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A project in Babel is the top-level container for all tasks, traceability records, and team members related to a single data science engagement. Every project has one manager — the user who created it — and any number of collaborators.

Project dashboard

After signing in, you land on the Dashboard view, which lists every project you belong to. Each project card shows:
  • Project name and client name
  • A three-dot menu () that reveals contextual actions
From the menu:
ActionWho can use it
View projectManager and collaborators
Edit projectManager only
Delete projectManager only
Edit and Delete options are only visible to the project manager. Collaborators see the View project option only.

Creating a project

1

Open the creation form

From the Dashboard, click New project in the top-right corner.
2

Fill in the project details

Complete the three required fields described in the project fields section below.
3

Submit

Click Create project. You are immediately set as the manager of the new project and redirected to the Dashboard.

Project fields

The create and edit forms share the same three fields:
projectName
string
required
The internal name for the project. This appears on the Dashboard card and throughout all project views. Keep it short and descriptive.
clientName
string
required
The name of the client or stakeholder this project is being delivered for. This is displayed alongside the project name on the Dashboard.
description
string
required
A free-text summary of the project’s goals, scope, or context. Visible in the project detail view. Markdown is not rendered here — plain text only.

Editing a project

From the Dashboard, open the three-dot menu on the project card and select Edit project. The same form used during creation is presented, pre-filled with the current values. Update any field and click Save changes.
Only the project manager can edit the project. Collaborators do not see this option.

Deleting a project

From the Dashboard, open the three-dot menu and select Delete project. A confirmation dialog appears before the action is carried out.
Deleting a project permanently removes all its tasks, traceability records (datasets, experiments, decisions), and team associations. This action cannot be undone.

Manager vs collaborator

Every project has exactly one manager — the account that created it. All other members are collaborators.
CapabilityManagerCollaborator
View project and tasksYesYes
Update task status (drag or button)YesYes
Add traceability records (datasets, experiments, decisions)YesYes
Create tasksYesNo
Edit task details (name, description)YesNo
Reassign tasksYesNo
Delete tasksYesNo
Edit project detailsYesNo
Delete projectYesNo
Add and remove team membersYesNo
A Manager badge is shown next to your name in the team panel when you are the project owner. All other members show a Collaborator badge.
If you need a collaborator to take ownership of a project, the current approach is to delete the project and have the intended manager recreate it. Direct manager transfer is not yet supported.

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