Terminology
A comprehensive glossary of the core concepts and terms used across the Magnifi platform.
This guide defines the fundamental terms and concepts you will encounter while using Magnifi. Understanding these core elements will help your team collaborate more effectively and navigate the platform with ease.
1. Workspace Structure
1.1. Organization
The primary master container for your company or group. The Organization acts as the single administrative and security boundary. All members, teams, projects, and billing configurations live within the Organization.
1.2. Team
A functional division or department within your organization (such as Engineering, Product, or Design). Teams group together members, facilitate communication, and house related projects.
1.3. Sub-team
A nested cohort created within a parent Team to partition focus (for example, Frontend Engineering or Platform Infrastructure within the broader Engineering team). Sub-teams inherit parent permissions by default while maintaining their own separate workspace views.
1.4. Team Manager
A member designated to administer and oversee a specific Team or Sub-team's operations. The Team Manager handles membership access, team-level configurations, and high-level project coordination within their team sphere.
2. Projects & Planning
2.1. Project
A dedicated, high-speed workspace focused on a specific product, initiative, or campaign. Every project belongs to a team and is comprised exclusively of tasks and subtasks. Projects in Magnifi can be viewed and managed in four distinct layouts:
- Table: A dense, spreadsheet-like view optimized for bulk edits and quick data filtering.
- List: A clean, linear feed ideal for daily standups and checking priorities.
- Kanban: A visual board for tracking flow and pipeline stages.
- Timeline: A Gantt-style roadmap to visualize dependencies, milestones, and schedules.
2.2. Project Lead
A member designated as the primary owner and director of a specific project's execution. The Project Lead is responsible for defining project scope, establishing milestones, and coordinating daily task assignments.
3. Execution & Workflow
3.1. Task
The fundamental, atomic unit of work in Magnifi. A task represents a single actionable item and contains metadata to track its lifecycle, including status, priority, assignees, and due dates.
3.2. Subtask
A nested child task that breaks down a parent task into smaller, manageable steps. Subtasks can be assigned, tagged, and tracked independently while remaining linked to their parent task.
3.3. Status
The current workflow state of a task (e.g., Backlog, Todo, In Progress, Done). Statuses help teams visualize work in progress and track project velocity.
3.4. Priority
A rating applied to a task to signify its relative urgency and impact (e.g., Urgent, High, Medium, Low, or No Priority).
3.5. Tag
A flexible, custom label used to categorize, group, and filter tasks across projects and teams (e.g., #bug, #design-system, #q3-launch).
4. Communication & Tracking
4.1. Inbox
A unified collaboration feed aggregating all active notifications, direct mentions, and real-time updates. The Inbox ensures you stay informed on status changes, new assignments, and team comments across all projects you are following or assigned to.
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1. Creating Your Organization
Learn how to create your Magnifi workspace and set up your organization.