee Productivity

Task Completion Rate

Time Tracking

Workload Distribution

Support PDF and Excel exports.

✅ Notifications

Notify users when:

New tasks are assigned

Deadlines are approaching

Task status changes

New comments are added

Projects are completed

🎨 CSS Example

.task-card {
  border: 1px solid #ddd;
  padding: 20px;
  border-radius: 10px;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
  cursor: grab;
}

📱 Responsive Design

@media(max-width:768px) {
  .kanban-board {
    display: block;
  }
}

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