Unified work backlog

A non-transitory, computer readable medium comprising instructions, wherein the instructions are configured to be executed by a processor to perform operations comprising:

• from a plurality of projects each having one or more tasks, receiving a first set of selections of at least two projects for generating a backlog having a unified list of tasks, wherein the at least two projects have tasks with disparate priority metrics;
• generating a list of potential tasks to include in the backlog from the selected projects;
• receiving a second set of selections of one or more of the potential tasks to include in the backlog;
• and
• displaying the unified list of backlog tasks of the backlog based on the potential tasks selected, wherein the unified list of tasks comprises at least two types of tasks from two different work projects having disparate priority metrics, and wherein the unified list of tasks comprises a global ranking of each of the backlog tasks with respect to one another to establish priority between each of the backlog tasks, wherein the global ranking arranges a first set of sequential tasks of the backlog tasks with a gap between each subsequent task of the first set of sequential tasks, wherein the gap preserves the global ranking such that the global ranking of the first set of sequential tasks does not change in response to a new task being placed in the gap.

A method, comprising:

• from a plurality of work projects each having one or more tasks, receiving a first set of selections of at least two work projects for generating a work backlog having a unified list of tasks, wherein the at least two work projects have tasks with disparate priority metrics;
• generating a list of potential tasks to include in the work backlog from the selected work projects;
• receiving a second set of selections of one or more of the potential tasks to include in the work backlog;
• and
• displaying the unified list of backlog tasks of the work backlog based on the potential tasks selected, wherein the unified list of tasks comprises at least two types of tasks from two different work projects having disparate priority metrics, and wherein the unified list of tasks comprises a global ranking of each of the backlog tasks with respect to one another to establish priority between each of the backlog tasks, wherein the global ranking arranges a first set of sequential tasks of the backlog tasks with a gap between each subsequent task of the first set of sequential tasks, wherein the gap preserves the global ranking such that the global ranking of the first set of sequential tasks does not change in response to a new task being placed in the gap.