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title: "Using Teams for Work Management and Prioritization"
url: "https://help.decipherrisk.com/en/article/using-teams-for-task-management-and-prioritization"
language: "en"
last_updated: "2025-10-02T17:32:38.117Z"
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# Using Teams for Work Management and Prioritization

### **Summary**

The Teams feature helps you **manage** and **prioritize** work more effectively by **grouping** users into **functional teams** (e.g., Network, Server, Cybersecurity) that can be assigned to **Issues** and **Action Plans**.  The assignments are **easily by filtered by Team**, so users can **focus** the **register view** on the work being done by their group.  This also allows **managers** to see what the Team is **responsible for**, **track** **progress**, **prioritize work** and **identify bottlenecks.**  

### **Who Can Create Teams?**

Teams are created and managed in the Adminstration module by

-   [Organization System Administrators](https://cdzmf04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/5C+113/cDzMf04/VVW3CG8J5K2-W7g39VN7zPQ_rW178YCN5z5bWyN3Z5rbg3m2nnW8wLKSR6lZ3nLW3slw5v1r4shTW7wNR3-3_C17KW2Y7VMN19q1-vW1FJv811gQzjlW762f4t6x2323W4V-w-14vPfbwV7rkzw1MmgcXW5rPzjl515HvwW28_y6S6DXld5N9d3P39wYxrsW4l5TMt4MqP4JN7R4khwBqcpdW4mMSMw1wT2DMW5bxgY43wtcCbN2HWJggFbrqxVhqyy96-R6bRW4pBlrc8Yczs3W7M8PdZ6K3NhsF3x6R7-DPm2W3Sj7L910KJ_XW5GDm-V1NRGtYW77kVlM9l37C8W3NVkkw6GH2pxVDW_yb7ybrxQW1Q8YHs4n3rmGW8ZzKV17XwDN0W1hY2Ll8Vb9sSVKm5kM2NDZlVf6TmjJb04)
-   [Department Administrators](https://help.decipherrisk.com/en/article/department-administrator-guide?utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--KaYmIynNpD1BFRgWzF0XGnyYhudnBhom3GasGkAulLszKXhPpuH0dxf70u8lnCojnIhERQNj1Jil-HN5KYdbWDEw54dsFGIg4fRLnwVX5IztNhI4&_hsmi=2&utm_content=2&utm_source=hs_email)

### **How do I Assign a Team to an Issue or Action Plan?**

After a Team is created, it can be assigned to an **Issue** or **Action Plan**.  

1.  Open the Issue or Action Plan
2.  In the **Team** dropdown, select the appropriate Team.
3.  Save your changes.

### **How do I Filter by Team in the Register?**

1.  Open the **Register** 
2.  Go to the **Filter** (blue funnel left of the search bar)
3.  Find **Team** and select the one to filter on
4.  Click Apply