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title: Create checklist items for a project task
description: Create checklist items for a project task to track items to be completed in the task.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/it-business-management/project-workspace/create-project-task-checklist.html
release: australia
product: Project Workspace
classification: project-workspace
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Manage projects, Project Workspace, Project Portfolio Management, Strategic Portfolio Management]
---

# Create checklist items for a project task

Create checklist items for a project task to track items to be completed in the task.

## Before you begin

Role required: it\_project\_user, it\_project\_manager

## Procedure

1.  Open a project from the planning page of Project Workspace.

    For information on how to navigate to the planning page, see [Access the Project Workspace](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-business-management/project-workspace/access-new-project-workspace.md).

2.  Navigate to a project task.

3.  Select project tasks and then select the checklist icon \(\[Omitted image "task-checklist-icon.png"\] Alt text: checklist-icon.\) from the side panel to add checklist items.

    You can add, edit, organize, or remove checklist items as needed.

4.  Create a checklist item by entering the checklist name and press enter.

5.  Select **Save** to save the checklist items.

    To edit a checklist item for a task, select edit item icon \(\[Omitted image "icon-edit-item-checklist.png"\] Alt text: edit-item-checklist-icon.\) in the checklist section. This option appears when there is at least one checklist in the Checklist side panel. To remove a checklist from the project task, select remove item icon \(\[Omitted image "remove-checklist-item-icon.png"\] Alt text: remove-icon.\).


**Parent Topic:**[Managing projects with Project Workspace](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-business-management/project-workspace/use-projects-pw.md)

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[Project task checklist items](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-business-management/project-workspace/project-task-checklist.md)