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# Projects introduction
Get an introduction how to work with projects in OpenProject. To start collaboration in OpenProject, you first have to set up a new project.
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A **project** is defined as a temporary, goal-driven effort to create a unique output. A project has clearly defined phases, a start and an end date, and its success is measured by whether it meets its stated objectives.
A project in OpenProject can be understood as a project as defined above. Also, it can be set up as a "workspace" for teams to collaborate on one common topic, e.g. to organize a department.
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**Note**: In order to see a project and work in it, you have to be a [member of a project](../invite-members).
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| Feature | Documentation for |
| ------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- |
| [Open project](#open-an-existing-project) | Select and open an existing project. |
| [Create a new project](#create-a-new-project) | How to create a new project? |
| [View all projects](#view-all-projects) | How to get an overview about all my projects? |
| [Advanced project settings](#advanced-project-settings) | Configure further advanced settings for your project. |
## Open an existing project
In order to open an existing project, click on the **Select a project** button on the top left corner of the header, and click the project which you want to open.
You can also start typing in a project name to filter for the project's title.
![open project](1572877683380.png)
Project and subproject are displayed according to their hierarchy in the drop-down menu.
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**Subproject** is definded as a child project of another project. Subprojects can be used to display a hierarchy of projects. Several filter options (e.g. in work package list and timeline) can be applied only to the current project and its subprojects.
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![project hierarchy](1572877762016.png)
Also, you will see your newest projects on the application landing page in the **Projects** section. Here you can simply click on one of the newest visible projects to open it.
![open-project](1566292163068.png)
## Create a new project
To create a new project, click the **Select a project** button in the top left corner of the header and select **+ Project**.
![Getting-started-create-project](Getting-started-create-project.png)
Also, you can click the green button **+ Project** directly on the system's home screen in the **Project** section.
![Create-project-home-screen](Create-project-home-screen.png)
- Enter a **name** for your project and click the blue **Create** button.
![name-project](1569589387671.png)
Now, you can get started working in your project.
To configure further project information, see the [advanced settings](#TODO) section in the project admin guide.
### View all projects
To view all your projects where you are a member, click on the **View all projects** link on the Select a project drop-down menu.
![view all proejcts](1569490429831.png)
You will see a list with all your projects and its details.
![view all projects](1569490488827.png)
## Advanced Project Settings
In our detailed user guide you can find out how to configure further [advanced project settings](../../user-guide/projects/) for your projects, e.g. description, project hierarchy or setting it to public.