A project's team is the list of Leads and Members who work on it. On Private and Limited projects the team decides who has full access. See Project scope and access.
Add or remove people
| Action | Admin | Lead with full access | Member |
|---|---|---|---|
| Add or remove Members | Yes | Yes | No |
| Add or remove Leads | Yes | No | No |
| Remove themselves | — | No | No |
- Admins are never on a project's team. They already have access to every project.
- A Lead can't add themselves to a project they can't see.
- Being added to or removed from a project notifies the person.
The project manager
The project manager is a label showing who runs the project. It gives no extra powers: what the manager can do comes from their role and the project's scope, like everyone else.
- The manager must be a Lead or an Admin, never a Member.
- A Lead manager must be on the project's team.
- Only Admins can choose, change or remove the project manager.
- A project can be left without a manager.
The label is cleared automatically when:
- the manager leaves or is removed from the team, including when an Admin tightens the project's scope and doesn't keep them, unless the Admin picks a replacement at that point, or
- a Lead who manages the project is changed to Member.
When someone's role changes
| Change | What happens |
|---|---|
| Lead → Member | They stop being project manager anywhere, and stay on their projects as a Member. |
| Lead or Member → Admin | They're removed from every project team; as an Admin they can see everything anyway. A manager label they held stays. |
| Admin → Lead or Member | They're on no project teams, so they only see Limited and Open projects until someone adds them to a team. |