Core concepts
The vocabulary behind Progress — projects, boards, Notes, Documents, Sketch, and Scout.
A few words come up everywhere in Progress. Learn them once and the rest of the app clicks into place.
Projects and boards
A project is your whole workspace — its own board, documents, chat, files, and calendar, plus its own team. The board is where a project opens: a drag-and-drop set of columns and cards, one card per thing that needs doing.
Notes vs Documents
These sound alike but do different jobs:
- Notes is a quick per-project checklist for fast capture — add a line, check it off, move on.
- Documents is the rich editor for real writing, with headings, images, tables, and @mentions.
Reach for Notes when you just need a running to-do list. Reach for Documents when you're writing something that deserves formatting.
Sketch and Scout
Sketch is a freeform whiteboard for diagrams, flows, and quick mockups. Scout is the project-aware AI assistant — it already knows what's in your project and can answer questions or take actions like creating a card or drafting a document.
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