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Break down a big step with drill-down

Turn one large, intimidating step into smaller sub-steps so you always know the next concrete action.

When a step feels too big to start, your project manager can split it into smaller sub-steps. This keeps you moving instead of stuck on a vague, oversized task.

Break a step into sub-steps

On any incomplete step, use Break down into sub-steps. Your AI coach analyzes the step and proposes a short list of smaller, concrete sub-steps nested under it.

Work through sub-steps

Sub-steps appear under the parent step, with a count of how many you've completed (for example, "2/4 sub-steps completed"). Check them off one at a time, add notes where useful, and collapse or expand the list as you go.

When to drill down

Reach for drill-down whenever a step:

  • Feels too abstract to start ("Launch the website").
  • Hides several smaller tasks inside it.
  • Keeps getting skipped because you're not sure where to begin.

You can drill down as many steps as you need. For finer control, you can also add or remove sub-steps by hand, see Create and organize steps manually.

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