▁ ▁Effect ive ▁task ▁management ▁requires ▁man aging ▁all ▁aspects ▁of ▁a ▁task , ▁including ▁its ▁status , ▁priority , ▁time , ▁human ▁and ▁financial ▁resources ▁assign ments , ▁rec urrence , ▁dependency , ▁notifications ▁and ▁so ▁on . ▁These ▁can ▁be ▁l ump ed ▁together ▁broad ly ▁into ▁the ▁basic ▁activities ▁of ▁task ▁management . ▁ ▁Man aging ▁multiple ▁individuals ▁or ▁team ▁tasks ▁may ▁be ▁assist ed ▁by ▁special ized ▁software , ▁for ▁example ▁workflow ▁or ▁project ▁management ▁software . ▁In ▁fact , ▁many ▁people ▁believe ▁that ▁task ▁management ▁should ▁serve ▁as ▁a ▁foundation ▁for ▁project ▁management ▁activities . ▁ ▁Task ▁management ▁may ▁form ▁part ▁of ▁project ▁management ▁and ▁process ▁management ▁and ▁can ▁serve ▁as ▁the ▁foundation ▁for ▁efficient ▁workflow ▁in ▁an ▁organization . ▁Project ▁man agers ▁ad her ing ▁to ▁task - orient ed ▁management ▁have ▁a ▁detailed ▁and ▁up - to - date ▁project ▁schedule , ▁and ▁are ▁usually ▁good ▁at ▁direct ing ▁team ▁members ▁and ▁moving ▁the ▁project ▁forward . ▁ ▁Task ▁life ▁cycle ▁The ▁status ▁of ▁tasks ▁can ▁be ▁described ▁by ▁the ▁following ▁states : ▁ ▁Re ady ▁ ▁Ass igned ▁ ▁Term in ated ▁ ▁Exp ired ▁ ▁For ward ed ▁ ▁Start ed ▁ ▁Fin ished ▁ ▁Ver ified ▁ ▁P aused ▁ ▁Failed ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁state ▁machine ▁diagram ▁describes ▁different ▁states ▁of ▁a ▁task ▁over ▁its ▁life ▁cycle . ▁This ▁diagram ▁is ▁referenced ▁from ▁IBM . ▁A ▁more ▁up ▁to ▁date ▁task ' s ▁state ▁machine ▁diagram ▁applicable ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁continuous ▁delivery ▁method