What is Notion Projects and How Does It Work?

Notion’s latest update caters to teams new to Notion, but packs some interesting new functionality.

There’s been a lot of buzz lately about Notion Projects, a brand new system for managing projects and tasks. The update (actually a template of connected databases) aims to make project management in Notion easier and more powerful.

Up until this release, teams had to manually relate projects and tasks databases, making decisions on what properties to create for each. This process — especially for teams new to Notion — can be daunting, as there’s no clear approach to managing projects in Notion.

I still think this is more of a feature than a bug, allowing teams to personalize their workspace to suit their needs, but Notion Projects is a step in the direction of offering plug-and-play templates, aimed at teams and companies just getting started with Notion.

How Does Notion Projects Work?

Notion Projects is a connected set of databases (Projects, Tasks, Sprints) for supporting individuals and teams throughout the entire project workflow, from start to finish, all in one place. This functionality has essentially always been around (w/ exception of some sprint features), as you have always been able to manage your projects inside Notion using its wide…