Video tutorials

Short videos for each area of EMDESK, in the order you usually set up and run a project.

Set up the project

Getting Started

A first tour of EMDESK: your workspace, your projects and where to find each area.

Build the Workplan

Set up the project, work packages, tasks, deliverables and milestones from your Grant Agreement.

Build the participant structure

Set up the participants of your consortium, their sub-participants and the people linked to each participant.

Participants, project members and groups

Add participants, invite project members and work with groups in EMDESK.

Access rights

Decide who can view and edit each area of a project.

Set up finances

Budget

Budget items, personnel costs and how to read the budget, to keep your project on track.

Financial profile and cost rates

Set up your organisation’s financial profile and the personnel cost rates used to value effort.

Funding rules

Set the funding rules that apply to your project’s budget and expenses.

Run the project

To-Dos

Set up to-do lists, assign to-dos to team members and track their progress.

Expense & effort reporting

Report your own effort and costs as a team member: effort against your organisation’s cost rate, travel paid in another currency, equipment you depreciate, and how each entry lands in a reporting period.

Progress reporting

Report status updates on work packages, tasks, deliverables and milestones, and see how progress rolls up to the project.

Time tracking

Log hours, review time entries and keep effort reporting accurate and up to date.

Time & Capacity Dashboard

See time spent and availability: work hours, leaves, over-hours and remaining capacity, daily, weekly or monthly.

Report

Creating project reports

Create project reports, collaborate on them, track contributions and keep stakeholders informed.