Section 10: Project management and autonomous agent workflows with Manus

Scenario 91: Project kickoff package and WBS

Level: Beginner · Tools: Manus Projects, master instruction, knowledge base, New task; optional Nano Banana Pro Slides, Pro or Team plan [167] [177] [176]

Who and in what situation

Derya is a project manager at an SME software company. For each new client engagement, she creates a kickoff package from the proposal, scope and previous templates.

How it is done today

Derya gathers the scope from emails, writes the WBS, schedules dependencies in the calendar and transfers the information to the team presentation.

How to do it with AI

  1. Select Create Project using the plus sign next to Projects; enter the project name and specify the output format in the master instruction field. [167]
  2. Upload the proposal, scope, contract summary and acceptance criteria as knowledge base files. New tasks inherit this context. [167] [177]
  3. Open New task and request a WBS with fields for work package, owner, predecessor, delivery criteria and date. Have missing information marked as “to be confirmed.”
  4. After checking the sources, request a short kickoff deck for management. Slides output can be exported as PPTX, PDF or Google Slides. [176]

Example prompt

Based on the sources in this Project, create a project charter, out-of-scope items, WBS, dependency list and milestone schedule for {project name}. Add the source file name to each row. Do not invent dates or owners without a source; write “to be confirmed.” At the end, provide a short kickoff presentation outline for {target audience}.

Evidence and real-world example

No independently published case from Türkiye was found for this WBS scenario. The basis is Projects’ ability to carry shared instructions and files into new tasks, along with an example of using a Drive folder as project context. [167] [177] [178]

Points to consider

Changes to Project files apply to new tasks; the context of existing tasks does not change automatically. Check critical dates against the contract and calendar. Nano Banana Pro Slides requires a Pro or Team plan; the credit cost depends on task complexity and cannot be accurately estimated in advance. [167] [176] [179]

Sources for this scenario

  1. Projects documentation (manus.im)
  2. Nano Banana Pro Slides (manus.im)
  3. Projects feature page (manus.im)
  4. Google Drive connector guide (manus.im)
  5. Manus credit consumption guidance (help.manus.im)