This guide walks you through the essential steps to get productive in Duio as quickly as possible. By the end of this page, you will have a structured project, clear work items, and an understanding of how to navigate Duio’s core features.

The goal of this guide is not to cover everything, but to help you move from sign-up to meaningful progress with minimal setup.

Step 1: Create Your First Project

After signing in, your first action is to create a project. A project acts as the central workspace for everything related to your game or creative effort.

When creating a project, you will:

• Choose a project name and basic details

• Decide whether the project is private or visible to others

• Set the foundation for all future planning and collaboration

Once created, your project becomes the container for phases, milestones, tasks, and collaborators.

Step 2: Define Your Development Phases

Phases represent the major stages of your project’s lifecycle. They provide high-level structure and help you understand where your project stands over time.

You can:

• Create phases manually to match your workflow

• Choose from predefined phase templates

• Reorder phases as your project evolves

Phases are flexible and can be adjusted at any time without disrupting existing work.

Step 3: Add Milestones and Tasks

With phases in place, you can begin adding milestones and tasks.

Milestones
Milestones represent important checkpoints or delivery goals. They help you track progress toward meaningful outcomes, such as demos, playtests, or releases.

Tasks
Tasks represent the individual pieces of work required to move the project forward. Tasks can be assigned, tracked, and updated as work progresses.

Breaking work into tasks allows Duio to reflect real progress instead of abstract plans.

Step 4: Choose How You View Your Work

Duio offers multiple synchronized views to help you focus on different aspects of your project.

You can switch between:

• A phase-focused overview for planning

• A list view for detailed task management

• A timeline view for scheduling and deadlines

• A board view for workflow and status tracking

You can change views at any time without losing information.

Step 5: Invite Collaborators

If you are working with others, you can invite collaborators to your project.

Invited collaborators can:

• View and contribute to tasks and phases

• Participate in discussions tied to work items

• Share responsibility for project progress

Roles help clarify who is responsible for what, especially as teams grow.

Step 6: Track Progress and Iterate

As work progresses, you can update tasks, adjust milestones, and refine phases.

Duio is designed to support iteration:

• Tasks can move, change, or be redefined

• Phases can be expanded or reordered

• Timelines adjust as plans evolve

This allows your project structure to remain accurate as development realities change.

Step 7: Showcase Your Project

Duio allows you to present your work while you build it.

You can:

• Share project progress publicly or privately

• Build a portfolio from real development work

• Connect with other creators through shared projects

Showcasing is optional, but it helps turn development activity into visible progress.

What to Do Next

Once you are comfortable with the basics, consider exploring:

• Advanced project views

• Visual planning tools

• Boost Points and achievements

• Portfolio and sharing options

Each feature builds on the same core concepts introduced here.

Summary

The quickest way to succeed in Duio is to:

1. Create a project

2. Define phases

3. Add milestones and tasks

4. Choose the view that fits your workflow

5. Invite collaborators if needed

6. Iterate as your project grows

Duio is designed to get out of your way while giving you the structure needed to finish what you start.