--- title: Managing Project workbench description: The project workbench allows project managers to manage all aspects of a project. locale: en-US canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/it-business-management/project-management/c\_UsingProjectWorkbench.html release: australia product: Project Management classification: project-management topic_type: concept last_updated: "2026-03-12" reading_time_minutes: 1 breadcrumb: [Using Project workbench - Legacy, Using Project Management, Project Management, Project Portfolio Management, Strategic Portfolio Management] --- # Managing Project workbench The project workbench allows project managers to manage all aspects of a project. - **[Open a project in the project workbench](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-business-management/project-management/t_OpenAProjectInTheProjectWorkbench.md)** The project manager can open an existing project in the project workbench. - **[Create a project task in the project workbench](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-business-management/project-management/t_CreateProjTaskProjWorkbench.md)** Create a project task for a waterfall phase. - **[Manage project stories in the project workbench](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-business-management/project-management/t_ManageProjStoriesProjWorkbench.md)** If Project Portfolio Management and Agile Development 2.0 are activated, the project manager can manage the stories in a project from the project workbench. - **[Create a story in the project workbench](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-business-management/project-management/t_CreateAStoryInTheProjectWorkbench.md)** Create a story for an agile phase. - **[Create a test case in the project workbench](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-business-management/project-management/t_CreateTestCaseProjWorkbench.md)** Specifying a test plan is optional when creating a test phase. However, before you add test cases to a test phase, you must specify a test plan. **Parent Topic:**[Using Project workbench - Legacy](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-business-management/project-management/c_ProjectWorkbench.md) **Related topics** [Access the project workbench]() [Components of project workbench]() [Project calculation]()