The Best Airtable View for Project Management

Still managing your business projects with clunky spreadsheets or generic grid views? If you are running a service business, tracking multiple projects and their hundreds of underlying tasks can get messy quickly. In this video, I’ll show you why Airtable’s List View (in Interfaces) is the absolute best way to manage complex projects and why you need to stop using the default grid view today. I will walk you through building a clean, expandable hierarchy that groups your daily tasks directly under their parent projects. You’ll learn how to pull high-level summary metrics (like "Percent Staffed" or progress bars) right into the project header, and how to allow your team to update task statuses and assignments in real-time without ever touching the raw database. 👇 Need a custom Airtable Project Management system built for your team? Stop wrestling with messy spreadsheets. Let us build your custom operating system: www.simple-stack.com __________________________________________________ 👋 I'm Andrew Dodds, an Airtable Veteran and the founder of Simple Stack. I help service business owners "Do More With Less" by replacing whiteboards and sticky notes with custom business apps. Most enterprise software is too expensive and clunky for small teams. At Simple Stack, we use powerful No-Code tools (like Airtable, Make, and Softr) to build affordable, custom systems that fit your specific workflow. Whether you need a CRM, a Client Portal, or an Automated Invoicing system, we help you scale up without hiring more admin staff. 👇 Need a custom solution built for your team? 🌐 Work With Us: www.simple-stack.com 🔗 Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/simplestack/ __________________________________________________ 0:00 - Why the "List View" is the ultimate project management tool 1:24 - Building an Interface 3:00 - Using "Levels" to create a hierarchy 4:31 - Adding progress bars and summary metrics to your project headers 6:56 - Allowing your team to Edit and Add records "in-line" 10:30 - Configuring the "Click Into Record Details" view for deep dives 12:00 - Creating custom Tabs to quickly filter tasks by Status (To-Do, In Progress, Done) 15:36 - Live Demo #AirtableTutorial #ProjectManagement #Listview #BusinessAutomation #NoCode #SimpleStack