Add a User to a Project

Projects

Overview

Adding a user to a project gives them access to that project's stories, sprints, defects, and settings. You can control how much access they have — full contributor, team leader, or read-only viewer — and set how many hours per week they're allocated to the project.

This flow adds existing enterprise users to a project. The person must already have a Silverile account. If they don't have one yet, an admin needs to create it first under Enterprise Settings → Users.

Who can add members

You need update permission on the project. Typically this means being the project manager or a Silverile admin. If the Add User button isn't visible on the Members tab, ask your project manager to add the member or grant you access.

Step 1 — Open the Members tab

1Navigate to the project you want to add someone to
2Open the project dashboard and click the Members tab
3You'll see all current members listed. Click Add User to open the user picker

Step 2 — Find and add the user

The dialog shows all active enterprise users who are not yet members of this project. Users already on the project are excluded automatically.

1Use the search box to filter by name, User ID, or email
2Find the person you want to add
3Click Add on their row — they are added to the project immediately
4Repeat for any other users you want to add before closing the dialog

Step 3 — Set their role and access

After closing the dialog, the new member appears in the Members list. Click their row to set their project-specific settings:

SettingRequiredNotes
RoleNoThe user's role within this project. Role options are configured per project type.
Allocated Hours / WeekYesHow many hours per week this person is allocated to the project.
Read OnlyNoWhen on, the user can view all project content but cannot create or edit anything.
Team LeaderNoMarks this person as a team leader on the project. Cannot be set at the same time as Read Only.
Read Only and Team Leader are mutually exclusive — you can set one or neither, but not both at the same time.

After adding

The user gains access to the project immediately. They can see it in their project switcher and in their My Work list. No email notification is sent — let them know directly that they've been added.

What they can do depends on their access level:

  • Regular member — can view and contribute to stories, sprints, and defects based on project permissions
  • Team Leader — same as a regular member, with team leadership designation
  • Read Only — can browse all project content but cannot create, edit, or delete anything

Managing project members

Update a member's settings

Click any member's row in the Members tab to edit their role, allocated hours, or access level. Changes take effect immediately.

Remove a member

Open the member's row and use the remove option. This removes their access to this project only — their enterprise account and membership on other projects is unaffected.

Organise members into teams

For larger projects, you can group members into sub-teams using the Teams tab on the project dashboard. Teams help organise work and filter views by group.

Troubleshooting

I don't see the "Add User" button on the Members tab

Adding members requires update permission on the project. If you don't see the button, ask the project manager or an admin to add the member for you, or to grant you the necessary access.

The user I want to add doesn't appear in the list

The list only shows active enterprise users who are not already on the project. If the person is missing, they may not have a Silverile account yet — an admin needs to create one for them first under Enterprise Settings → Users.

The user I want is in the list but greyed out or has no Add button

They are already a member of this project. Close the dialog and look for them in the current members list.

"Please select either Read Only or Team Leader"

A member cannot be both Read Only and Team Leader at the same time. Choose one or leave both off.

I added the wrong user by mistake

Open the member's row in the Members tab and use the delete/remove option to remove them from the project. This removes their project access only — it does not delete their enterprise account.