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title: Join for Project Administrators
description: Starting your first Join project as a Project Administrator? Learn how to set up your project and get your team up and running.
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# Join for Project Administrators

## Starting your first Join project as a Project Administrator? Learn how to set up your project and get your team up and running.

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Welcome to Join, the collaborative project delivery platform that helps contractors, owners, and design teams make faster, more confident decisions. Join is a web-based platform that addresses the multidisciplinary nature of decision-making. With real-time, detailed insight into decisions, Join empowers teams to deliver in today’s dynamic market while maintaining the budget and project timeline. 

 

**Why use Join…**

- **Responsibility** - Clear delineation of  who is responsible for the next steps through Item assignment and the ability to communicate with @mentions to clarify points of ambiguity
- **Real-Time Reports** - Quick and digestible project status updates and real-time reports reflect the impact of decisions immediately in the project context.
- **Decision History** - Teams save time, build trust, and reduce risk with access to a log of project decisions.

- **Collaborative** - Every team member has a seat at the digital table to communicate and collaborate.

- **All in one place** - Teams can attach documents, link to shared files, chat in context, and display cost details in one shared platform, eliminating the need to dig through old emails and spreadsheets.

During this introductory video series, you will get an overview of the platform and learn how successful OAC teams collaborate in Join. By the end, you will have your project created and have the tools to start collaborating on your first project. 

If you want to sharpen your skills further, check out our [case studies](https://join.build/case-studies/) or the articles on the [Join Help Center](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge?hsLang=en).

|  | **[1. Signing Up and Navigating Join](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/getting-started-for-project-admins-nav?hsLang=en)** |
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- [Getting Started with Join](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/getting-started-with-join?hsLang=en#main-content)

    - [Join Overview](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/getting-started-with-join?hsLang=en#join-overview)
    - [I'm a new Join user](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/getting-started-with-join?hsLang=en#im-a-new-join-user)
    - [My company is new to Join](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/getting-started-with-join?hsLang=en#my-company-is-new-to-join)
    - [I want to use Join on my project](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/getting-started-with-join?hsLang=en#i-want-to-use-join-on-my-project)
    - [Workflow Best Practices](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/getting-started-with-join?hsLang=en#workflow-best-practices)
    - [Getting Started for Project Admins](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/getting-started-with-join?hsLang=en#getting-started-for-project-admins)
    - [Getting Started for General Contractors](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/getting-started-with-join?hsLang=en#getting-started-for-general-contractors)
    - [Getting Started for Design Team Members](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/getting-started-with-join?hsLang=en#getting-started-for-design-team-members)
    - [Getting Started for Owners](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/getting-started-with-join?hsLang=en#getting-started-for-owners)
- [Product Updates](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/product-updates?hsLang=en#main-content)

    - [What's New](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/product-updates?hsLang=en#whats-new)
    - [Early Access](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/product-updates?hsLang=en#early-access)
- [Join for Pursuit](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/join-for-pursuit?hsLang=en#main-content)

    - [Pursuit Resources](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/join-for-pursuit?hsLang=en#pursuit-resources)
- [Dashboard](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/dashboard?hsLang=en#main-content)

    - [Dashboard](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/dashboard?hsLang=en#dashboard)
    - [Charts](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/dashboard?hsLang=en#charts)
- [Milestones](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/milestones?hsLang=en#main-content)

    - [Milestones](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/milestones?hsLang=en#milestones)
    - [Estimates and Budgets](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/milestones?hsLang=en#estimates-and-budgets)
    - [Importing](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/milestones?hsLang=en#importing)
- [Items](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/items?hsLang=en#main-content)

    - [Items](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/items?hsLang=en#items)
    - [Options](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/items?hsLang=en#options)
    - [Status](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/items?hsLang=en#status)
    - [Scenarios](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/items?hsLang=en#scenarios)
    - [Item Library](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/items?hsLang=en#item-library)
    - [Schedule Impact](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/items?hsLang=en#schedule-impact)
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    - [Markups](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/markups?hsLang=en#markups)
    - [Milestone Markups](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/markups?hsLang=en#milestone-markups)
    - [Item Markups](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/markups?hsLang=en#item-markups)
    - [Contingencies and Allowances](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/markups?hsLang=en#contingencies-and-allowances)
    - [Cost Display Settings](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/markups?hsLang=en#cost-display-settings)
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- [Timeline](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/timeline?hsLang=en#main-content)

    - [Timeline](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/timeline?hsLang=en#timeline)
- [Reports](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/reports?hsLang=en#main-content)

    - [Reporting](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/reports?hsLang=en#reporting)
    - [Customizable Reports](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/reports?hsLang=en#customizable-reports)
- [Team](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/team?hsLang=en#main-content)

    - [Team](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/team?hsLang=en#team)
    - [Roles and Permissions](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/team?hsLang=en#roles-and-permissions)
- [Project Settings](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/project-settings?hsLang=en#main-content)

    - [Project Settings](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/project-settings?hsLang=en#project-settings)
    - [Categorizations](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/project-settings?hsLang=en#categorizations)
    - [Units of Measure](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/project-settings?hsLang=en#units-of-measure)
    - [Item Schedule Impact and Display](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/project-settings?hsLang=en#item-schedule-impact-and-display)
    - [Default Item Template](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/project-settings?hsLang=en#default-item-template)
    - [Notifications](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/project-settings?hsLang=en#notifications)
    - [Print Header](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/project-settings?hsLang=en#print-header)
    - [Customize Display](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/project-settings?hsLang=en#customize-display)
- [Projects and Programs](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/projects-and-programs?hsLang=en#main-content)

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- [Company Settings](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/company-settings?hsLang=en#main-content)

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- [Join Benchmarking](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/join-benchmarking?hsLang=en#main-content)

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- [Join Insights](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/join-insights?hsLang=en#main-content)

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- [Integrations](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/integrations?hsLang=en#main-content)

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- [Security](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/security?hsLang=en#main-content)

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