Project Graveyard
Keep unfinished projects visible, searchable, and easy to restart. Save what stopped, what still matters, and the next move that would bring it back.
Backlog review
4 projects waiting
Invoice parser
Paused after supplier CSV formats changed
Portfolio rebuild
Needs a simpler content model
Workout planner
API quota issue blocked reminders
12
Archived
5
Restarted
3
Done
Put every unfinished project somewhere useful.
A project can be abandoned without becoming lost. Keep the context that makes a future restart realistic.
Collect the leftovers
Save the name, description, stack, and the reason work stopped.
Keep the trail
Add notes as decisions change so old context stays readable.
Restart deliberately
Sort by status and progress before choosing what deserves time.
Built around the way projects actually stall.
Scope changed
Keep the original goal beside the newer direction.
Technical blocker
Record the issue and the dependency that can unblock it.
No time
Leave a next action small enough to pick up later.
Review from archive to finished.
Log the project
Capture the work before the details fade.
Find the strongest restart
Compare progress, blockers, and last activity.
Move it forward
Update status as the project returns or closes.
Start with the projects already on your mind.
Add one unfinished project, then decide whether it deserves a restart, a rewrite, or a clean ending.