Domain 5: Project Management (7%)

GitHub Projects

GitHub Projects is the built-in project management tool for planning, tracking, and prioritizing work across issues and pull requests.

Classic Projects vs New Projects

Feature	Classic Projects	New Projects (Projects v2)
Views	Kanban board only	Board, Table, Roadmap
Filtering	Basic	Advanced (grouping, sorting, filtering)
Custom fields	❌ No	✅ Yes (text, number, date, single select, iteration)
Linked items	Issues, PRs, notes	Issues, PRs from any repo
Automation	Basic	Advanced (built-in + Actions)
Status	Legacy (being deprecated)	Current / recommended

Exam Trap

The exam may reference both. Key distinction: New Projects (v2) supports multiple views (Board, Table, Roadmap) and custom fields. Classic Projects only has a Kanban board.

Project Views

New Projects supports three views:

View	Best for
Board	Kanban-style columns (e.g., Todo / In Progress / Done)
Table	Spreadsheet-style with custom fields
Roadmap	Timeline view for dates and iterations

Each view is independently configurable — different filtering, grouping, and sorting.

Custom Fields

New Projects allows custom metadata on items:

Field Type	Example use
Text	Notes, owner name
Number	Story points, priority score
Date	Target date, deadline
Single select	Status, priority (High/Medium/Low)
Iteration	Sprint planning (Sprint 1, Sprint 2, etc.)

Automation

Projects support two types of automation:

Built-in Automation

Available without any Actions setup:

Auto-add issues/PRs when opened
Auto-archive items when closed
Auto-move items to "Done" column when PR merged

GitHub Actions Automation

Use the actions/github-script or native Actions to:

Set custom fields automatically
Move items between views based on labels
Trigger workflows when project items change

Milestones

Milestones group issues and PRs toward a goal with a target due date. Key differences from Projects:

Feature	Milestones	Projects
Scope	Single repo	Cross-repo
Due date	✅ Yes	Per-item via date field
Completion %	Auto-calculated	Manual tracking
Views	List only	Board/Table/Roadmap
Custom fields	❌ No	✅ Yes

Exam Tip

Milestones = simple, single-repo, deadline-based grouping. Projects = flexible, multi-repo, full project management.

Insights

Project Insights provides built-in charts and analytics for your project:

Current iteration — throughput and velocity
Burn up / burn down charts — progress over time
Custom charts based on any field

Who has access?

Insights are visible to anyone who can view the project. Org-level projects can track work across all repos in the organization.