Project sheet is a list of numerous tasks that should be done on the project in order to get it complete, or get complete certain project stages and achieve intermediate goals. Project sheet template - in its traditional meaning, is a paper form that can be filled with records about tasks. Usually project sheet template simply consists of lines and columns where lines represent tasks and columns - their attributes like target dates, assignments, priorities etc. Project sheet templates are widely used for project planning as well as for project tracking.

Periodically, such project sheet templates can be distributed among employees, so they can record statuses of their tasks into individual project sheet template. Then project sheet templates are collected and delivered to project manager so he/she can study them in order to record down project progression into general project sheet. Another variant is when project manager's assistant goes through office carrying project sheet template and interviews project participants in order to clarify what progress is achieved on their tasks. Both variants to update a project sheet are quite inconvenient, as well as everything that is connected to using paper means for collecting information, that's why many organizations use available computer-based means to facilitate their activities.

For example widely used way is application of MS Excel - project sheet Excel file with list of tasks is placed in a shared folder within LAN and users open this project sheet Excel file to record their progress. Of course, this way is not perfect as well, because project sheet Excel file cannot be simultaneously edited by several users, so users have to record their progress by turns. That's why it is advisable to use special project sheet template software that enables multiple users to edit project sheet simultaneously.

• Specific example of professional project sheet software:

VIP Task Manager is multi-user project sheet software, with access rights management, that allows you to manage your projects through planning, organizing, assigning, scheduling project sheet templates and reporting multiple tasks/activities within your workgroup. This well-featured client-server professional project sheet planner enables all team members to access common database with a help of their client applications in order to review their tasks and participate in joint progression.