Set task owner and assignees

Assign ownership and working responsibility so tasks are clearly owned and executed.

Tasks use owner and employee assignment to show responsibility clearly.

This helps prevent follow-up from staying unassigned.

What each role means

• Owner — the person responsible for the task overall.
• Employee(s) — the person or people who work on the task.

A task can have one owner.

A task can include multiple employees.

1

Open the task

Create a new task or edit an existing one.

2

Set the owner

Choose the employee in Task Owner.

3

Add the employees

Use Employee(s) to add one or more people.

4

Save

Save the task.

Good assignment practice

• set one clear owner
• add only the employees who need to act
• review ownership when tasks change hands

Frequently asked questions

Can a task have multiple owners?

No.

A task has one owner.

Can a task have multiple employees?

Yes.

You can assign more than one employee.

Can I change the owner later?

Yes.

Edit the task and save the new assignment.

Related topics

• Tasks
• Understand task priority
• Use tasks in the mobile app