Task Watchers
Never Miss the Update That Matters
Task Watchers is the Orangescrum feature that lets you follow the Tasks and Stories that matter most - so you are notified only about the work you actually care about, with smart notifications, daily digests, and enterprise-grade controls.
Powering security-conscious teams across government, defense, healthcare, finance & enterprise
Too Many Notifications. Too Little Visibility.
The old way of tracking work leaves everyone either overwhelmed or in the dark.
Flood of unnecessary notifications
Endless pings bury the handful of updates that actually need your attention.
80% is noiseOf daily notifications are irrelevant to your own work - yet they still demand attention.
Important updates get missed
Critical changes slip through the cracks when every alert looks the same.
Missed deadlinesImportant updates go completely unread when every alert looks identical.
No easy way to follow work
There is no simple way to keep tabs on just the tasks you care about.
Zero visibilitySpent each week chasing the status of work you cannot easily see.
Stakeholders constantly asking for status
Managers keep pinging for updates you have already shared elsewhere.
Wasted hoursAverage status interruptions that break a team’s deep-focus time.
Tip: Click any status pill to toggle mute/unmute
Meet Watchers
Follow the work you care about, and let Watchers filter the noise so only meaningful updates reach you.
Watchers works hand-in-hand with Task Management, Kanban boards, and role-based permissions across Orangescrum.
Everything You Need to Stay In Control
Powerful, thoughtful controls that put you in charge of exactly what you follow - and how you hear about it.
Manual Watch / Unwatch
Follow or leave any Task or Story in one click, whenever it matters to you.
Hover to flipWeekly Summary
A rollup of the week's activity across your watched Tasks and Stories.
+ Bonus controlAutomatic Enrollment
Assignees and commenters are added as watchers automatically - no setup needed.
Hover to flipWatcher Visibility
See exactly who's watching a Task or Story at a glance.
+ Bonus controlMute Notifications
Stay watching without the noise. Mute alerts without ever unfollowing.
Hover to flipAdmin Governance
Org admins control who can watch, what triggers alerts, and default rules.
+ Bonus controlDaily Digest
One clean summary each morning covering everything you're following.
Hover to flipEnterprise Security
Every notification respects permissions, roles, and tenant boundaries.
+ Bonus controlManual Watch / Unwatch
Follow or leave any Task or Story in one click, whenever it matters to you.
Automatic Enrollment
Assignees and commenters are added as watchers automatically - no setup needed.
Mute Notifications
Stay watching without the noise. Mute alerts without ever unfollowing.
Daily Digest
One clean summary each morning covering everything you're following.
Weekly Summary
A rollup of the week's activity across your watched Tasks and Stories.
Watcher Visibility
See exactly who's watching a Task or Story at a glance.
Admin Governance
Org admins control who can watch, what triggers alerts, and default rules.
Enterprise Security
Every notification respects permissions, roles, and tenant boundaries.
Follow What Matters.
Ignore What Doesn't.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about Watchers. Can't find an answer? Reach out to our team.
Watchers lets you explicitly follow any Task or Story so you're notified only about the work you actually care about.
Muting silences notifications for a Task or Story while keeping you on the watcher list, so you stay informed without the noise.
Yes. Admins can restrict manual watching org-wide and rely on automatic enrollment rules instead.
Yes. Enable Daily or Weekly Digests to get a single summary of updates across everything you follow.
Only if admins explicitly allow outside-project watchers; otherwise watching stays scoped to project members.
Always. Every notification is checked against project permissions and role-based access before it's sent.