Task initiator (task initiation and management software) provides off-the-shelf solutions for planning and initiating tasks. Managers and team leaders use task initiator to initiate task in time and in accordance with schedule. If tasks are initiated out of schedule, the project is under the risk to fail. Task initiation and management software allows to carry out plans and meet project requirements. Sometimes task initiator is considered as an integral part of complex task management solution. Then task initiator becomes a tool that allows to initiate task and set task attributes like Start date, Finish date, Due date, Assignment, Status, Priority, etc.

Employees can review initiated tasks by task status. When initiating task, managers set its status (for example, 'Created' or 'Draft') showing if task is drafted, created, or put on hold. If the given task management program is groupware and supports group collaboration, task initiation and management tool will let share initiated tasks among employees and project participants. If the given task management program is for personal use, task initiation tool will let a user to initiate tasks, track personal todo lists and receive email reminders.

VIP Organizer is a desktop, Windows-operated task initiation and management solution for personal use. You can use it to track initiated tasks and keep them always on schedule. When initiating task, you can set the following task attributes for better planning: Due date, Recurrence pattern, Priority, Status, Reminder, Notes, and Hyperlink.

VIP Task Manager is a complex client-server task initiation and management software solution that creates a centralized database where tasks and all related information are stored. This versatile task initiation and management solution allows managers to schedule execution of tasks and to plan actions to do by employees and project teams. The task initiation and management software includes mechanisms for starting tasks based upon team collaboration, real-time group messaging and action tracking.