# Task manager within Discourse?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/task-manager-within-discourse/68691
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [24. August 2017 um 12:40 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/task-manager-within-discourse/68691 "2017-08-24T12:40:40Z")
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### Author: ![dax](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/dax/32/244677_2.png) [@dax](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dax)
#### Post date: [24. August 2017 um 13:53 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/task-manager-within-discourse/68691/8 "2017-08-24T13:53:40Z")

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> [@Ham](#):
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> How do others communicate with their staff on this?

Discourse Assign and whisper post are technically the right way, but if they are “too technical” for your staff you can:

- create a To-Do category (visible only for your staff) and create topics for each job to do. When a job is complete you can close the discussion.
- create a To-Do category (visible only for your staff) and create a single topic with the list of jobs to do. In this case it is useful to use the [checklist plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/checklist-plugin-interactive-checkboxes-made-simple/36362)
- you can simply use the flag (“something else”) button, to send a notification with a personal message to your staff members
- send a PM to the staff group

There are many possibilities to choose from, depending on how much and how you want to train your staff (no one is born knowing everything).

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