Obsidian PM Starter

An opinionated Obsidian vault template for project management, with dashboard-first navigation, Dataview-ready structure, and practical daily + weekly workflows that keep your system current.

Feature Highlights

Core capabilities, grouped for quick scanning.

Command Center Dashboards

  • Home Dashboard keeps active work in one view.
  • Tasks Dashboard surfaces due and overdue priorities.
  • Weekly Review resets focus and cleans backlog.

Structured Vault Architecture

  • PARA-style folders keep notes easy to find.
  • Templates standardize capture and execution.
  • Dataview-ready structure works without extra setup.

One-Click Oriented Onboarding

  • Setup Guide walks through first-run steps.
  • Plugin install script bootstraps core plugins quickly.
  • Starter dashboards show expected usage on day one.

Workflow Loops That Stick

  • Daily 5-minute loop supports capture and execution.
  • Weekly review loop supports cleanup and refocus.
  • Built-in cadence reduces system drift over time.

Source of truth

Product and setup documentation is canonically maintained in the main repository README. Keep site content aligned with obsidian-pm-starter README .

See both the command-center dashboards and example project notes included in the starter.

Dashboard screenshots

Core dashboard views used for daily and weekly planning loops.

Home Dashboard example from the Obsidian PM Starter vault.
Home Dashboard
Tasks Dashboard example from the Obsidian PM Starter vault.
Tasks Dashboard
Weekly Review example from the Obsidian PM Starter vault.
Weekly Review

Project note examples

Sample project pages showing how work can be captured and tracked inside the vault.

Client Onboarding Refresh project example from the Obsidian PM Starter vault.
Project: Client Onboarding Refresh
Demo Launch project example from the Obsidian PM Starter vault.
Project: Demo Launch
Knowledge Base Cleanup project example from the Obsidian PM Starter vault.
Project: Knowledge Base Cleanup