A task status will tell you how close your task is to completion. Typical task statuses include:

You will be able to see your task status in dartboards and tasks by setting it as a default. Here's how.

Status is shown in all dartboard layouts. In board layouts, tasks are grouped by status by default. In calendar, status is shown in color by default. In list and roadmap layouts, status will show as a column like this:

By default, individual tasks will also show the task status. It will be visible in the properties section of the task, below the task title:

You can easily update the status by hovering over the current status and either changing it or marking it as done using the revealed check mark:

You can also customize your status for different workflow types for different dartboards if you need to.