Merge pull request #159 from shancds/release/v2.0.3-kanban-handle-drag-over

Release/v2.0.3 kanban handle drag over
2025-06-18 08:35:17 +05:30
parent fb94028410 0e0d1a5f11
commit dfc38a6829
46 changed files with 8058 additions and 6051 deletions
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "name": "worklenz",
+  "lockfileVersion": 3,
+  "requires": true,
+  "packages": {}
+}
--- a/worklenz-backend/package-lock.json
+++ b/worklenz-backend/package-lock.json
--- a/worklenz-backend/package.json
+++ b/worklenz-backend/package.json
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
    "express-rate-limit": "^6.8.0",
    "express-session": "^1.17.3",
    "express-validator": "^6.15.0",
+    "grunt-cli": "^1.5.0",
    "helmet": "^6.2.0",
    "hpp": "^0.2.3",
    "http-errors": "^2.0.0",
@@ -93,8 +94,10 @@
    "sharp": "^0.32.6",
    "slugify": "^1.6.6",
    "socket.io": "^4.7.1",
+    "tinymce": "^7.8.0",
    "uglify-js": "^3.17.4",
    "winston": "^3.10.0",
+    "worklenz-backend": "file:",
    "xss-filters": "^1.2.7"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
@@ -102,15 +105,17 @@
    "@babel/preset-typescript": "^7.22.5",
    "@types/bcrypt": "^5.0.0",
    "@types/bluebird": "^3.5.38",
+    "@types/body-parser": "^1.19.2",
    "@types/compression": "^1.7.2",
    "@types/connect-flash": "^0.0.37",
    "@types/cookie-parser": "^1.4.3",
    "@types/cron": "^2.0.1",
    "@types/crypto-js": "^4.2.2",
    "@types/csurf": "^1.11.2",
-    "@types/express": "^4.17.17",
+    "@types/express": "^4.17.21",
    "@types/express-brute": "^1.0.2",
    "@types/express-brute-redis": "^0.0.4",
+    "@types/express-serve-static-core": "^4.17.34",
    "@types/express-session": "^1.17.7",
    "@types/fs-extra": "^9.0.13",
    "@types/hpp": "^0.2.2",
--- a/worklenz-backend/src/controllers/projects-controller.ts
+++ b/worklenz-backend/src/controllers/projects-controller.ts
@@ -756,4 +756,186 @@ export default class ProjectsController extends WorklenzControllerBase {

  }

+  @HandleExceptions()
+  public static async getGrouped(req: IWorkLenzRequest, res: IWorkLenzResponse): Promise<IWorkLenzResponse> {
+    // Use qualified field name for projects to avoid ambiguity
+    const {searchQuery, sortField, sortOrder, size, offset} = this.toPaginationOptions(req.query, ["projects.name"]);
+    const groupBy = req.query.groupBy as string || "category";
+
+    const filterByMember = !req.user?.owner && !req.user?.is_admin ?
+      ` AND is_member_of_project(projects.id, '${req.user?.id}', $1) ` : "";
+
+    const isFavorites = req.query.filter === "1" ? ` AND EXISTS(SELECT user_id FROM favorite_projects WHERE user_id = '${req.user?.id}' AND project_id = projects.id)` : "";
+    const isArchived = req.query.filter === "2"
+      ? ` AND EXISTS(SELECT user_id FROM archived_projects WHERE user_id = '${req.user?.id}' AND project_id = projects.id)`
+      : ` AND NOT EXISTS(SELECT user_id FROM archived_projects WHERE user_id = '${req.user?.id}' AND project_id = projects.id)`;
+    const categories = this.getFilterByCategoryWhereClosure(req.query.categories as string);
+    const statuses = this.getFilterByStatusWhereClosure(req.query.statuses as string);
+
+    // Determine grouping field and join based on groupBy parameter
+    let groupField = "";
+    let groupName = "";
+    let groupColor = "";
+    let groupJoin = "";
+    let groupByFields = "";
+    let groupOrderBy = "";
+    
+    switch (groupBy) {
+      case "client":
+        groupField = "COALESCE(projects.client_id::text, 'no-client')";
+        groupName = "COALESCE(clients.name, 'No Client')";
+        groupColor = "'#688'";
+        groupJoin = "LEFT JOIN clients ON projects.client_id = clients.id";
+        groupByFields = "projects.client_id, clients.name";
+        groupOrderBy = "COALESCE(clients.name, 'No Client')";
+        break;
+      case "status":
+        groupField = "COALESCE(projects.status_id::text, 'no-status')";
+        groupName = "COALESCE(sys_project_statuses.name, 'No Status')";
+        groupColor = "COALESCE(sys_project_statuses.color_code, '#888')";
+        groupJoin = "LEFT JOIN sys_project_statuses ON projects.status_id = sys_project_statuses.id";
+        groupByFields = "projects.status_id, sys_project_statuses.name, sys_project_statuses.color_code";
+        groupOrderBy = "COALESCE(sys_project_statuses.name, 'No Status')";
+        break;
+      case "category":
+      default:
+        groupField = "COALESCE(projects.category_id::text, 'uncategorized')";
+        groupName = "COALESCE(project_categories.name, 'Uncategorized')";
+        groupColor = "COALESCE(project_categories.color_code, '#888')";
+        groupJoin = "LEFT JOIN project_categories ON projects.category_id = project_categories.id";
+        groupByFields = "projects.category_id, project_categories.name, project_categories.color_code";
+        groupOrderBy = "COALESCE(project_categories.name, 'Uncategorized')";
+    }
+
+    // Ensure sortField is properly qualified for the inner project query
+    let qualifiedSortField = sortField;
+    if (Array.isArray(sortField)) {
+      qualifiedSortField = sortField[0]; // Take the first field if it's an array
+    }
+    // Replace "projects." with "p2." for the inner query
+    const innerSortField = qualifiedSortField.replace("projects.", "p2.");
+
+    const q = `
+      SELECT ROW_TO_JSON(rec) AS groups
+      FROM (
+        SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT ${groupField}) AS total_groups,
+               (SELECT COALESCE(ARRAY_TO_JSON(ARRAY_AGG(ROW_TO_JSON(group_data))), '[]'::JSON)
+                FROM (
+                  SELECT ${groupField} AS group_key,
+                         ${groupName} AS group_name,
+                         ${groupColor} AS group_color,
+                         COUNT(*) AS project_count,
+                         (SELECT COALESCE(ARRAY_TO_JSON(ARRAY_AGG(ROW_TO_JSON(project_data))), '[]'::JSON)
+                          FROM (
+                            SELECT p2.id,
+                                   p2.name,
+                                   (SELECT sys_project_statuses.name FROM sys_project_statuses WHERE sys_project_statuses.id = p2.status_id) AS status,
+                                   (SELECT sys_project_statuses.color_code FROM sys_project_statuses WHERE sys_project_statuses.id = p2.status_id) AS status_color,
+                                   (SELECT sys_project_statuses.icon FROM sys_project_statuses WHERE sys_project_statuses.id = p2.status_id) AS status_icon,
+                                   EXISTS(SELECT user_id
+                                          FROM favorite_projects
+                                          WHERE user_id = '${req.user?.id}'
+                                            AND project_id = p2.id) AS favorite,
+                                   EXISTS(SELECT user_id
+                                          FROM archived_projects
+                                          WHERE user_id = '${req.user?.id}'
+                                            AND project_id = p2.id) AS archived,
+                                   p2.color_code,
+                                   p2.start_date,
+                                   p2.end_date,
+                                   p2.category_id,
+                                   (SELECT COUNT(*)
+                                    FROM tasks
+                                    WHERE archived IS FALSE
+                                      AND project_id = p2.id) AS all_tasks_count,
+                                   (SELECT COUNT(*)
+                                    FROM tasks
+                                    WHERE archived IS FALSE
+                                      AND project_id = p2.id
+                                      AND status_id IN (SELECT task_statuses.id
+                                                        FROM task_statuses
+                                                        WHERE task_statuses.project_id = p2.id
+                                                          AND task_statuses.category_id IN
+                                                              (SELECT sys_task_status_categories.id FROM sys_task_status_categories WHERE sys_task_status_categories.is_done IS TRUE))) AS completed_tasks_count,
+                                   (SELECT COUNT(*)
+                                    FROM project_members
+                                    WHERE project_members.project_id = p2.id) AS members_count,
+                                   (SELECT get_project_members(p2.id)) AS names,
+                                   (SELECT clients.name FROM clients WHERE clients.id = p2.client_id) AS client_name,
+                                   (SELECT users.name FROM users WHERE users.id = p2.owner_id) AS project_owner,
+                                   (SELECT project_categories.name FROM project_categories WHERE project_categories.id = p2.category_id) AS category_name,
+                                   (SELECT project_categories.color_code
+                                    FROM project_categories
+                                    WHERE project_categories.id = p2.category_id) AS category_color,
+                                   ((SELECT project_members.team_member_id as team_member_id
+                                      FROM project_members
+                                      WHERE project_members.project_id = p2.id
+                                        AND project_members.project_access_level_id = (SELECT project_access_levels.id FROM project_access_levels WHERE project_access_levels.key = 'PROJECT_MANAGER'))) AS project_manager_team_member_id,
+                                   (SELECT project_members.default_view
+                                      FROM project_members
+                                      WHERE project_members.project_id = p2.id
+                                        AND project_members.team_member_id = '${req.user?.team_member_id}') AS team_member_default_view,
+                                   (SELECT CASE
+                                             WHEN ((SELECT MAX(tasks.updated_at)
+                                                    FROM tasks
+                                                    WHERE tasks.archived IS FALSE
+                                                      AND tasks.project_id = p2.id) >
+                                                   p2.updated_at)
+                                               THEN (SELECT MAX(tasks.updated_at)
+                                                     FROM tasks
+                                                     WHERE tasks.archived IS FALSE
+                                                       AND tasks.project_id = p2.id)
+                                             ELSE p2.updated_at END) AS updated_at
+                            FROM projects p2
+                            ${groupJoin.replace("projects.", "p2.")}
+                            WHERE p2.team_id = $1 
+                              AND ${groupField.replace("projects.", "p2.")} = ${groupField}
+                              ${categories.replace("projects.", "p2.")} 
+                              ${statuses.replace("projects.", "p2.")} 
+                              ${isArchived.replace("projects.", "p2.")} 
+                              ${isFavorites.replace("projects.", "p2.")} 
+                              ${filterByMember.replace("projects.", "p2.")} 
+                              ${searchQuery.replace("projects.", "p2.")}
+                            ORDER BY ${innerSortField} ${sortOrder}
+                          ) project_data
+                         ) AS projects
+                  FROM projects
+                  ${groupJoin}
+                  WHERE projects.team_id = $1 ${categories} ${statuses} ${isArchived} ${isFavorites} ${filterByMember} ${searchQuery}
+                  GROUP BY ${groupByFields}
+                  ORDER BY ${groupOrderBy}
+                  LIMIT $2 OFFSET $3
+                ) group_data
+               ) AS data
+        FROM projects
+        ${groupJoin}
+        WHERE projects.team_id = $1 ${categories} ${statuses} ${isArchived} ${isFavorites} ${filterByMember} ${searchQuery}
+      ) rec;
+    `;
+
+    const result = await db.query(q, [req.user?.team_id || null, size, offset]);
+    const [data] = result.rows;
+
+    // Process the grouped data
+    for (const group of data?.groups.data || []) {
+      for (const project of group.projects || []) {
+        project.progress = project.all_tasks_count > 0
+          ? ((project.completed_tasks_count / project.all_tasks_count) * 100).toFixed(0) : 0;
+
+        project.updated_at_string = moment(project.updated_at).fromNow();
+
+        project.names = this.createTagList(project?.names);
+        project.names.map((a: any) => a.color_code = getColor(a.name));
+
+        if (project.project_manager_team_member_id) {
+          project.project_manager = {
+            id: project.project_manager_team_member_id
+          };
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    return res.status(200).send(new ServerResponse(true, data?.groups || { total_groups: 0, data: [] }));
+  }
+
 }
--- a/worklenz-backend/src/public/tinymce/package-lock.json
+++ b/worklenz-backend/src/public/tinymce/package-lock.json
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{
+	"name": "tinymce",
+	"version": "6.8.4",
+	"lockfileVersion": 3,
+	"requires": true,
+	"packages": {
+		"": {
+			"name": "tinymce",
+			"version": "6.8.4",
+			"license": "MIT",
+			"dependencies": {
+				"tinymce": "file:"
+			}
+		},
+		"node_modules/tinymce": {
+			"resolved": "",
+			"link": true
+		}
+	}
+}
--- a/worklenz-backend/src/public/tinymce/package.json
+++ b/worklenz-backend/src/public/tinymce/package.json
@@ -28,5 +28,8 @@
 	"homepage": "https://www.tiny.cloud/",
 	"bugs": {
 		"url": "https://github.com/tinymce/tinymce/issues"
+	},
+	"dependencies": {
+		"tinymce": "file:"
 	}
-}
+}
--- a/worklenz-backend/src/routes/apis/projects-api-router.ts
+++ b/worklenz-backend/src/routes/apis/projects-api-router.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ projectsApiRouter.get("/update-exist-sort-order", safeControllerFunction(Project

 projectsApiRouter.post("/", teamOwnerOrAdminValidator, projectsBodyValidator, safeControllerFunction(ProjectsController.create));
 projectsApiRouter.get("/", safeControllerFunction(ProjectsController.get));
+projectsApiRouter.get("/grouped", safeControllerFunction(ProjectsController.getGrouped));
 projectsApiRouter.get("/my-task-projects", safeControllerFunction(ProjectsController.getMyProjectsToTasks));
 projectsApiRouter.get("/my-projects", safeControllerFunction(ProjectsController.getMyProjects));
 projectsApiRouter.get("/all", safeControllerFunction(ProjectsController.getAllProjects));
--- a/worklenz-frontend/package-lock.json
+++ b/worklenz-frontend/package-lock.json
--- a/worklenz-frontend/package.json
+++ b/worklenz-frontend/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "private": true,
  "scripts": {
-    "start": "vite",
+    "start": "vite dev",
+    "dev": "vite dev",
    "prebuild": "node scripts/copy-tinymce.js",
    "build": "vite build",
    "dev-build": "vite build",
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@
  "dependencies": {
    "@ant-design/colors": "^7.1.0",
    "@ant-design/compatible": "^5.1.4",
-    "@ant-design/icons": "^5.4.0",
+    "@ant-design/icons": "^4.7.0",
    "@ant-design/pro-components": "^2.7.19",
    "@dnd-kit/core": "^6.3.1",
    "@dnd-kit/modifiers": "^9.0.0",
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@
    "axios": "^1.9.0",
    "chart.js": "^4.4.7",
    "chartjs-plugin-datalabels": "^2.2.0",
+    "cors": "^2.8.5",
    "date-fns": "^4.1.0",
    "dompurify": "^3.2.5",
    "gantt-task-react": "^0.3.9",
@@ -38,6 +40,7 @@
    "i18next-http-backend": "^2.7.3",
    "jspdf": "^3.0.0",
    "mixpanel-browser": "^2.56.0",
+    "nanoid": "^5.1.5",
    "primereact": "^10.8.4",
    "re-resizable": "^6.10.3",
    "react": "^18.3.1",
@@ -52,7 +55,8 @@
    "react-window": "^1.8.11",
    "socket.io-client": "^4.8.1",
    "tinymce": "^7.7.2",
-    "web-vitals": "^4.2.4"
+    "web-vitals": "^4.2.4",
+    "worklenz": "file:"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
    "@testing-library/jest-dom": "^6.6.3",
@@ -70,6 +74,7 @@
    "autoprefixer": "^10.4.20",
    "postcss": "^8.5.2",
    "prettier-plugin-tailwindcss": "^0.6.8",
+    "rollup": "^4.40.2",
    "tailwindcss": "^3.4.17",
    "terser": "^5.39.0",
    "typescript": "^5.7.3",
--- a/worklenz-frontend/public/locales/en/all-project-list.json
+++ b/worklenz-frontend/public/locales/en/all-project-list.json
@@ -19,5 +19,13 @@
  "unarchiveConfirm": "Are you sure you want to unarchive this project?",
  "clickToFilter": "Click to filter by",
  "noProjects": "No projects found",
-  "addToFavourites": "Add to favourites"
+  "addToFavourites": "Add to favourites",
+  "list": "List",
+  "group": "Group",
+  "listView": "List View",
+  "groupView": "Group View",
+  "groupBy": {
+    "category": "Category",
+    "client": "Client"
+  }
 }
--- a/worklenz-frontend/public/locales/en/time-report.json
+++ b/worklenz-frontend/public/locales/en/time-report.json
@@ -40,5 +40,18 @@
  "noCategory": "No Category",
  "noProjects": "No projects found",
  "noTeams": "No teams found",
-  "noData": "No data found"
+  "noData": "No data found",
+
+  "groupBy": "Group by",
+  "groupByCategory": "Category",
+  "groupByTeam": "Team",
+  "groupByStatus": "Status",
+  "groupByNone": "None",
+  "clearSearch": "Clear search",
+  "selectedProjects": "Selected Projects",
+  "projectsSelected": "projects selected",
+  "showSelected": "Show Selected Only",
+  "expandAll": "Expand All",
+  "collapseAll": "Collapse All",
+  "ungrouped": "Ungrouped"
 }
--- a/worklenz-frontend/public/locales/es/all-project-list.json
+++ b/worklenz-frontend/public/locales/es/all-project-list.json
@@ -19,5 +19,13 @@
  "unarchiveConfirm": "¿Estás seguro de que deseas desarchivar este proyecto?",
  "clickToFilter": "Clique para filtrar por",
  "noProjects": "No se encontraron proyectos",
-  "addToFavourites": "Añadir a favoritos"
+  "addToFavourites": "Añadir a favoritos",
+  "list": "Lista",
+  "group": "Grupo",
+  "listView": "Vista de Lista",
+  "groupView": "Vista de Grupo",
+  "groupBy": {
+    "category": "Categoría",
+    "client": "Cliente"
+  }
 }
--- a/worklenz-frontend/public/locales/es/time-report.json
+++ b/worklenz-frontend/public/locales/es/time-report.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  "selectAll": "Seleccionar Todo",
  "teams": "Equipos",

-  "searchByProject": "Buscar por nombre de proyecto",
+  "searchByProject": "Buscar por nombre del proyecto",
  "projects": "Proyectos",

  "searchByCategory": "Buscar por nombre de categoría",
@@ -37,8 +37,21 @@
  "actualDays": "Días Reales",

  "noCategories": "No se encontraron categorías",
-  "noCategory": "No Categoría",
+  "noCategory": "Sin Categoría",
  "noProjects": "No se encontraron proyectos",
  "noTeams": "No se encontraron equipos",
-  "noData": "No se encontraron datos"
+  "noData": "No se encontraron datos",
+
+  "groupBy": "Agrupar por",
+  "groupByCategory": "Categoría",
+  "groupByTeam": "Equipo",
+  "groupByStatus": "Estado",
+  "groupByNone": "Ninguno",
+  "clearSearch": "Limpiar búsqueda",
+  "selectedProjects": "Proyectos Seleccionados",
+  "projectsSelected": "proyectos seleccionados",
+  "showSelected": "Mostrar Solo Seleccionados",
+  "expandAll": "Expandir Todo",
+  "collapseAll": "Contraer Todo",
+  "ungrouped": "Sin Agrupar"
 }
--- a/worklenz-frontend/public/locales/pt/all-project-list.json
+++ b/worklenz-frontend/public/locales/pt/all-project-list.json
@@ -19,5 +19,13 @@
  "unarchiveConfirm": "Tem certeza de que deseja desarquivar este projeto?",
  "clickToFilter": "Clique para filtrar por",
  "noProjects": "Nenhum projeto encontrado",
-  "addToFavourites": "Adicionar aos favoritos"
+  "addToFavourites": "Adicionar aos favoritos",
+  "list": "Lista",
+  "group": "Grupo",
+  "listView": "Visualização em Lista",
+  "groupView": "Visualização em Grupo",
+  "groupBy": {
+    "category": "Categoria",
+    "client": "Cliente"
+  }
 }
--- a/worklenz-frontend/public/locales/pt/time-report.json
+++ b/worklenz-frontend/public/locales/pt/time-report.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  "timeSheet": "Folha de Tempo",

  "searchByName": "Pesquisar por nome",
-  "selectAll": "Selecionar Todos",
+  "selectAll": "Selecionar Tudo",
  "teams": "Equipes",

  "searchByProject": "Pesquisar por nome do projeto",
@@ -13,32 +13,45 @@
  "searchByCategory": "Pesquisar por nome da categoria",
  "categories": "Categorias",

-  "billable": "Cobrável",
-  "nonBillable": "Não Cobrável",
+  "billable": "Faturável",
+  "nonBillable": "Não Faturável",

  "total": "Total",

-  "projectsTimeSheet": "Folha de Tempo dos Projetos",
+  "projectsTimeSheet": "Folha de Tempo de Projetos",

-  "loggedTime": "Tempo Registrado (horas)",
+  "loggedTime": "Tempo Registrado(horas)",

  "exportToExcel": "Exportar para Excel",
  "logged": "registrado",
  "for": "para",

-  "membersTimeSheet": "Folha de Tempo dos Membros",
+  "membersTimeSheet": "Folha de Tempo de Membros",
  "member": "Membro",

  "estimatedVsActual": "Estimado vs Real",
-  "workingDays": "Dias de Trabalho",
-  "manDays": "Dias-Homem",
+  "workingDays": "Dias Úteis",
+  "manDays": "Dias Homem",
  "days": "Dias",
  "estimatedDays": "Dias Estimados",
  "actualDays": "Dias Reais",

  "noCategories": "Nenhuma categoria encontrada",
-  "noCategory": "Nenhuma Categoria",
+  "noCategory": "Sem Categoria",
  "noProjects": "Nenhum projeto encontrado",
-  "noTeams": "Nenhum time encontrado",
-  "noData": "Nenhum dado encontrado"
+  "noTeams": "Nenhuma equipe encontrada",
+  "noData": "Nenhum dado encontrado",
+
+  "groupBy": "Agrupar por",
+  "groupByCategory": "Categoria",
+  "groupByTeam": "Equipe",
+  "groupByStatus": "Status",
+  "groupByNone": "Nenhum",
+  "clearSearch": "Limpar pesquisa",
+  "selectedProjects": "Projetos Selecionados",
+  "projectsSelected": "projetos selecionados",
+  "showSelected": "Mostrar Apenas Selecionados",
+  "expandAll": "Expandir Tudo",
+  "collapseAll": "Recolher Tudo",
+  "ungrouped": "Não Agrupado"
 }
--- a/worklenz-frontend/src/api/projects/projects.api.service.ts
+++ b/worklenz-frontend/src/api/projects/projects.api.service.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { IProjectViewModel } from '@/types/project/projectViewModel.types';
 import { ITeamMemberOverviewGetResponse } from '@/types/project/project-insights.types';
 import { IProjectMembersViewModel } from '@/types/projectMember.types';
 import { IProjectManager } from '@/types/project/projectManager.types';
+import { IGroupedProjectsViewModel } from '@/types/project/groupedProjectsViewModel.types';

 const rootUrl = `${API_BASE_URL}/projects`;

@@ -32,6 +33,23 @@ export const projectsApiService = {
    return response.data;
  },

+  getGroupedProjects: async (
+    index: number,
+    size: number,
+    field: string | null,
+    order: string | null,
+    search: string | null,
+    groupBy: string,
+    filter: number | null = null,
+    statuses: string | null = null,
+    categories: string | null = null
+  ): Promise<IServerResponse<IGroupedProjectsViewModel>> => {
+    const s = encodeURIComponent(search || '');
+    const url = `${rootUrl}/grouped${toQueryString({ index, size, field, order, search: s, groupBy, filter, statuses, categories })}`;
+    const response = await apiClient.get<IServerResponse<IGroupedProjectsViewModel>>(`${url}`);
+    return response.data;
+  },
+
  getProject: async (id: string): Promise<IServerResponse<IProjectViewModel>> => {
    const url = `${rootUrl}/${id}`;
    const response = await apiClient.get<IServerResponse<IProjectViewModel>>(`${url}`);
--- a/worklenz-frontend/src/app/store.ts
+++ b/worklenz-frontend/src/app/store.ts
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ import groupByFilterDropdownReducer from '../features/group-by-filter-dropdown/g
 import homePageApiService from '@/api/home-page/home-page.api.service';
 import { projectsApi } from '@/api/projects/projects.v1.api.service';

+import projectViewReducer from '@features/project/project-view-slice';
+
 export const store = configureStore({
  middleware: getDefaultMiddleware =>
    getDefaultMiddleware({
@@ -113,6 +115,8 @@ export const store = configureStore({
    taskListCustomColumnsReducer: taskListCustomColumnsReducer,
    boardReducer: boardReducer,
    projectDrawerReducer: projectDrawerReducer,
+    
+    projectViewReducer: projectViewReducer,

    // Project Lookups
    projectCategoriesReducer: projectCategoriesReducer,
--- a/worklenz-frontend/src/components/avatars/avatars.tsx
+++ b/worklenz-frontend/src/components/avatars/avatars.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { Avatar, Tooltip } from 'antd';
+import React, { useCallback, useMemo } from 'react';
 import { InlineMember } from '@/types/teamMembers/inlineMember.types';

 interface AvatarsProps {
@@ -6,41 +7,54 @@ interface AvatarsProps {
  maxCount?: number;
 }

-const renderAvatar = (member: InlineMember, index: number) => (
-  <Tooltip
-    key={member.team_member_id || index}
-    title={member.end && member.names ? member.names.join(', ') : member.name}
-  >
-    {member.avatar_url ? (
-      <span onClick={(e: React.MouseEvent) => e.stopPropagation()}>
-        <Avatar src={member.avatar_url} size={28} key={member.team_member_id || index} />
-      </span>
-    ) : ( 
-      <span onClick={(e: React.MouseEvent) => e.stopPropagation()}>
-        <Avatar
-          size={28}
-          key={member.team_member_id || index}
-          style={{
-            backgroundColor: member.color_code || '#ececec',
-            fontSize: '14px',
-          }}
-        >
-          {member.end && member.names ? member.name : member.name?.charAt(0).toUpperCase()}
-        </Avatar>
-      </span>
-    )}
-  </Tooltip>
-);
+const Avatars: React.FC<AvatarsProps> = React.memo(({ members, maxCount }) => {
+  const stopPropagation = useCallback((e: React.MouseEvent) => {
+    e.stopPropagation();
+  }, []);
+
+  const renderAvatar = useCallback((member: InlineMember, index: number) => (
+    <Tooltip
+      key={member.team_member_id || index}
+      title={member.end && member.names ? member.names.join(', ') : member.name}
+    >
+      {member.avatar_url ? (
+        <span onClick={stopPropagation}>
+          <Avatar src={member.avatar_url} size={28} key={member.team_member_id || index} />
+        </span>
+      ) : ( 
+        <span onClick={stopPropagation}>
+          <Avatar
+            size={28}
+            key={member.team_member_id || index}
+            style={{
+              backgroundColor: member.color_code || '#ececec',
+              fontSize: '14px',
+            }}
+          >
+            {member.end && member.names ? member.name : member.name?.charAt(0).toUpperCase()}
+          </Avatar>
+        </span>
+      )}
+    </Tooltip>
+  ), [stopPropagation]);
+
+  const visibleMembers = useMemo(() => {
+    return maxCount ? members.slice(0, maxCount) : members;
+  }, [members, maxCount]);
+
+  const avatarElements = useMemo(() => {
+    return visibleMembers.map((member, index) => renderAvatar(member, index));
+  }, [visibleMembers, renderAvatar]);

-const Avatars: React.FC<AvatarsProps> = ({ members, maxCount }) => {
-  const visibleMembers = maxCount ? members.slice(0, maxCount) : members;
  return (
-    <div onClick={(e: React.MouseEvent) => e.stopPropagation()}>
+    <div onClick={stopPropagation}>
      <Avatar.Group>
-        {visibleMembers.map((member, index) => renderAvatar(member, index))}
+        {avatarElements}
      </Avatar.Group>
    </div>
  );
-};
+});
+
+Avatars.displayName = 'Avatars';

 export default Avatars;
--- a/worklenz-frontend/src/components/board/taskCard/priority-section/priority-section.css
+++ b/worklenz-frontend/src/components/board/taskCard/priority-section/priority-section.css
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+.priority-dropdown .ant-dropdown-menu {
+  padding: 0 !important;
+  margin-top: 8px !important;
+  overflow: hidden;
+}
+
+.priority-dropdown .ant-dropdown-menu-item {
+  padding: 0 !important;
+}
+
+.priority-dropdown-card .ant-card-body {
+  padding: 0 !important;
+}
+
+.priority-menu .ant-menu-item {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  height: 32px;
+}
--- a/worklenz-frontend/src/components/board/taskCard/priority-section/priority-section.tsx
+++ b/worklenz-frontend/src/components/board/taskCard/priority-section/priority-section.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+import { Flex, Typography } from 'antd';
+import './priority-section.css';
+import { useAppSelector } from '@/hooks/useAppSelector';
+import { useState, useEffect, useMemo } from 'react';
+import { IProjectTask } from '@/types/project/projectTasksViewModel.types';
+import { ITaskPriority } from '@/types/tasks/taskPriority.types';
+import { DoubleLeftOutlined, MinusOutlined, PauseOutlined } from '@ant-design/icons';
+
+type PrioritySectionProps = {
+  task: IProjectTask;
+};
+
+const PrioritySection = ({ task }: PrioritySectionProps) => {
+  const [selectedPriority, setSelectedPriority] = useState<ITaskPriority | undefined>(undefined);
+  const priorityList = useAppSelector(state => state.priorityReducer.priorities);
+  const themeMode = useAppSelector(state => state.themeReducer.mode);
+
+  // Update selectedPriority whenever task.priority or priorityList changes
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!task.priority || !priorityList.length) {
+      setSelectedPriority(undefined);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const foundPriority = priorityList.find(priority => priority.id === task.priority);
+    setSelectedPriority(foundPriority);
+  }, [task.priority, priorityList]);
+
+  const priorityIcon = useMemo(() => {
+    if (!selectedPriority) return null;
+
+    const iconProps = {
+      style: {
+        color: themeMode === 'dark' ? selectedPriority.color_code_dark : selectedPriority.color_code,
+        marginRight: '0.25rem',
+      },
+    };
+
+    switch (selectedPriority.name) {
+      case 'Low':
+        return <MinusOutlined {...iconProps} />;
+      case 'Medium':
+        return <PauseOutlined {...iconProps} style={{ ...iconProps.style, transform: 'rotate(90deg)' }} />;
+      case 'High':
+        return <DoubleLeftOutlined {...iconProps} style={{ ...iconProps.style, transform: 'rotate(90deg)' }} />;
+      default:
+        return null;
+    }
+  }, [selectedPriority, themeMode]);
+
+  if (!task.priority || !selectedPriority) return null;
+
+  return (
+    <Flex gap={4}>
+      {priorityIcon}
+      <Typography.Text
+        style={{ fontWeight: 500 }}
+        ellipsis={{ tooltip: task.name }}
+      >
+        {task.name}
+      </Typography.Text>
+    </Flex>
+  );
+};
+
+export default PrioritySection;
--- a/worklenz-frontend/src/components/project-list/TableColumns.tsx
+++ b/worklenz-frontend/src/components/project-list/TableColumns.tsx
@@ -1,132 +0,0 @@
-import { useAppDispatch } from '@/hooks/useAppDispatch';
-import { useAuthService } from '@/hooks/useAuth';
-import { IProjectViewModel } from '@/types/project/projectViewModel.types';
-import { InlineMember } from '@/types/teamMembers/inlineMember.types';
-import { ColumnsType } from 'antd/es/table';
-import { ColumnFilterItem } from 'antd/es/table/interface';
-import { useMemo } from 'react';
-import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
-import { NavigateFunction } from 'react-router-dom';
-import Avatars from '../avatars/avatars';
-import { ActionButtons } from './project-list-table/project-list-actions/project-list-actions';
-import { CategoryCell } from './project-list-table/project-list-category/project-list-category';
-import { ProgressListProgress } from './project-list-table/project-list-progress/progress-list-progress';
-import { ProjectListUpdatedAt } from './project-list-table/project-list-updated-at/project-list-updated';
-import { ProjectNameCell } from './project-list-table/project-name/project-name-cell';
-import { useAppSelector } from '@/hooks/useAppSelector';
-import { ProjectRateCell } from './project-list-table/project-list-favorite/project-rate-cell';
-
-const createFilters = (items: { id: string; name: string }[]) =>
-  items.map(item => ({ text: item.name, value: item.id })) as ColumnFilterItem[];
-
-interface ITableColumnsProps {
-  navigate: NavigateFunction;
-  filteredInfo: any;
-}
-
-const TableColumns = ({
-  navigate,
-  filteredInfo,
-}: ITableColumnsProps): ColumnsType<IProjectViewModel> => {
-  const { t } = useTranslation('all-project-list');
-  const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
-  const isOwnerOrAdmin = useAuthService().isOwnerOrAdmin();
-
-  const { projectStatuses } = useAppSelector(state => state.projectStatusesReducer);
-  const { projectCategories } = useAppSelector(state => state.projectCategoriesReducer);
-  const { filteredCategories, filteredStatuses } = useAppSelector(
-    state => state.projectsReducer
-  );
-  const columns = useMemo(
-    () => [
-      {
-        title: '',
-        dataIndex: 'favorite',
-        key: 'favorite',
-        render: (text: string, record: IProjectViewModel) => (
-          <ProjectRateCell key={record.id} t={t} record={record} />
-        ),
-      },
-      {
-        title: t('name'),
-        dataIndex: 'name',
-        key: 'name',
-        sorter: true,
-        showSorterTooltip: false,
-        defaultSortOrder: 'ascend',
-        render: (text: string, record: IProjectViewModel) => (
-          <ProjectNameCell navigate={navigate} key={record.id} t={t} record={record} />
-        ),
-      },
-      {
-        title: t('client'),
-        dataIndex: 'client_name',
-        key: 'client_name',
-        sorter: true,
-        showSorterTooltip: false,
-      },
-      {
-        title: t('category'),
-        dataIndex: 'category',
-        key: 'category_id',
-        filters: createFilters(
-          projectCategories.map(category => ({ id: category.id || '', name: category.name || '' }))
-        ),
-        filteredValue: filteredInfo.category_id || filteredCategories || [],
-        filterMultiple: true,
-        render: (text: string, record: IProjectViewModel) => (
-          <CategoryCell key={record.id} t={t} record={record} />
-        ),
-        sorter: true,
-      },
-      {
-        title: t('status'),
-        dataIndex: 'status',
-        key: 'status_id',
-        filters: createFilters(
-          projectStatuses.map(status => ({ id: status.id || '', name: status.name || '' }))
-        ),
-        filteredValue: filteredInfo.status_id || [],
-        filterMultiple: true,
-        sorter: true,
-      },
-      {
-        title: t('tasksProgress'),
-        dataIndex: 'tasksProgress',
-        key: 'tasksProgress',
-        render: (_: string, record: IProjectViewModel) => <ProgressListProgress record={record} />,
-      },
-      {
-        title: t('updated_at'),
-        dataIndex: 'updated_at',
-        key: 'updated_at',
-        sorter: true,
-        showSorterTooltip: false,
-        render: (_: string, record: IProjectViewModel) => <ProjectListUpdatedAt record={record} />,
-      },
-      {
-        title: t('members'),
-        dataIndex: 'names',
-        key: 'members',
-        render: (members: InlineMember[]) => <Avatars members={members} />,
-      },
-      {
-        title: '',
-        key: 'button',
-        dataIndex: '',
-        render: (record: IProjectViewModel) => (
-          <ActionButtons
-            t={t}
-            record={record}
-            dispatch={dispatch}
-            isOwnerOrAdmin={isOwnerOrAdmin}
-          />
-        ),
-      },
-    ],
-    [t, projectCategories, projectStatuses, filteredInfo, filteredCategories, filteredStatuses]
-  );
-  return columns as ColumnsType<IProjectViewModel>;
-};
-
-export default TableColumns;
--- a/worklenz-frontend/src/components/project-list/project-group/project-group-list.tsx
+++ b/worklenz-frontend/src/components/project-list/project-group/project-group-list.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,563 @@
+import React, { useMemo } from 'react';
+import { 
+  Card, 
+  Col, 
+  Empty, 
+  Row, 
+  Skeleton, 
+  Typography, 
+  Progress, 
+  Tooltip, 
+  Badge, 
+  Space,
+  Avatar,
+  theme,
+  Divider
+} from 'antd';
+import { 
+  ClockCircleOutlined, 
+  TeamOutlined, 
+  CheckCircleOutlined,
+  ProjectOutlined,
+  UserOutlined,
+  SettingOutlined,
+  InboxOutlined,
+  MoreOutlined
+} from '@ant-design/icons';
+import { ProjectGroupListProps } from '@/types/project/project.types';
+import { useAppSelector } from '@/hooks/useAppSelector';
+import { useAppDispatch } from '@/hooks/useAppDispatch';
+import { themeWiseColor } from '@/utils/themeWiseColor';
+import { 
+  fetchProjectData, 
+  setProjectId, 
+  toggleProjectDrawer 
+} from '@/features/project/project-drawer.slice';
+import { 
+  toggleArchiveProject, 
+  toggleArchiveProjectForAll 
+} from '@/features/projects/projectsSlice';
+import { useAuthService } from '@/hooks/useAuth';
+import { useMixpanelTracking } from '@/hooks/useMixpanelTracking';
+import { 
+  evt_projects_settings_click, 
+  evt_projects_archive, 
+  evt_projects_archive_all 
+} from '@/shared/worklenz-analytics-events';
+import logger from '@/utils/errorLogger';
+
+const { Title, Text } = Typography;
+
+const ProjectGroupList: React.FC<ProjectGroupListProps> = ({
+  groups,
+  navigate,
+  onProjectSelect,
+  loading,
+  t
+}) => {
+  const { token } = theme.useToken();
+  const themeMode = useAppSelector(state => state.themeReducer.mode);
+  const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
+  const isOwnerOrAdmin = useAuthService().isOwnerOrAdmin();
+  const { trackMixpanelEvent } = useMixpanelTracking();
+
+  // Theme-aware color utilities
+  const getThemeAwareColor = (lightColor: string, darkColor: string) => {
+    return themeWiseColor(lightColor, darkColor, themeMode);
+  };
+
+  // Enhanced color processing for better contrast
+  const processColor = (color: string | undefined, fallback?: string) => {
+    if (!color) return fallback || token.colorPrimary;
+    
+    if (color.startsWith('#')) {
+      if (themeMode === 'dark') {
+        const hex = color.replace('#', '');
+        const r = parseInt(hex.substr(0, 2), 16);
+        const g = parseInt(hex.substr(2, 2), 16);
+        const b = parseInt(hex.substr(4, 2), 16);
+        
+        const brightness = (r * 299 + g * 587 + b * 114) / 1000;
+        
+        if (brightness < 100) {
+          const factor = 1.5;
+          const newR = Math.min(255, Math.floor(r * factor));
+          const newG = Math.min(255, Math.floor(g * factor));
+          const newB = Math.min(255, Math.floor(b * factor));
+          return `#${newR.toString(16).padStart(2, '0')}${newG.toString(16).padStart(2, '0')}${newB.toString(16).padStart(2, '0')}`;
+        }
+      } else {
+        const hex = color.replace('#', '');
+        const r = parseInt(hex.substr(0, 2), 16);
+        const g = parseInt(hex.substr(2, 2), 16);
+        const b = parseInt(hex.substr(4, 2), 16);
+        
+        const brightness = (r * 299 + g * 587 + b * 114) / 1000;
+        
+        if (brightness > 200) {
+          const factor = 0.7;
+          const newR = Math.floor(r * factor);
+          const newG = Math.floor(g * factor);
+          const newB = Math.floor(b * factor);
+          return `#${newR.toString(16).padStart(2, '0')}${newG.toString(16).padStart(2, '0')}${newB.toString(16).padStart(2, '0')}`;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    
+    return color;
+  };
+
+  // Action handlers
+  const handleSettingsClick = (e: React.MouseEvent, projectId: string) => {
+    e.stopPropagation();
+    trackMixpanelEvent(evt_projects_settings_click);
+    dispatch(setProjectId(projectId));
+    dispatch(fetchProjectData(projectId));
+    dispatch(toggleProjectDrawer());
+  };
+
+  const handleArchiveClick = async (e: React.MouseEvent, projectId: string, isArchived: boolean) => {
+    e.stopPropagation();
+    try {
+      if (isOwnerOrAdmin) {
+        trackMixpanelEvent(evt_projects_archive_all);
+        await dispatch(toggleArchiveProjectForAll(projectId));
+      } else {
+        trackMixpanelEvent(evt_projects_archive);
+        await dispatch(toggleArchiveProject(projectId));
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.error('Failed to archive project:', error);
+    }
+  };
+
+  // Memoized styles for better performance
+  const styles = useMemo(() => ({
+    container: {
+      padding: '0',
+      background: 'transparent',
+    },
+         groupSection: {
+       marginBottom: '24px',
+       background: 'transparent',
+     },
+         groupHeader: {
+       background: getThemeAwareColor(
+         `linear-gradient(135deg, ${token.colorFillAlter} 0%, ${token.colorFillTertiary} 100%)`,
+         `linear-gradient(135deg, ${token.colorFillQuaternary} 0%, ${token.colorFillSecondary} 100%)`
+       ),
+       borderRadius: token.borderRadius,
+       padding: '12px 16px',
+       marginBottom: '12px',
+       border: `1px solid ${getThemeAwareColor(token.colorBorderSecondary, token.colorBorder)}`,
+       boxShadow: getThemeAwareColor(
+         '0 1px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06)',
+         '0 1px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15)'
+       ),
+       transition: 'all 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1)',
+     },
+     groupTitle: {
+       margin: 0,
+       color: getThemeAwareColor(token.colorText, token.colorTextBase),
+       fontSize: '16px',
+       fontWeight: 600,
+       letterSpacing: '-0.01em',
+     },
+     groupMeta: {
+       color: getThemeAwareColor(token.colorTextSecondary, token.colorTextTertiary),
+       fontSize: '12px',
+       marginTop: '2px',
+     },
+         projectCard: {
+       height: '100%',
+       borderRadius: token.borderRadius,
+       border: `1px solid ${getThemeAwareColor(token.colorBorderSecondary, token.colorBorder)}`,
+       boxShadow: getThemeAwareColor(
+         '0 1px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04)',
+         '0 1px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12)'
+       ),
+       transition: 'all 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1)',
+       cursor: 'pointer',
+       overflow: 'hidden',
+       background: getThemeAwareColor(token.colorBgContainer, token.colorBgElevated),
+     },
+     projectCardHover: {
+       transform: 'translateY(-2px)',
+       boxShadow: getThemeAwareColor(
+         '0 4px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08)',
+         '0 4px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20)'
+       ),
+       borderColor: getThemeAwareColor(token.colorPrimary, token.colorPrimaryActive),
+     },
+     statusBar: {
+       height: '3px',
+       background: 'linear-gradient(90deg, transparent 0%, currentColor 100%)',
+       borderRadius: '0 0 2px 2px',
+     },
+     projectContent: {
+       padding: '12px',
+       height: '100%',
+       display: 'flex',
+       flexDirection: 'column' as const,
+       minHeight: '200px', // Ensure minimum height for consistent card sizes
+     },
+     projectTitle: {
+       margin: '0 0 6px 0',
+       color: getThemeAwareColor(token.colorText, token.colorTextBase),
+       fontSize: '14px',
+       fontWeight: 600,
+       lineHeight: 1.3,
+     },
+     clientName: {
+       color: getThemeAwareColor(token.colorTextSecondary, token.colorTextTertiary),
+       fontSize: '12px',
+       marginBottom: '8px',
+       display: 'flex',
+       alignItems: 'center',
+       gap: '4px',
+     },
+     progressSection: {
+       marginBottom: '10px',
+       // Remove flex: 1 to prevent it from taking all available space
+     },
+     progressLabel: {
+       fontSize: '10px',
+       color: getThemeAwareColor(token.colorTextTertiary, token.colorTextQuaternary),
+       marginBottom: '4px',
+       fontWeight: 500,
+       textTransform: 'uppercase' as const,
+       letterSpacing: '0.3px',
+     },
+     metaGrid: {
+       display: 'grid',
+       gridTemplateColumns: 'repeat(2, 1fr)',
+       gap: '8px',
+       marginTop: 'auto', // This pushes the meta section to the bottom
+       paddingTop: '10px',
+       borderTop: `1px solid ${getThemeAwareColor(token.colorBorderSecondary, token.colorBorder)}`,
+       flexShrink: 0, // Prevent the meta section from shrinking
+     },
+     metaItem: {
+       display: 'flex',
+       flexDirection: 'row' as const,
+       alignItems: 'center',
+       gap: '8px',
+       padding: '8px 12px',
+       borderRadius: token.borderRadiusSM,
+       background: getThemeAwareColor(token.colorFillAlter, token.colorFillQuaternary),
+       transition: 'all 0.2s ease',
+     },
+     metaContent: {
+       display: 'flex',
+       flexDirection: 'column' as const,
+       gap: '1px',
+       flex: 1,
+     },
+     metaIcon: {
+       fontSize: '12px',
+       color: getThemeAwareColor(token.colorPrimary, token.colorPrimaryActive),
+     },
+     metaValue: {
+       fontSize: '11px',
+       fontWeight: 600,
+       color: getThemeAwareColor(token.colorText, token.colorTextBase),
+       lineHeight: 1,
+     },
+     metaLabel: {
+       fontSize: '9px',
+       color: getThemeAwareColor(token.colorTextTertiary, token.colorTextQuaternary),
+       lineHeight: 1,
+       textTransform: 'uppercase' as const,
+       letterSpacing: '0.2px',
+     },
+     actionButtons: {
+       position: 'absolute' as const,
+       top: '8px',
+       right: '8px',
+       display: 'flex',
+       gap: '4px',
+       opacity: 0,
+       transition: 'opacity 0.2s ease',
+     },
+     actionButton: {
+       width: '24px',
+       height: '24px',
+       borderRadius: '4px',
+       border: 'none',
+       background: getThemeAwareColor('rgba(255,255,255,0.9)', 'rgba(0,0,0,0.7)'),
+       color: getThemeAwareColor(token.colorTextSecondary, token.colorTextTertiary),
+       cursor: 'pointer',
+       display: 'flex',
+       alignItems: 'center',
+       justifyContent: 'center',
+       fontSize: '12px',
+       transition: 'all 0.2s ease',
+       backdropFilter: 'blur(4px)',
+       '&:hover': {
+         background: getThemeAwareColor(token.colorPrimary, token.colorPrimaryActive),
+         color: getThemeAwareColor('#fff', token.colorTextLightSolid),
+         transform: 'scale(1.1)',
+       }
+     },
+    emptyState: {
+      padding: '60px 20px',
+      textAlign: 'center' as const,
+      background: getThemeAwareColor(token.colorFillAlter, token.colorFillQuaternary),
+      borderRadius: token.borderRadiusLG,
+      border: `2px dashed ${getThemeAwareColor(token.colorBorderSecondary, token.colorBorder)}`,
+    },
+    loadingContainer: {
+      padding: '40px 20px',
+    }
+  }), [token, themeMode, getThemeAwareColor]);
+
+  // Early return for loading state
+  if (loading) {
+    return (
+      <div style={styles.loadingContainer}>
+        <Skeleton active paragraph={{ rows: 6 }} />
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+  // Early return for empty state
+  if (groups.length === 0) {
+    return (
+      <div style={styles.emptyState}>
+        <Empty 
+          image={<ProjectOutlined style={{ fontSize: '48px', color: token.colorTextTertiary }} />}
+          description={
+            <div>
+              <Text style={{ fontSize: '16px', color: token.colorTextSecondary }}>
+                {t('noProjects')}
+              </Text>
+              <br />
+              <Text style={{ fontSize: '14px', color: token.colorTextTertiary }}>
+                Create your first project to get started
+              </Text>
+            </div>
+          }
+        />
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+     const renderProjectCard = (project: any) => {
+     const projectColor = processColor(project.color_code, token.colorPrimary);
+     const statusColor = processColor(project.status_color, token.colorPrimary);
+     const progress = project.progress || 0;
+     const completedTasks = project.completed_tasks_count || 0;
+     const totalTasks = project.all_tasks_count || 0;
+     const membersCount = project.members_count || 0;
+
+    return (
+      <Col key={project.id} xs={24} sm={12} md={8} lg={6} xl={4}>
+        <Card
+          style={{ ...styles.projectCard, position: 'relative' }}
+          onMouseEnter={(e) => {
+            Object.assign(e.currentTarget.style, styles.projectCardHover);
+            const actionButtons = e.currentTarget.querySelector('.action-buttons') as HTMLElement;
+            if (actionButtons) {
+              actionButtons.style.opacity = '1';
+            }
+          }}
+          onMouseLeave={(e) => {
+            Object.assign(e.currentTarget.style, styles.projectCard);
+            const actionButtons = e.currentTarget.querySelector('.action-buttons') as HTMLElement;
+            if (actionButtons) {
+              actionButtons.style.opacity = '0';
+            }
+          }}
+          onClick={() => onProjectSelect(project.id || '')}
+          bodyStyle={{ padding: 0 }}
+        >
+          {/* Action buttons */}
+          <div className="action-buttons" style={styles.actionButtons}>
+            <Tooltip title={t('setting')}>
+              <button
+                style={styles.actionButton}
+                onClick={(e) => handleSettingsClick(e, project.id)}
+                onMouseEnter={(e) => {
+                  Object.assign(e.currentTarget.style, {
+                    background: getThemeAwareColor(token.colorPrimary, token.colorPrimaryActive),
+                    color: getThemeAwareColor('#fff', token.colorTextLightSolid),
+                    transform: 'scale(1.1)',
+                  });
+                }}
+                onMouseLeave={(e) => {
+                  Object.assign(e.currentTarget.style, {
+                    background: getThemeAwareColor('rgba(255,255,255,0.9)', 'rgba(0,0,0,0.7)'),
+                    color: getThemeAwareColor(token.colorTextSecondary, token.colorTextTertiary),
+                    transform: 'scale(1)',
+                  });
+                }}
+              >
+                <SettingOutlined />
+              </button>
+            </Tooltip>
+            <Tooltip title={project.archived ? t('unarchive') : t('archive')}>
+              <button
+                style={styles.actionButton}
+                onClick={(e) => handleArchiveClick(e, project.id, project.archived)}
+                onMouseEnter={(e) => {
+                  Object.assign(e.currentTarget.style, {
+                    background: getThemeAwareColor(token.colorPrimary, token.colorPrimaryActive),
+                    color: getThemeAwareColor('#fff', token.colorTextLightSolid),
+                    transform: 'scale(1.1)',
+                  });
+                }}
+                onMouseLeave={(e) => {
+                  Object.assign(e.currentTarget.style, {
+                    background: getThemeAwareColor('rgba(255,255,255,0.9)', 'rgba(0,0,0,0.7)'),
+                    color: getThemeAwareColor(token.colorTextSecondary, token.colorTextTertiary),
+                    transform: 'scale(1)',
+                  });
+                }}
+              >
+                <InboxOutlined />
+              </button>
+            </Tooltip>
+          </div>
+                     {/* Project color indicator bar */}
+           <div 
+             style={{
+               ...styles.statusBar,
+               color: projectColor,
+             }}
+           />
+          
+          <div style={styles.projectContent}>
+            {/* Project title */}
+            <Title level={5} ellipsis={{ rows: 2, tooltip: project.name }} style={styles.projectTitle}>
+              {project.name}
+            </Title>
+            
+            {/* Client name */}
+            {project.client_name && (
+              <div style={styles.clientName}>
+                <UserOutlined />
+                <Text ellipsis style={{ color: 'inherit' }}>
+                  {project.client_name}
+                </Text>
+              </div>
+            )}
+            
+            {/* Progress section */}
+            <div style={styles.progressSection}>
+              <div style={styles.progressLabel}>
+                Progress
+              </div>
+                             <Progress 
+                 percent={progress} 
+                 size="small"
+                 strokeColor={{
+                   '0%': projectColor,
+                   '100%': statusColor,
+                 }}
+                 trailColor={getThemeAwareColor(token.colorFillSecondary, token.colorFillTertiary)}
+                 strokeWidth={4}
+                 showInfo={false}
+               />
+               <Text style={{ 
+                 fontSize: '10px', 
+                 color: getThemeAwareColor(token.colorTextSecondary, token.colorTextTertiary),
+                 marginTop: '2px',
+                 display: 'block'
+               }}>
+                 {progress}%
+               </Text>
+            </div>
+            
+            {/* Meta information grid */}
+            <div style={styles.metaGrid}>
+              <Tooltip title="Tasks completed">
+                <div style={styles.metaItem}>
+                  <CheckCircleOutlined style={styles.metaIcon} />
+                  <div style={styles.metaContent}>
+                    <span style={styles.metaValue}>{completedTasks}/{totalTasks}</span>
+                    <span style={styles.metaLabel}>Tasks</span>
+                  </div>
+                </div>
+              </Tooltip>
+              
+              <Tooltip title="Team members">
+                <div style={styles.metaItem}>
+                  <TeamOutlined style={styles.metaIcon} />
+                  <div style={styles.metaContent}>
+                    <span style={styles.metaValue}>{membersCount}</span>
+                    <span style={styles.metaLabel}>Members</span>
+                  </div>
+                </div>
+              </Tooltip>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </Card>
+      </Col>
+    );
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <div style={styles.container}>
+      {groups.map((group, groupIndex) => (
+        <div key={group.groupKey} style={styles.groupSection}>
+          {/* Enhanced group header */}
+          <div style={styles.groupHeader}>
+            <Space align="center" style={{ width: '100%', justifyContent: 'space-between' }}>
+              <Space align="center">
+                {group.groupColor && (
+                  <div style={{ 
+                    width: '16px', 
+                    height: '16px', 
+                    borderRadius: '50%', 
+                    backgroundColor: processColor(group.groupColor),
+                    flexShrink: 0,
+                    border: `2px solid ${getThemeAwareColor('rgba(255,255,255,0.8)', 'rgba(0,0,0,0.3)')}`
+                  }} />
+                )}
+                <div>
+                  <Title level={4} style={styles.groupTitle}>
+                    {group.groupName}
+                  </Title>
+                  <div style={styles.groupMeta}>
+                    {group.projects.length} {group.projects.length === 1 ? 'project' : 'projects'}
+                  </div>
+                </div>
+              </Space>
+              
+              <Badge 
+                count={group.projects.length} 
+                style={{ 
+                  backgroundColor: processColor(group.groupColor, token.colorPrimary),
+                  color: getThemeAwareColor('#fff', token.colorTextLightSolid),
+                  fontWeight: 600,
+                  fontSize: '12px',
+                  minWidth: '24px',
+                  height: '24px',
+                  lineHeight: '22px',
+                  borderRadius: '12px',
+                  border: `2px solid ${getThemeAwareColor(token.colorBgContainer, token.colorBgElevated)}`
+                }}
+              />
+            </Space>
+          </div>
+          
+          {/* Projects grid */}
+          <Row gutter={[16, 16]}>
+            {group.projects.map(renderProjectCard)}
+          </Row>
+          
+          {/* Add spacing between groups except for the last one */}
+          {groupIndex < groups.length - 1 && (
+            <Divider style={{ 
+              margin: '32px 0 0 0',
+              borderColor: getThemeAwareColor(token.colorBorderSecondary, token.colorBorder),
+              opacity: 0.5
+            }} />
+          )}
+        </div>
+      ))}
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+
+export default ProjectGroupList;
--- a/worklenz-frontend/src/features/project/project-view-slice.ts
+++ b/worklenz-frontend/src/features/project/project-view-slice.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+import { createSlice, PayloadAction } from '@reduxjs/toolkit';
+import { ProjectGroupBy, ProjectViewType } from '@/types/project/project.types';
+
+interface ProjectViewState {
+  mode: ProjectViewType;
+  groupBy: ProjectGroupBy;
+  lastUpdated?: string;
+}
+
+const LOCAL_STORAGE_KEY = 'project_view_preferences';
+
+const loadInitialState = (): ProjectViewState => {
+  const saved = localStorage.getItem(LOCAL_STORAGE_KEY);
+  return saved 
+    ? JSON.parse(saved)
+    : {
+        mode: ProjectViewType.LIST,
+        groupBy: ProjectGroupBy.CATEGORY,
+        lastUpdated: new Date().toISOString()
+      };
+};
+
+const initialState: ProjectViewState = loadInitialState();
+
+export const projectViewSlice = createSlice({
+  name: 'projectView',
+  initialState,
+  reducers: {
+    setViewMode: (state, action: PayloadAction<ProjectViewType>) => {
+      state.mode = action.payload;
+      state.lastUpdated = new Date().toISOString();
+      localStorage.setItem(LOCAL_STORAGE_KEY, JSON.stringify(state));
+    },
+    setGroupBy: (state, action: PayloadAction<ProjectGroupBy>) => {
+      state.groupBy = action.payload;
+      state.lastUpdated = new Date().toISOString();
+      localStorage.setItem(LOCAL_STORAGE_KEY, JSON.stringify(state));
+    },
+    resetViewState: () => {
+      localStorage.removeItem(LOCAL_STORAGE_KEY);
+      return loadInitialState();
+    }
+  }
+});
+
+export const { setViewMode, setGroupBy, resetViewState } = projectViewSlice.actions;
+export default projectViewSlice.reducer;
--- a/worklenz-frontend/src/features/projects/projectsSlice.ts
+++ b/worklenz-frontend/src/features/projects/projectsSlice.ts
@@ -5,12 +5,17 @@ import { IProjectViewModel } from '@/types/project/projectViewModel.types';
 import { IProjectCategory } from '@/types/project/projectCategory.types';
 import { DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE } from '@/shared/constants';
 import { IProjectManager } from '@/types/project/projectManager.types';
+import { IGroupedProjectsViewModel } from '@/types/project/groupedProjectsViewModel.types';

 interface ProjectState {
  projects: {
    data: IProjectViewModel[];
    total: number;
  };
+  groupedProjects: {
+    data: IGroupedProjectsViewModel | null;
+    loading: boolean;
+  };
  categories: IProjectCategory[];
  loading: boolean;
  creatingProject: boolean;
@@ -29,6 +34,17 @@ interface ProjectState {
    statuses: string | null;
    categories: string | null;
  };
+  groupedRequestParams: {
+    index: number;
+    size: number;
+    field: string;
+    order: string;
+    search: string;
+    groupBy: string;
+    filter: number;
+    statuses: string | null;
+    categories: string | null;
+  };
  projectManagers: IProjectManager[];
  projectManagersLoading: boolean;
 }
@@ -38,6 +54,10 @@ const initialState: ProjectState = {
    data: [],
    total: 0,
  },
+  groupedProjects: {
+    data: null,
+    loading: false,
+  },
  categories: [],
  loading: false,
  creatingProject: false,
@@ -56,6 +76,17 @@ const initialState: ProjectState = {
    statuses: null,
    categories: null,
  },
+  groupedRequestParams: {
+    index: 1,
+    size: DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE,
+    field: 'name',
+    order: 'ascend',
+    search: '',
+    groupBy: '',
+    filter: 0,
+    statuses: null,
+    categories: null,
+  },
  projectManagers: [],
  projectManagersLoading: false,
 };
@@ -98,6 +129,46 @@ export const fetchProjects = createAsyncThunk(
  }
 );

+// Create async thunk for fetching grouped projects
+export const fetchGroupedProjects = createAsyncThunk(
+  'projects/fetchGroupedProjects',
+  async (
+    params: {
+      index: number;
+      size: number;
+      field: string;
+      order: string;
+      search: string;
+      groupBy: string;
+      filter: number;
+      statuses: string | null;
+      categories: string | null;
+    },
+    { rejectWithValue }
+  ) => {
+    try {
+      const groupedProjectsResponse = await projectsApiService.getGroupedProjects(
+        params.index,
+        params.size,
+        params.field,
+        params.order,
+        params.search,
+        params.groupBy,
+        params.filter,
+        params.statuses,
+        params.categories
+      );
+      return groupedProjectsResponse.body;
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.error('Fetch Grouped Projects', error);
+      if (error instanceof Error) {
+        return rejectWithValue(error.message);
+      }
+      return rejectWithValue('Failed to fetch grouped projects');
+    }
+  }
+);
+
 export const toggleFavoriteProject = createAsyncThunk(
  'projects/toggleFavoriteProject',
  async (id: string, { rejectWithValue }) => {
@@ -131,7 +202,7 @@ export const createProject = createAsyncThunk(
 export const updateProject = createAsyncThunk(
  'projects/updateProject',
  async ({ id, project }: { id: string; project: IProjectViewModel }, { rejectWithValue }) => {
-    const response = await projectsApiService.updateProject(id, project);
+    const response = await projectsApiService.updateProject({ id, ...project });
    return response.body;
  }
 );
@@ -196,6 +267,12 @@ const projectSlice = createSlice({
        ...action.payload,
      };
    },
+    setGroupedRequestParams: (state, action: PayloadAction<Partial<ProjectState['groupedRequestParams']>>) => {
+      state.groupedRequestParams = {
+        ...state.groupedRequestParams,
+        ...action.payload,
+      };
+    },
  },
  extraReducers: builder => {
    builder
@@ -213,6 +290,16 @@ const projectSlice = createSlice({
      .addCase(fetchProjects.rejected, state => {
        state.loading = false;
      })
+      .addCase(fetchGroupedProjects.pending, state => {
+        state.groupedProjects.loading = true;
+      })
+      .addCase(fetchGroupedProjects.fulfilled, (state, action) => {
+        state.groupedProjects.loading = false;
+        state.groupedProjects.data = action.payload;
+      })
+      .addCase(fetchGroupedProjects.rejected, state => {
+        state.groupedProjects.loading = false;
+      })
      .addCase(createProject.pending, state => {
        state.creatingProject = true;
      })
@@ -248,5 +335,6 @@ export const {
  setFilteredCategories,
  setFilteredStatuses,
  setRequestParams,
+  setGroupedRequestParams,
 } = projectSlice.actions;
 export default projectSlice.reducer;
--- a/worklenz-frontend/src/pages/projects/project-list.css
+++ b/worklenz-frontend/src/pages/projects/project-list.css
@@ -25,3 +25,84 @@
 :where(.css-dev-only-do-not-override-17sis5b).ant-tabs-bottom > div > .ant-tabs-nav::before {
  border: none;
 }
+
+.project-group-container {
+  margin-top: 16px;
+}
+
+.project-group {
+  margin-bottom: 32px;
+}
+
+.project-group-header {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  margin-bottom: 16px;
+  gap: 8px;
+}
+
+.group-color-indicator {
+  width: 12px;
+  height: 12px;
+  border-radius: 50%;
+  display: inline-block;
+}
+
+.group-stats {
+  margin-left: 8px;
+  font-size: 14px;
+  font-weight: normal;
+}
+
+.project-card {
+  height: 100%;
+  overflow: hidden;
+}
+
+.project-card .ant-card-cover {
+  height: 4px;
+}
+
+.project-status-bar {
+  width: 100%;
+  height: 100%;
+}
+
+.project-card-content {
+  padding: 8px;
+}
+
+.project-title {
+  margin-bottom: 8px !important;
+  min-height: 44px;
+}
+
+.project-client {
+  display: block;
+  margin-bottom: 12px;
+  font-size: 12px;
+}
+
+.project-progress {
+  margin-bottom: 12px;
+}
+
+.project-meta {
+  display: flex;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+  font-size: 12px;
+  color: #666;
+  margin-bottom: 8px;
+}
+
+.project-meta span {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 4px;
+}
+
+.project-status-tag {
+  margin-top: 8px;
+  width: 100%;
+  text-align: center;
+}
--- a/worklenz-frontend/src/pages/projects/project-list.tsx
+++ b/worklenz-frontend/src/pages/projects/project-list.tsx
@@ -1,26 +1,44 @@
 import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
 import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
-
+import { ProjectViewType, ProjectGroupBy } from '@/types/project/project.types';
+import { setViewMode, setGroupBy } from '@features/project/project-view-slice';
+import debounce from 'lodash/debounce';
 import {
  Button,
  Card,
  Empty,
  Flex,
  Input,
+  Pagination,
  Segmented,
+  Select,
  Skeleton,
  Table,
  TablePaginationConfig,
  Tooltip,
 } from 'antd';
 import { PageHeader } from '@ant-design/pro-components';
-import { SearchOutlined, SyncOutlined } from '@ant-design/icons';
+import {
+  SearchOutlined,
+  SyncOutlined,
+  UnorderedListOutlined,
+  AppstoreOutlined,
+} from '@ant-design/icons';
 import type { FilterValue, SorterResult } from 'antd/es/table/interface';

 import ProjectDrawer from '@/components/projects/project-drawer/project-drawer';
 import CreateProjectButton from '@/components/projects/project-create-button/project-create-button';
-import TableColumns from '@/components/project-list/TableColumns';
+import { ColumnsType } from 'antd/es/table';
+import { ColumnFilterItem } from 'antd/es/table/interface';
+import Avatars from '@/components/avatars/avatars';
+import { ActionButtons } from '@/components/project-list/project-list-table/project-list-actions/project-list-actions';
+import { CategoryCell } from '@/components/project-list/project-list-table/project-list-category/project-list-category';
+import { ProgressListProgress } from '@/components/project-list/project-list-table/project-list-progress/progress-list-progress';
+import { ProjectListUpdatedAt } from '@/components/project-list/project-list-table/project-list-updated-at/project-list-updated';
+import { ProjectNameCell } from '@/components/project-list/project-list-table/project-name/project-name-cell';
+import { ProjectRateCell } from '@/components/project-list/project-list-table/project-list-favorite/project-rate-cell';
+import { InlineMember } from '@/types/teamMembers/inlineMember.types';

 import { useGetProjectsQuery } from '@/api/projects/projects.v1.api.service';

@@ -43,6 +61,8 @@ import {
  setFilteredCategories,
  setFilteredStatuses,
  setRequestParams,
+  setGroupedRequestParams,
+  fetchGroupedProjects,
 } from '@/features/projects/projectsSlice';
 import { fetchProjectStatuses } from '@/features/projects/lookups/projectStatuses/projectStatusesSlice';
 import { fetchProjectCategories } from '@/features/projects/lookups/projectCategories/projectCategoriesSlice';
@@ -50,12 +70,22 @@ import { fetchProjectHealth } from '@/features/projects/lookups/projectHealth/pr
 import { setProjectId, setStatuses } from '@/features/project/project.slice';
 import { setProject } from '@/features/project/project.slice';
 import { createPortal } from 'react-dom';
-import { evt_projects_page_visit, evt_projects_refresh_click, evt_projects_search } from '@/shared/worklenz-analytics-events';
+import {
+  evt_projects_page_visit,
+  evt_projects_refresh_click,
+  evt_projects_search,
+} from '@/shared/worklenz-analytics-events';
 import { useMixpanelTracking } from '@/hooks/useMixpanelTracking';
+import ProjectGroupList from '@/components/project-list/project-group/project-group-list';
+import { groupProjects } from '@/utils/project-group';
+
+const createFilters = (items: { id: string; name: string }[]) =>
+  items.map(item => ({ text: item.name, value: item.id })) as ColumnFilterItem[];

 const ProjectList: React.FC = () => {
  const [filteredInfo, setFilteredInfo] = useState<Record<string, FilterValue | null>>({});
  const [isLoading, setIsLoading] = useState(false);
+  
  const { t } = useTranslation('all-project-list');
  const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
  const navigate = useNavigate();
@@ -63,6 +93,23 @@ const ProjectList: React.FC = () => {
  const isOwnerOrAdmin = useAuthService().isOwnerOrAdmin();
  const { trackMixpanelEvent } = useMixpanelTracking();

+  // Get view state from Redux
+  const { mode: viewMode, groupBy } = useAppSelector((state) => state.projectViewReducer);
+  const { requestParams, groupedRequestParams, groupedProjects } = useAppSelector(state => state.projectsReducer);
+  const { projectStatuses } = useAppSelector(state => state.projectStatusesReducer);
+  const { projectHealths } = useAppSelector(state => state.projectHealthReducer);
+  const { projectCategories } = useAppSelector(state => state.projectCategoriesReducer);
+  const { filteredCategories, filteredStatuses } = useAppSelector(
+    state => state.projectsReducer
+  );
+
+  const {
+    data: projectsData,
+    isLoading: loadingProjects,
+    isFetching: isFetchingProjects,
+    refetch: refetchProjects,
+  } = useGetProjectsQuery(requestParams);
+
  const getFilterIndex = useCallback(() => {
    return +(localStorage.getItem(FILTER_INDEX_KEY) || 0);
  }, []);
@@ -76,42 +123,139 @@ const ProjectList: React.FC = () => {
    localStorage.setItem(PROJECT_SORT_ORDER, order);
  }, []);

-  const { requestParams } = useAppSelector(state => state.projectsReducer);
-
-  const { projectStatuses } = useAppSelector(state => state.projectStatusesReducer);
-  const { projectHealths } = useAppSelector(state => state.projectHealthReducer);
-  const { projectCategories } = useAppSelector(state => state.projectCategoriesReducer);
-
-  const {
-    data: projectsData,
-    isLoading: loadingProjects,
-    isFetching: isFetchingProjects,
-    refetch: refetchProjects,
-  } = useGetProjectsQuery(requestParams);
-
  const filters = useMemo(() => Object.values(IProjectFilter), []);
-  
-  // Create translated segment options for the filters
+
  const segmentOptions = useMemo(() => {
    return filters.map(filter => ({
      value: filter,
-      label: t(filter.toLowerCase())
+      label: t(filter.toLowerCase()),
    }));
  }, [filters, t]);

-  useEffect(() => {
-    setIsLoading(loadingProjects || isFetchingProjects);
-  }, [loadingProjects, isFetchingProjects]);
+  const viewToggleOptions = useMemo(
+    () => [
+      {
+        value: ProjectViewType.LIST,
+        label: (
+          <Tooltip title={t('listView')}>
+            <div style={{ display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', gap: 6 }}>
+              <UnorderedListOutlined />
+              <span>{t('list')}</span>
+            </div>
+          </Tooltip>
+        ),
+      },
+      {
+        value: ProjectViewType.GROUP,
+        label: (
+          <Tooltip title={t('groupView')}>
+            <div style={{ display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', gap: 6 }}>
+              <AppstoreOutlined />
+              <span>{t('group')}</span>
+            </div>
+          </Tooltip>
+        ),
+      },
+    ],
+    [t]
+  );

-  useEffect(() => {
-    const filterIndex = getFilterIndex();
-    dispatch(setRequestParams({ filter: filterIndex }));
-  }, [dispatch, getFilterIndex]);
+  const groupByOptions = useMemo(
+    () => [
+      {
+        value: ProjectGroupBy.CATEGORY,
+        label: t('groupBy.category'),
+      },
+      {
+        value: ProjectGroupBy.CLIENT,
+        label: t('groupBy.client'),
+      },
+    ],
+    [t]
+  );

-  useEffect(() => {
-    trackMixpanelEvent(evt_projects_page_visit);
-    refetchProjects();
-  }, [requestParams, refetchProjects]);
+  // Memoize category filters to prevent unnecessary recalculations
+  const categoryFilters = useMemo(() => 
+    createFilters(
+      projectCategories.map(category => ({ id: category.id || '', name: category.name || '' }))
+    ), 
+    [projectCategories]
+  );
+
+  // Memoize status filters to prevent unnecessary recalculations
+  const statusFilters = useMemo(() => 
+    createFilters(
+      projectStatuses.map(status => ({ id: status.id || '', name: status.name || '' }))
+    ), 
+    [projectStatuses]
+  );
+
+  const paginationConfig = useMemo(
+    () => ({
+      current: requestParams.index,
+      pageSize: requestParams.size,
+      showSizeChanger: true,
+      defaultPageSize: DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE,
+      pageSizeOptions: PAGE_SIZE_OPTIONS,
+      size: 'small' as const,
+      total: projectsData?.body?.total,
+    }),
+    [requestParams.index, requestParams.size, projectsData?.body?.total]
+  );
+
+  const groupedPaginationConfig = useMemo(
+    () => ({
+      current: groupedRequestParams.index,
+      pageSize: groupedRequestParams.size,
+      showSizeChanger: true,
+      defaultPageSize: DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE,
+      pageSizeOptions: PAGE_SIZE_OPTIONS,
+      size: 'small' as const,
+      total: groupedProjects.data?.total_groups || 0,
+    }),
+    [groupedRequestParams.index, groupedRequestParams.size, groupedProjects.data?.total_groups]
+  );
+
+  // Memoize the project count calculation for the header
+  const projectCount = useMemo(() => {
+    if (viewMode === ProjectViewType.LIST) {
+      return projectsData?.body?.total || 0;
+    } else {
+      return groupedProjects.data?.data?.reduce((total, group) => total + group.project_count, 0) || 0;
+    }
+  }, [viewMode, projectsData?.body?.total, groupedProjects.data?.data]);
+
+  // Memoize the grouped projects data transformation
+  const transformedGroupedProjects = useMemo(() => {
+    return groupedProjects.data?.data?.map(group => ({
+      groupKey: group.group_key,
+      groupName: group.group_name,
+      groupColor: group.group_color,
+      projects: group.projects,
+      count: group.project_count,
+      totalProgress: 0,
+      totalTasks: 0
+    })) || [];
+  }, [groupedProjects.data?.data]);
+
+  // Memoize the table data source
+  const tableDataSource = useMemo(() => 
+    projectsData?.body?.data || [], 
+    [projectsData?.body?.data]
+  );
+
+  // Memoize the empty text component
+  const emptyText = useMemo(() => 
+    <Empty description={t('noProjects')} />, 
+    [t]
+  );
+
+  // Memoize the pagination show total function
+  const paginationShowTotal = useMemo(() => 
+    (total: number, range: [number, number]) => 
+      `${range[0]}-${range[1]} of ${total} groups`,
+    []
+  );

  const handleTableChange = useCallback(
    (
@@ -124,7 +268,6 @@ const ProjectList: React.FC = () => {
        newParams.statuses = null;
        dispatch(setFilteredStatuses([]));
      } else {
-        // dispatch(setFilteredStatuses(filters.status_id as Array<string>));
        newParams.statuses = filters.status_id.join(' ');
      }

@@ -132,7 +275,6 @@ const ProjectList: React.FC = () => {
        newParams.categories = null;
        dispatch(setFilteredCategories([]));
      } else {
-        // dispatch(setFilteredCategories(filters.category_id as Array<string>));
        newParams.categories = filters.category_id.join(' ');
      }

@@ -149,66 +291,289 @@ const ProjectList: React.FC = () => {
      newParams.size = newPagination.pageSize || DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE;

      dispatch(setRequestParams(newParams));
+      
+      // Also update grouped request params to keep them in sync
+      dispatch(setGroupedRequestParams({
+        ...groupedRequestParams,
+        statuses: newParams.statuses,
+        categories: newParams.categories,
+        order: newParams.order,
+        field: newParams.field,
+        index: newParams.index,
+        size: newParams.size,
+      }));
+      
      setFilteredInfo(filters);
    },
-    [setSortingValues]
+    [dispatch, setSortingValues, groupedRequestParams]
+  );
+
+  const handleGroupedTableChange = useCallback(
+    (newPagination: TablePaginationConfig) => {
+      const newParams: Partial<typeof groupedRequestParams> = {
+        index: newPagination.current || 1,
+        size: newPagination.pageSize || DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE,
+      };
+      dispatch(setGroupedRequestParams(newParams));
+    },
+    [dispatch, groupedRequestParams]
  );

  const handleRefresh = useCallback(() => {
    trackMixpanelEvent(evt_projects_refresh_click);
-    refetchProjects();
-  }, [refetchProjects, requestParams]);
+    if (viewMode === ProjectViewType.LIST) {
+      refetchProjects();
+    } else if (viewMode === ProjectViewType.GROUP && groupBy) {
+      dispatch(fetchGroupedProjects(groupedRequestParams));
+    }
+  }, [trackMixpanelEvent, refetchProjects, viewMode, groupBy, dispatch, groupedRequestParams]);

  const handleSegmentChange = useCallback(
    (value: IProjectFilter) => {
      const newFilterIndex = filters.indexOf(value);
      setFilterIndex(newFilterIndex);
+      
+      // Update both request params for consistency
      dispatch(setRequestParams({ filter: newFilterIndex }));
-      refetchProjects();
+      dispatch(setGroupedRequestParams({ 
+        ...groupedRequestParams,
+        filter: newFilterIndex,
+        index: 1 // Reset to first page when changing filter
+      }));
+      
+      // Refresh data based on current view mode
+      if (viewMode === ProjectViewType.LIST) {
+        refetchProjects();
+      } else if (viewMode === ProjectViewType.GROUP && groupBy) {
+        dispatch(fetchGroupedProjects({
+          ...groupedRequestParams,
+          filter: newFilterIndex,
+          index: 1
+        }));
+      }
    },
-    [filters, setFilterIndex, refetchProjects]
+    [filters, setFilterIndex, dispatch, refetchProjects, viewMode, groupBy, groupedRequestParams]
  );

-  const handleSearchChange = useCallback((e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
-    trackMixpanelEvent(evt_projects_search);
-    const value = e.target.value;
-    dispatch(setRequestParams({ search: value }));
-  }, []);
-
-  const paginationConfig = useMemo(
-    () => ({
-      current: requestParams.index,
-      pageSize: requestParams.size,
-      showSizeChanger: true,
-      defaultPageSize: DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE,
-      pageSizeOptions: PAGE_SIZE_OPTIONS,
-      size: 'small' as const,
-      total: projectsData?.body?.total,
-    }),
-    [requestParams.index, requestParams.size, projectsData?.body?.total]
+  // Debounced search for grouped projects
+  const debouncedGroupedSearch = useCallback(
+    debounce((params: typeof groupedRequestParams) => {
+      if (groupBy) {
+        dispatch(fetchGroupedProjects(params));
+      }
+    }, 300),
+    [dispatch, groupBy]
  );

-  const handleDrawerClose = () => {
+  const handleSearchChange = useCallback(
+    (e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
+      const searchValue = e.target.value;
+      trackMixpanelEvent(evt_projects_search);
+      
+      // Update both request params for consistency
+      dispatch(setRequestParams({ search: searchValue, index: 1 }));
+      
+      if (viewMode === ProjectViewType.GROUP) {
+        const newGroupedParams = {
+          ...groupedRequestParams,
+          search: searchValue, 
+          index: 1 
+        };
+        dispatch(setGroupedRequestParams(newGroupedParams));
+        
+        // Trigger debounced search in group mode
+        debouncedGroupedSearch(newGroupedParams);
+      }
+    },
+    [dispatch, trackMixpanelEvent, viewMode, groupedRequestParams, debouncedGroupedSearch]
+  );
+
+  const handleViewToggle = useCallback(
+    (value: ProjectViewType) => {
+      dispatch(setViewMode(value));
+      if (value === ProjectViewType.GROUP) {
+        // Initialize grouped request params when switching to group view
+        const newGroupedParams = {
+          ...groupedRequestParams,
+          groupBy: groupBy || ProjectGroupBy.CATEGORY,
+          search: requestParams.search,
+          filter: requestParams.filter,
+          statuses: requestParams.statuses,
+          categories: requestParams.categories,
+        };
+        dispatch(setGroupedRequestParams(newGroupedParams));
+        // Fetch grouped data immediately
+        dispatch(fetchGroupedProjects(newGroupedParams));
+      }
+    },
+    [dispatch, groupBy, groupedRequestParams, requestParams]
+  );
+
+  const handleGroupByChange = useCallback(
+    (value: ProjectGroupBy) => {
+      dispatch(setGroupBy(value));
+      const newGroupedParams = {
+        ...groupedRequestParams,
+        groupBy: value,
+        index: 1, // Reset to first page when changing grouping
+      };
+      dispatch(setGroupedRequestParams(newGroupedParams));
+      // Fetch new grouped data
+      dispatch(fetchGroupedProjects(newGroupedParams));
+    },
+    [dispatch, groupedRequestParams]
+  );
+
+  const handleDrawerClose = useCallback(() => {
    dispatch(setProject({} as IProjectViewModel));
    dispatch(setProjectId(null));
-  };
-  const navigateToProject = (project_id: string | undefined, default_view: string | undefined) => {
+  }, [dispatch]);
+
+  const navigateToProject = useCallback((project_id: string | undefined, default_view: string | undefined) => {
    if (project_id) {
-      navigate(`/worklenz/projects/${project_id}?tab=${default_view === 'BOARD' ? 'board' : 'tasks-list'}&pinned_tab=${default_view === 'BOARD' ? 'board' : 'tasks-list'}`); // Update the route as per your project structure
+      navigate(
+        `/worklenz/projects/${project_id}?tab=${default_view === 'BOARD' ? 'board' : 'tasks-list'}&pinned_tab=${default_view === 'BOARD' ? 'board' : 'tasks-list'}`
+      );
    }
-  };
+  }, [navigate]);
+
+  // Define table columns directly in the component to avoid hooks order issues
+  const tableColumns: ColumnsType<IProjectViewModel> = useMemo(
+    () => [
+      {
+        title: '',
+        dataIndex: 'favorite',
+        key: 'favorite',
+        render: (text: string, record: IProjectViewModel) => (
+          <ProjectRateCell key={record.id} t={t} record={record} />
+        ),
+      },
+      {
+        title: t('name'),
+        dataIndex: 'name',
+        key: 'name',
+        sorter: true,
+        showSorterTooltip: false,
+        defaultSortOrder: 'ascend',
+        render: (text: string, record: IProjectViewModel) => (
+          <ProjectNameCell navigate={navigate} key={record.id} t={t} record={record} />
+        ),
+      },
+      {
+        title: t('client'),
+        dataIndex: 'client_name',
+        key: 'client_name',
+        sorter: true,
+        showSorterTooltip: false,
+      },
+      {
+        title: t('category'),
+        dataIndex: 'category',
+        key: 'category_id',
+        filters: categoryFilters,
+        filteredValue: filteredInfo.category_id || filteredCategories || [],
+        filterMultiple: true,
+        render: (text: string, record: IProjectViewModel) => (
+          <CategoryCell key={record.id} t={t} record={record} />
+        ),
+        sorter: true,
+      },
+      {
+        title: t('status'),
+        dataIndex: 'status',
+        key: 'status_id',
+        filters: statusFilters,
+        filteredValue: filteredInfo.status_id || [],
+        filterMultiple: true,
+        sorter: true,
+      },
+      {
+        title: t('tasksProgress'),
+        dataIndex: 'tasksProgress',
+        key: 'tasksProgress',
+        render: (_: string, record: IProjectViewModel) => <ProgressListProgress record={record} />,
+      },
+      {
+        title: t('updated_at'),
+        dataIndex: 'updated_at',
+        key: 'updated_at',
+        sorter: true,
+        showSorterTooltip: false,
+        render: (_: string, record: IProjectViewModel) => <ProjectListUpdatedAt record={record} />,
+      },
+      {
+        title: t('members'),
+        dataIndex: 'names',
+        key: 'members',
+        render: (members: InlineMember[]) => <Avatars members={members} />,
+      },
+      {
+        title: '',
+        key: 'button',
+        dataIndex: '',
+        render: (record: IProjectViewModel) => (
+          <ActionButtons
+            t={t}
+            record={record}
+            dispatch={dispatch}
+            isOwnerOrAdmin={isOwnerOrAdmin}
+          />
+        ),
+      },
+    ],
+    [t, categoryFilters, statusFilters, filteredInfo, filteredCategories, filteredStatuses, navigate, dispatch, isOwnerOrAdmin]
+  );
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (viewMode === ProjectViewType.LIST) {
+      setIsLoading(loadingProjects || isFetchingProjects);
+    } else {
+      setIsLoading(groupedProjects.loading);
+    }
+  }, [loadingProjects, isFetchingProjects, viewMode, groupedProjects.loading]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const filterIndex = getFilterIndex();
+    dispatch(setRequestParams({ filter: filterIndex }));
+    // Also sync with grouped request params on initial load
+    dispatch(setGroupedRequestParams({ 
+      filter: filterIndex,
+      index: 1,
+      size: DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE,
+      field: 'name',
+      order: 'ascend',
+      search: '',
+      groupBy: '',
+      statuses: null,
+      categories: null,
+    }));
+  }, [dispatch, getFilterIndex]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    trackMixpanelEvent(evt_projects_page_visit);
+    if (viewMode === ProjectViewType.LIST) {
+      refetchProjects();
+    }
+  }, [requestParams, refetchProjects, trackMixpanelEvent, viewMode]);
+
+  // Separate useEffect for grouped projects
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (viewMode === ProjectViewType.GROUP && groupBy) {
+      dispatch(fetchGroupedProjects(groupedRequestParams));
+    }
+  }, [dispatch, viewMode, groupBy, groupedRequestParams]);

  useEffect(() => {
    if (projectStatuses.length === 0) dispatch(fetchProjectStatuses());
    if (projectCategories.length === 0) dispatch(fetchProjectCategories());
    if (projectHealths.length === 0) dispatch(fetchProjectHealth());
-  }, [requestParams]);
+  }, [dispatch, projectStatuses.length, projectCategories.length, projectHealths.length]);

  return (
    <div style={{ marginBlock: 65, minHeight: '90vh' }}>
      <PageHeader
        className="site-page-header"
-        title={`${projectsData?.body?.total || 0} ${t('projects')}`}
+        title={`${projectCount} ${t('projects')}`}
        style={{ padding: '16px 0' }}
        extra={
          <Flex gap={8} align="center">
@@ -225,6 +590,19 @@ const ProjectList: React.FC = () => {
              defaultValue={filters[getFilterIndex()] ?? filters[0]}
              onChange={handleSegmentChange}
            />
+            <Segmented
+              options={viewToggleOptions}
+              value={viewMode}
+              onChange={handleViewToggle}
+            />
+            {viewMode === ProjectViewType.GROUP && (
+              <Select
+                value={groupBy}
+                onChange={handleGroupByChange}
+                options={groupByOptions}
+                style={{ width: 150 }}
+              />
+            )}
            <Input
              placeholder={t('placeholder')}
              suffix={<SearchOutlined />}
@@ -238,25 +616,44 @@ const ProjectList: React.FC = () => {
        }
      />
      <Card className="project-card">
-        <Skeleton active loading={isLoading} className='mt-4 p-4'>
-          <Table<IProjectViewModel>
-            columns={TableColumns({
-              navigate,
-              filteredInfo,
-            })}
-            dataSource={projectsData?.body?.data || []}
-            rowKey={record => record.id || ''}
-            loading={loadingProjects}
-            size="small"
-            onChange={handleTableChange}
-            pagination={paginationConfig}
-            locale={{ emptyText: <Empty description={t('noProjects')} /> }}
-            onRow={record => ({
-              onClick: () => navigateToProject(record.id, record.team_member_default_view), // Navigate to project on row click
-            })}
-          />
+        <Skeleton active loading={isLoading} className="mt-4 p-4">
+          {viewMode === ProjectViewType.LIST ? (
+            <Table<IProjectViewModel>
+              columns={tableColumns}
+              dataSource={tableDataSource}
+              rowKey={record => record.id || ''}
+              loading={loadingProjects}
+              size="small"
+              onChange={handleTableChange}
+              pagination={paginationConfig}
+              locale={{ emptyText }}
+              onRow={record => ({
+                onClick: () => navigateToProject(record.id, record.team_member_default_view),
+              })}
+            />
+          ) : (
+            <div>
+              <ProjectGroupList
+                groups={transformedGroupedProjects}
+                navigate={navigate}
+                onProjectSelect={id => navigateToProject(id, undefined)}
+                onArchive={() => {}}
+                isOwnerOrAdmin={isOwnerOrAdmin}
+                loading={groupedProjects.loading}
+                t={t}
+              />
+              {!groupedProjects.loading && groupedProjects.data?.data && groupedProjects.data.data.length > 0 && (
+                <div style={{ marginTop: '24px', textAlign: 'center' }}>
+                  <Pagination
+                    {...groupedPaginationConfig}
+                    onChange={(page, pageSize) => handleGroupedTableChange({ current: page, pageSize })}
+                    showTotal={paginationShowTotal}
+                  />
+                </div>
+              )}
+            </div>
+          )}
        </Skeleton>
-
      </Card>

      {createPortal(<ProjectDrawer onClose={handleDrawerClose} />, document.body, 'project-drawer')}
@@ -264,4 +661,4 @@ const ProjectList: React.FC = () => {
  );
 };

-export default ProjectList;
+export default ProjectList;
--- a/worklenz-frontend/src/pages/projects/projectView/board/board-section/board-section-container.tsx
+++ b/worklenz-frontend/src/pages/projects/projectView/board/board-section/board-section-container.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { SortableContext, horizontalListSortingStrategy } from '@dnd-kit/sortabl
 import BoardSectionCard from './board-section-card/board-section-card';
 import BoardCreateSectionCard from './board-section-card/board-create-section-card';
 import { ITaskListGroup } from '@/types/tasks/taskList.types';
-import { useEffect } from 'react';
+import React, { useEffect } from 'react';
 import { setTaskAssignee, setTaskEndDate } from '@/features/task-drawer/task-drawer.slice';
 import { fetchTaskAssignees } from '@/features/taskAttributes/taskMemberSlice';
 import { SocketEvents } from '@/shared/socket-events';
@@ -113,4 +113,4 @@ const BoardSectionCardContainer = ({
  );
 };

-export default BoardSectionCardContainer;
+export default React.memo(BoardSectionCardContainer);
--- a/worklenz-frontend/src/pages/projects/projectView/board/board-section/board-task-card/board-view-task-card.tsx
+++ b/worklenz-frontend/src/pages/projects/projectView/board/board-section/board-task-card/board-view-task-card.tsx
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ import {
  evt_project_task_list_context_menu_delete,
 } from '@/shared/worklenz-analytics-events';
 import logger from '@/utils/errorLogger';
+import { useAuthService } from '@/hooks/useAuth';
+import PrioritySection from '@/components/board/taskCard/priority-section/priority-section';

 interface IBoardViewTaskCardProps {
  task: IProjectTask;
@@ -65,7 +67,7 @@ const BoardViewTaskCard = ({ task, sectionId }: IBoardViewTaskCardProps) => {
  const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
  const { t } = useTranslation('kanban-board');
  const { trackMixpanelEvent } = useMixpanelTracking();
-
+  const currentSession = useAuthService().getCurrentSession();
  const themeMode = useAppSelector(state => state.themeReducer.mode);
  const projectId = useAppSelector(state => state.projectReducer.projectId);
  const [isSubTaskShow, setIsSubTaskShow] = useState(false);
@@ -234,42 +236,11 @@ const BoardViewTaskCard = ({ task, sectionId }: IBoardViewTaskCardProps) => {
    },
  ], [t, handleAssignToMe, handleArchive, handleDelete, updatingAssignToMe]);

-  const priorityIcon = useMemo(() => {
-    if (task.priority_value === 0) {
-      return (
-        <MinusOutlined
-          style={{
-            color: '#52c41a',
-            marginRight: '0.25rem',
-          }}
-        />
-      );
-    } else if (task.priority_value === 1) {
-      return (
-        <PauseOutlined
-          style={{
-            color: '#faad14',
-            transform: 'rotate(90deg)',
-            marginRight: '0.25rem',
-          }}
-        />
-      );
-    } else {
-      return (
-        <DoubleRightOutlined
-          style={{
-            color: '#f5222d',
-            transform: 'rotate(-90deg)',
-            marginRight: '0.25rem',
-          }}
-        />
-      );
-    }
-  }, [task.priority_value]);
+

  const renderLabels = useMemo(() => {
    if (!task?.labels?.length) return null;
-    
+
    return (
      <>
        {task.labels.slice(0, 2).map((label: any) => (
@@ -313,20 +284,12 @@ const BoardViewTaskCard = ({ task, sectionId }: IBoardViewTaskCardProps) => {
          </Flex>

          <Tooltip title={` ${task?.completed_count} / ${task?.total_tasks_count}`}>
-            <Progress type="circle" percent={task?.complete_ratio } size={26} strokeWidth={(task.complete_ratio || 0) >= 100 ? 9 : 7} />
+            <Progress type="circle" percent={task?.complete_ratio} size={26} strokeWidth={(task.complete_ratio || 0) >= 100 ? 9 : 7} />
          </Tooltip>
        </Flex>

        {/* Action Icons */}
-        <Flex gap={4}>
-          {priorityIcon}
-          <Typography.Text 
-            style={{ fontWeight: 500 }}
-            ellipsis={{ tooltip: task.name }}
-          >
-            {task.name}
-          </Typography.Text>
-        </Flex>
+        <PrioritySection task={task} />

        <Flex vertical gap={8}>
          <Flex
@@ -376,7 +339,7 @@ const BoardViewTaskCard = ({ task, sectionId }: IBoardViewTaskCardProps) => {
                    <Skeleton active paragraph={{ rows: 2 }} title={false} style={{ marginTop: 8 }} />
                  </List.Item>
                )}
-                
+
                {!task.sub_tasks_loading && task?.sub_tasks &&
                  task?.sub_tasks.map((subtask: any) => (
                    <BoardSubTaskCard key={subtask.id} subtask={subtask} sectionId={sectionId} />
--- a/worklenz-frontend/src/pages/projects/projectView/board/project-view-board.tsx
+++ b/worklenz-frontend/src/pages/projects/projectView/board/project-view-board.tsx
@@ -245,7 +245,6 @@ const ProjectViewBoard = () => {
      if (
        activeGroupId &&
        overGroupId &&
-        activeGroupId !== overGroupId &&
        active.data.current?.type === 'task'
      ) {
        // Find the target index in the over group
@@ -260,7 +259,6 @@ const ProjectViewBoard = () => {
            targetIndex = targetGroup.tasks.length;
          }
        }
-
        // Use debounced move task to prevent rapid updates
        debouncedMoveTask(
          activeId as string,
@@ -342,7 +340,6 @@ const ProjectViewBoard = () => {

      // Find indices
      let fromIndex = sourceGroup.tasks.findIndex(t => t.id === task.id);
-
      // Handle case where task is not found in source group (might have been moved already in UI)
      if (fromIndex === -1) {
        logger.info('Task not found in source group. Using task sort_order from task object.');
@@ -379,7 +376,7 @@ const ProjectViewBoard = () => {
        };

        // logger.error('Emitting socket event with payload (task not found in source):', body);
-
+        
        // Emit socket event
        if (socket) {
          socket.emit(SocketEvents.TASK_SORT_ORDER_CHANGE.toString(), body);
@@ -416,7 +413,6 @@ const ProjectViewBoard = () => {
      const toPos = targetGroup.tasks[toIndex]?.sort_order ||
        targetGroup.tasks[targetGroup.tasks.length - 1]?.sort_order ||
        -1;
-
      // Prepare socket event payload
      const body = {
        project_id: projectId,
@@ -429,7 +425,6 @@ const ProjectViewBoard = () => {
        task,
        team_id: currentSession?.team_id
      };
-
      // Emit socket event
      if (socket) {
        socket.emit(SocketEvents.TASK_SORT_ORDER_CHANGE.toString(), body);
@@ -443,7 +438,6 @@ const ProjectViewBoard = () => {
          }
        });
      }
-
      // Track analytics event
      trackMixpanelEvent(evt_project_task_list_drag_and_move);
    }
--- a/worklenz-frontend/src/pages/projects/projectView/taskList/task-list-table/custom-columns/custom-column-modal/label-type-column/label-type-column.tsx
+++ b/worklenz-frontend/src/pages/projects/projectView/taskList/task-list-table/custom-columns/custom-column-modal/label-type-column/label-type-column.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
-import { nanoid } from 'nanoid';
+import { nanoid } from "nanoid";
 import { PhaseColorCodes } from '../../../../../../../../shared/constants';
 import { Button, Flex, Input, Select, Tag, Typography } from 'antd';
 import { CloseCircleOutlined, HolderOutlined } from '@ant-design/icons';
--- a/worklenz-frontend/src/pages/projects/projectView/taskList/task-list-table/custom-columns/custom-column-modal/selection-type-column/selection-type-column.tsx
+++ b/worklenz-frontend/src/pages/projects/projectView/taskList/task-list-table/custom-columns/custom-column-modal/selection-type-column/selection-type-column.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
-import { nanoid } from 'nanoid';
+import { nanoid } from "nanoid";
 import { PhaseColorCodes } from '../../../../../../../../shared/constants';
 import { Button, Flex, Input, Select, Tag, Typography } from 'antd';
 import { CloseCircleOutlined, HolderOutlined } from '@ant-design/icons';
--- a/worklenz-frontend/src/pages/reporting/overview-reports/overview-reports.tsx
+++ b/worklenz-frontend/src/pages/reporting/overview-reports/overview-reports.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useEffect } from 'react';
+import { useEffect, useCallback, useMemo } from 'react';
 import { Button, Card, Checkbox, Flex, Typography } from 'antd';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 import { useDocumentTitle } from '@/hooks/useDoumentTItle';
@@ -25,29 +25,37 @@ const OverviewReports = () => {
    trackMixpanelEvent(evt_reporting_overview);
  }, [trackMixpanelEvent]);

-  const handleArchiveToggle = () => {
+  const handleArchiveToggle = useCallback(() => {
    dispatch(toggleIncludeArchived());
-  };
+  }, [dispatch]);
+
+  // Memoize the header children to prevent unnecessary re-renders
+  const headerChildren = useMemo(() => (
+    <Button type="text" onClick={handleArchiveToggle}>
+      <Checkbox checked={includeArchivedProjects} />
+      <Typography.Text>{t('includeArchivedButton')}</Typography.Text>
+    </Button>
+  ), [handleArchiveToggle, includeArchivedProjects, t]);
+
+  // Memoize the teams text to prevent unnecessary re-renders
+  const teamsText = useMemo(() => (
+    <Typography.Text strong style={{ fontSize: 16 }}>
+      {t('teamsText')}
+    </Typography.Text>
+  ), [t]);

  return (
    <Flex vertical gap={24}>
      <CustomPageHeader
        title={t('overviewTitle')}
-        children={
-          <Button type="text" onClick={handleArchiveToggle}>
-            <Checkbox checked={includeArchivedProjects} />
-            <Typography.Text>{t('includeArchivedButton')}</Typography.Text>
-          </Button>
-        }
+        children={headerChildren}
      />

      <OverviewStats />

      <Card>
        <Flex vertical gap={12}>
-          <Typography.Text strong style={{ fontSize: 16 }}>
-            {t('teamsText')}
-          </Typography.Text>
+          {teamsText}
          <OverviewReportsTable />
        </Flex>
      </Card>
--- a/worklenz-frontend/src/pages/reporting/overview-reports/overview-stat-card.tsx
+++ b/worklenz-frontend/src/pages/reporting/overview-reports/overview-stat-card.tsx
@@ -1,32 +1,151 @@
-import { ReactNode } from 'react';
-import { Card, Flex, Typography } from 'antd';
+import { Card, Flex, Typography, theme } from 'antd';
+import React, { useMemo } from 'react';

-type InsightCardProps = {
-  icon: ReactNode;
+interface InsightCardProps {
+  icon: React.ReactNode;
  title: string;
-  children: ReactNode;
+  children: React.ReactNode;
  loading?: boolean;
-};
+}
+
+const OverviewStatCard = React.memo(({ icon, title, children, loading = false }: InsightCardProps) => {
+  const { token } = theme.useToken();
+  // Better dark mode detection using multiple token properties
+  const isDarkMode = token.colorBgContainer === '#1f1f1f' || 
+                     token.colorBgBase === '#141414' || 
+                     token.colorBgElevated === '#1f1f1f' ||
+                     document.documentElement.getAttribute('data-theme') === 'dark' ||
+                     document.body.classList.contains('dark');
+
+  // Memoize enhanced card styles with dark mode support
+  const cardStyles = useMemo(() => ({
+    body: { 
+      padding: '24px',
+      background: isDarkMode 
+        ? '#1f1f1f !important'
+        : '#ffffff !important',
+    }
+  }), [isDarkMode]);
+
+  // Memoize card container styles with dark mode support
+  const cardContainerStyle = useMemo(() => ({
+    width: '100%',
+    borderRadius: '0px',
+    border: isDarkMode 
+      ? '1px solid #303030'
+      : '1px solid #f0f0f0',
+    boxShadow: isDarkMode
+      ? '0 2px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3)'
+      : '0 2px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06)',
+    transition: 'all 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1)',
+    overflow: 'hidden',
+    position: 'relative' as const,
+    cursor: 'default',
+    backgroundColor: isDarkMode ? '#1f1f1f !important' : '#ffffff !important',
+  }), [isDarkMode]);
+
+  // Memoize icon container styles with dark mode support
+  const iconContainerStyle = useMemo(() => ({
+    padding: '12px',
+    borderRadius: '0px',
+    background: isDarkMode
+      ? '#2a2a2a'
+      : '#f8f9ff',
+    display: 'flex',
+    alignItems: 'center',
+    justifyContent: 'center',
+    minWidth: '64px',
+    minHeight: '64px',
+    boxShadow: isDarkMode
+      ? '0 2px 4px rgba(24, 144, 255, 0.2)'
+      : '0 2px 4px rgba(24, 144, 255, 0.1)',
+    border: isDarkMode 
+      ? '1px solid #404040'
+      : '1px solid rgba(24, 144, 255, 0.1)',
+  }), [isDarkMode]);
+
+  // Memoize title styles with dark mode support
+  const titleStyle = useMemo(() => ({
+    fontSize: '18px',
+    fontWeight: 600,
+    color: isDarkMode ? '#ffffff !important' : '#262626 !important',
+    marginBottom: '8px',
+    lineHeight: '1.4',
+  }), [isDarkMode]);
+
+  // Memoize decorative element styles with dark mode support
+  const decorativeStyle = useMemo(() => ({
+    position: 'absolute' as const,
+    top: 0,
+    right: 0,
+    width: '60px',
+    height: '60px',
+    background: isDarkMode
+      ? 'linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(24, 144, 255, 0.15) 0%, rgba(24, 144, 255, 0.08) 100%)'
+      : 'linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(24, 144, 255, 0.05) 0%, rgba(24, 144, 255, 0.02) 100%)',
+    opacity: isDarkMode ? 0.8 : 0.6,
+    clipPath: 'polygon(100% 0%, 0% 100%, 100% 100%)',
+  }), [isDarkMode]);

-const OverviewStatCard = ({ icon, title, children, loading = false }: InsightCardProps) => {
  return (
-    <Card
-      className="custom-insights-card"
-      style={{ width: '100%' }}
-      styles={{ body: { paddingInline: 16 } }}
-      loading={loading}
+    <div
+      className={`overview-stat-card ${isDarkMode ? 'dark-mode' : 'light-mode'}`}
+      style={{
+        backgroundColor: isDarkMode ? '#1f1f1f' : '#ffffff',
+        border: isDarkMode ? '1px solid #303030' : '1px solid #f0f0f0',
+        borderRadius: '0px',
+        boxShadow: isDarkMode
+          ? '0 2px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3)'
+          : '0 2px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06)',
+        transition: 'all 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1)',
+        overflow: 'hidden',
+        position: 'relative',
+        cursor: 'default',
+        width: '100%',
+      }}
    >
-      <Flex gap={16} align="flex-start">
-        {icon}
+      <Card
+        style={{ 
+          backgroundColor: 'transparent',
+          border: 'none',
+          borderRadius: '0px',
+        }}
+        styles={{
+          body: { 
+            padding: '24px',
+            backgroundColor: 'transparent',
+          }
+        }}
+        loading={loading}
+      >
+        <Flex gap={20} align="flex-start">
+          <div style={iconContainerStyle}>
+            {icon}
+          </div>

-        <Flex vertical gap={12}>
-          <Typography.Text style={{ fontSize: 16 }}>{title}</Typography.Text>
+          <Flex vertical gap={8} style={{ flex: 1, minWidth: 0 }}>
+            <Typography.Text style={titleStyle}>
+              {title}
+            </Typography.Text>

-          <>{children}</>
+            <div style={{ 
+              display: 'flex', 
+              flexDirection: 'column', 
+              gap: '6px',
+              marginTop: '4px'
+            }}>
+              {children}
+            </div>
+          </Flex>
        </Flex>
-      </Flex>
-    </Card>
+
+        {/* Decorative element */}
+        <div style={decorativeStyle} />
+      </Card>
+    </div>
  );
-};
+});
+
+OverviewStatCard.displayName = 'OverviewStatCard';

 export default OverviewStatCard;
--- a/worklenz-frontend/src/pages/reporting/overview-reports/overview-stats.tsx
+++ b/worklenz-frontend/src/pages/reporting/overview-reports/overview-stats.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import { Flex, Typography } from 'antd';
-import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import { Flex, Typography, theme } from 'antd';
+import React, { useEffect, useState, useCallback, useMemo } from 'react';
 import OverviewStatCard from './overview-stat-card';
 import { BankOutlined, FileOutlined, UsergroupAddOutlined } from '@ant-design/icons';
 import { colors } from '@/styles/colors';
@@ -12,11 +12,12 @@ const OverviewStats = () => {
  const [stats, setStats] = useState<IRPTOverviewStatistics>({});
  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false);
  const { t } = useTranslation('reporting-overview');
+  const { token } = theme.useToken();
  const includeArchivedProjects = useAppSelector(
    state => state.reportingReducer.includeArchivedProjects
  );

-  const getOverviewStats = async () => {
+  const getOverviewStats = useCallback(async () => {
    setLoading(true);
    try {
      const { done, body } =
@@ -29,17 +30,17 @@ const OverviewStats = () => {
    } finally {
      setLoading(false);
    }
-  };
+  }, [includeArchivedProjects]);

  useEffect(() => {
    getOverviewStats();
-  }, [includeArchivedProjects]);
+  }, [getOverviewStats]);

-  const renderStatText = (count: number = 0, singularKey: string, pluralKey: string) => {
+  const renderStatText = useCallback((count: number = 0, singularKey: string, pluralKey: string) => {
    return `${count} ${count === 1 ? t(singularKey) : t(pluralKey)}`;
-  };
+  }, [t]);

-  const renderStatCard = (
+  const renderStatCard = useCallback((
    icon: React.ReactNode,
    mainCount: number = 0,
    mainKey: string,
@@ -52,81 +53,127 @@ const OverviewStats = () => {
    >
      <Flex vertical>
        {stats.map((stat, index) => (
-          <Typography.Text key={index} type={stat.type}>
+          <Typography.Text 
+            key={index} 
+            type={stat.type}
+            style={{ 
+              fontSize: '14px',
+              lineHeight: '1.5',
+              color: stat.type === 'danger' 
+                ? '#ff4d4f' 
+                : stat.type === 'secondary' 
+                  ? token.colorTextSecondary 
+                  : token.colorText
+            }}
+          >
            {stat.text}
          </Typography.Text>
        ))}
      </Flex>
    </OverviewStatCard>
-  );
+  ), [renderStatText, loading, token]);
+
+  // Memoize team stats to prevent unnecessary recalculations
+  const teamStats = useMemo(() => [
+    {
+      text: renderStatText(stats?.teams?.projects, 'projectCount', 'projectCountPlural'),
+      type: 'secondary' as const,
+    },
+    {
+      text: renderStatText(stats?.teams?.members, 'memberCount', 'memberCountPlural'),
+      type: 'secondary' as const,
+    },
+  ], [stats?.teams?.projects, stats?.teams?.members, renderStatText]);
+
+  // Memoize project stats to prevent unnecessary recalculations
+  const projectStats = useMemo(() => [
+    {
+      text: renderStatText(
+        stats?.projects?.active,
+        'activeProjectCount',
+        'activeProjectCountPlural'
+      ),
+      type: 'secondary' as const,
+    },
+    {
+      text: renderStatText(
+        stats?.projects?.overdue,
+        'overdueProjectCount',
+        'overdueProjectCountPlural'
+      ),
+      type: 'danger' as const,
+    },
+  ], [stats?.projects?.active, stats?.projects?.overdue, renderStatText]);
+
+  // Memoize member stats to prevent unnecessary recalculations
+  const memberStats = useMemo(() => [
+    {
+      text: renderStatText(
+        stats?.members?.unassigned,
+        'unassignedMemberCount',
+        'unassignedMemberCountPlural'
+      ),
+      type: 'secondary' as const,
+    },
+    {
+      text: renderStatText(
+        stats?.members?.overdue,
+        'memberWithOverdueTaskCount',
+        'memberWithOverdueTaskCountPlural'
+      ),
+      type: 'danger' as const,
+    },
+  ], [stats?.members?.unassigned, stats?.members?.overdue, renderStatText]);
+
+  // Memoize icons with enhanced styling for better visibility
+  const teamIcon = useMemo(() => (
+    <BankOutlined style={{ 
+      color: colors.skyBlue, 
+      fontSize: 42,
+      filter: 'drop-shadow(0 2px 4px rgba(24, 144, 255, 0.3))'
+    }} />
+  ), []);
+
+  const projectIcon = useMemo(() => (
+    <FileOutlined style={{ 
+      color: colors.limeGreen, 
+      fontSize: 42,
+      filter: 'drop-shadow(0 2px 4px rgba(82, 196, 26, 0.3))'
+    }} />
+  ), []);
+
+  const memberIcon = useMemo(() => (
+    <UsergroupAddOutlined style={{ 
+      color: colors.lightGray, 
+      fontSize: 42,
+      filter: 'drop-shadow(0 2px 4px rgba(112, 112, 112, 0.3))'
+    }} />
+  ), []);

  return (
    <Flex gap={24}>
      {renderStatCard(
-        <BankOutlined style={{ color: colors.skyBlue, fontSize: 42 }} />,
+        teamIcon,
        stats?.teams?.count,
        'teamCount',
-        [
-          {
-            text: renderStatText(stats?.teams?.projects, 'projectCount', 'projectCountPlural'),
-            type: 'secondary',
-          },
-          {
-            text: renderStatText(stats?.teams?.members, 'memberCount', 'memberCountPlural'),
-            type: 'secondary',
-          },
-        ]
+        teamStats
      )}

      {renderStatCard(
-        <FileOutlined style={{ color: colors.limeGreen, fontSize: 42 }} />,
+        projectIcon,
        stats?.projects?.count,
        'projectCount',
-        [
-          {
-            text: renderStatText(
-              stats?.projects?.active,
-              'activeProjectCount',
-              'activeProjectCountPlural'
-            ),
-            type: 'secondary',
-          },
-          {
-            text: renderStatText(
-              stats?.projects?.overdue,
-              'overdueProjectCount',
-              'overdueProjectCountPlural'
-            ),
-            type: 'danger',
-          },
-        ]
+        projectStats
      )}

      {renderStatCard(
-        <UsergroupAddOutlined style={{ color: colors.lightGray, fontSize: 42 }} />,
+        memberIcon,
        stats?.members?.count,
        'memberCount',
-        [
-          {
-            text: renderStatText(
-              stats?.members?.unassigned,
-              'unassignedMemberCount',
-              'unassignedMemberCountPlural'
-            ),
-            type: 'secondary',
-          },
-          {
-            text: renderStatText(
-              stats?.members?.overdue,
-              'memberWithOverdueTaskCount',
-              'memberWithOverdueTaskCountPlural'
-            ),
-            type: 'danger',
-          },
-        ]
+        memberStats
      )}
    </Flex>
  );
 };

-export default OverviewStats;
+export default React.memo(OverviewStats);
--- a/worklenz-frontend/src/pages/reporting/overview-reports/overview-table/overview-reports-table.tsx
+++ b/worklenz-frontend/src/pages/reporting/overview-reports/overview-table/overview-reports-table.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { memo, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import { memo, useEffect, useState, useCallback, useMemo } from 'react';
 import { ConfigProvider, Table, TableColumnsType } from 'antd';
 import { useAppDispatch } from '../../../../hooks/useAppDispatch';
 import CustomTableTitle from '../../../../components/CustomTableTitle';
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import Avatars from '@/components/avatars/avatars';
 import OverviewTeamInfoDrawer from '@/components/reporting/drawers/overview-team-info/overview-team-info-drawer';
 import { toggleOverViewTeamDrawer } from '@/features/reporting/reporting.slice';

-const OverviewReportsTable = () => {
+const OverviewReportsTable = memo(() => {
  const { t } = useTranslation('reporting-overview');
  const dispatch = useAppDispatch();

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ const OverviewReportsTable = () => {
  const [teams, setTeams] = useState<IRPTTeam[]>([]);
  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false);

-  const getTeams = async () => {
+  const getTeams = useCallback(async () => {
    setLoading(true);
    try {
      const { done, body } = await reportingApiService.getOverviewTeams(includeArchivedProjects);
@@ -34,18 +34,19 @@ const OverviewReportsTable = () => {
    } finally {
      setLoading(false);
    }
-  };
+  }, [includeArchivedProjects]);

  useEffect(() => {
    getTeams();
-  }, [includeArchivedProjects]);
+  }, [getTeams]);

-  const handleDrawerOpen = (team: IRPTTeam) => {
+  const handleDrawerOpen = useCallback((team: IRPTTeam) => {
    setSelectedTeam(team);
    dispatch(toggleOverViewTeamDrawer());
-  };
+  }, [dispatch]);

-  const columns: TableColumnsType = [
+  // Memoize table columns to prevent recreation on every render
+  const columns: TableColumnsType<IRPTTeam> = useMemo(() => [
    {
      key: 'name',
      title: <CustomTableTitle title={t('nameColumn')} />,
@@ -61,39 +62,45 @@ const OverviewReportsTable = () => {
    {
      key: 'members',
      title: <CustomTableTitle title={t('membersColumn')} />,
-      render: record => <Avatars members={record.members} maxCount={3} />,
+      render: (record: IRPTTeam) => <Avatars members={record.members} maxCount={3} />,
    },
-  ];
+  ], [t]);
+
+  // Memoize table configuration
+  const tableConfig = useMemo(() => ({
+    theme: {
+      components: {
+        Table: {
+          cellPaddingBlock: 8,
+          cellPaddingInline: 10,
+        },
+      },
+    },
+  }), []);
+
+  // Memoize row props generator
+  const getRowProps = useCallback((record: IRPTTeam) => ({
+    onClick: () => handleDrawerOpen(record),
+    style: { height: 48, cursor: 'pointer' },
+    className: 'group even:bg-[#4e4e4e10]',
+  }), [handleDrawerOpen]);

  return (
-    <ConfigProvider
-      theme={{
-        components: {
-          Table: {
-            cellPaddingBlock: 8,
-            cellPaddingInline: 10,
-          },
-        },
-      }}
-    >
+    <ConfigProvider {...tableConfig}>
      <Table
        columns={columns}
        dataSource={teams}
        scroll={{ x: 'max-content' }}
        rowKey={record => record.id}
        loading={loading}
-        onRow={record => {
-          return {
-            onClick: () => handleDrawerOpen(record as IRPTTeam),
-            style: { height: 48, cursor: 'pointer' },
-            className: 'group even:bg-[#4e4e4e10]',
-          };
-        }}
+        onRow={getRowProps}
      />

      <OverviewTeamInfoDrawer team={selectedTeam} />
    </ConfigProvider>
  );
-};
+});

-export default memo(OverviewReportsTable);
+OverviewReportsTable.displayName = 'OverviewReportsTable';
+
+export default OverviewReportsTable;
--- a/worklenz-frontend/src/pages/reporting/projects-reports/projects-reports-filters/project-reports-filters.tsx
+++ b/worklenz-frontend/src/pages/reporting/projects-reports/projects-reports-filters/project-reports-filters.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { Flex } from 'antd';
+import { useMemo, useCallback, memo } from 'react';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 import ProjectStatusFilterDropdown from './project-status-filter-dropdown';
 import ProjectHealthFilterDropdown from './project-health-filter-dropdown';
@@ -15,26 +16,39 @@ const ProjectsReportsFilters = () => {
  const { t } = useTranslation('reporting-projects-filters');
  const { searchQuery } = useAppSelector(state => state.projectReportsReducer);

+  // Memoize the search query handler to prevent recreation on every render
+  const handleSearchQueryChange = useCallback((text: string) => {
+    dispatch(setSearchQuery(text));
+  }, [dispatch]);
+
+  // Memoize the filter dropdowns container to prevent recreation on every render
+  const filterDropdowns = useMemo(() => (
+    <Flex gap={8} wrap={'wrap'}>
+      <ProjectStatusFilterDropdown />
+      <ProjectHealthFilterDropdown />
+      <ProjectCategoriesFilterDropdown />
+      <ProjectManagersFilterDropdown />
+    </Flex>
+  ), []);
+
+  // Memoize the right side controls to prevent recreation on every render
+  const rightControls = useMemo(() => (
+    <Flex gap={12}>
+      <ProjectTableShowFieldsDropdown />
+      <CustomSearchbar
+        placeholderText={t('searchByNamePlaceholder')}
+        searchQuery={searchQuery}
+        setSearchQuery={handleSearchQueryChange}
+      />
+    </Flex>
+  ), [t, searchQuery, handleSearchQueryChange]);
+
  return (
    <Flex gap={8} align="center" justify="space-between">
-      <Flex gap={8} wrap={'wrap'}>
-        <ProjectStatusFilterDropdown />
-        <ProjectHealthFilterDropdown />
-        <ProjectCategoriesFilterDropdown />
-        <ProjectManagersFilterDropdown />
-      </Flex>
-
-      <Flex gap={12}>
-        <ProjectTableShowFieldsDropdown />
-
-        <CustomSearchbar
-          placeholderText={t('searchByNamePlaceholder')}
-          searchQuery={searchQuery}
-          setSearchQuery={text => dispatch(setSearchQuery(text))}
-        />
-      </Flex>
+      {filterDropdowns}
+      {rightControls}
    </Flex>
  );
 };

-export default ProjectsReportsFilters;
+export default memo(ProjectsReportsFilters);
--- a/worklenz-frontend/src/pages/reporting/projects-reports/projects-reports-table/projects-reports-table.tsx
+++ b/worklenz-frontend/src/pages/reporting/projects-reports/projects-reports-table/projects-reports-table.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useEffect, useState, useMemo } from 'react';
+import { useEffect, useState, useMemo, useCallback, memo } from 'react';
 import { Button, ConfigProvider, Flex, PaginationProps, Table, TableColumnsType } from 'antd';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 import { createPortal } from 'react-dom';
@@ -63,10 +63,11 @@ const ProjectsReportsTable = () => {

  const columnsVisibility = useAppSelector(state => state.projectReportsTableColumnsReducer);

-  const handleDrawerOpen = (record: IRPTProject) => {
+  // Memoize the drawer open handler to prevent recreation on every render
+  const handleDrawerOpen = useCallback((record: IRPTProject) => {
    setSelectedProject(record);
    dispatch(toggleProjectReportsDrawer());
-  };
+  }, [dispatch]);

  const columns: TableColumnsType<IRPTProject> = useMemo(
    () => [
@@ -231,7 +232,7 @@ const ProjectsReportsTable = () => {
        width: 200,
      },
    ],
-    [t, order]
+    [t, order, handleDrawerOpen]
  );

  // filter columns based on the `hidden` state from Redux
@@ -240,12 +241,13 @@ const ProjectsReportsTable = () => {
    [columns, columnsVisibility]
  );

-  const handleTableChange = (pagination: PaginationProps, filters: any, sorter: any) => {
+  // Memoize the table change handler to prevent recreation on every render
+  const handleTableChange = useCallback((pagination: PaginationProps, filters: any, sorter: any) => {
    if (sorter.order) dispatch(setOrder(sorter.order));
    if (sorter.field) dispatch(setField(sorter.field));
    dispatch(setIndex(pagination.current));
    dispatch(setPageSize(pagination.pageSize));
-  };
+  }, [dispatch]);

  useEffect(() => {
    if (!isLoading) dispatch(fetchProjectData());
@@ -268,7 +270,7 @@ const ProjectsReportsTable = () => {
    return () => {
      dispatch(resetProjectReports());
    };
-  }, []);
+  }, [dispatch]);

  const tableRowProps = useMemo(
    () => ({
@@ -292,27 +294,39 @@ const ProjectsReportsTable = () => {
    []
  );

+  // Memoize pagination configuration to prevent recreation on every render
+  const paginationConfig = useMemo(() => ({
+    showSizeChanger: true,
+    defaultPageSize: 10,
+    total: total,
+    current: index,
+    pageSizeOptions: PAGE_SIZE_OPTIONS,
+  }), [total, index]);
+
+  // Memoize scroll configuration to prevent recreation on every render
+  const scrollConfig = useMemo(() => ({ x: 'max-content' }), []);
+
+  // Memoize row key function to prevent recreation on every render
+  const getRowKey = useCallback((record: IRPTProject) => record.id, []);
+
+  // Memoize onRow function to prevent recreation on every render
+  const getRowProps = useCallback(() => tableRowProps, [tableRowProps]);
+
  return (
    <ConfigProvider {...tableConfig}>
      <Table
        columns={visibleColumns}
        dataSource={projectList}
-        pagination={{
-          showSizeChanger: true,
-          defaultPageSize: 10,
-          total: total,
-          current: index,
-          pageSizeOptions: PAGE_SIZE_OPTIONS,
-        }}
-        scroll={{ x: 'max-content' }}
+        pagination={paginationConfig}
+        scroll={scrollConfig}
        loading={isLoading}
        onChange={handleTableChange}
-        rowKey={record => record.id}
-        onRow={() => tableRowProps}
+        rowKey={getRowKey}
+        onRow={getRowProps}
      />
      {createPortal(<ProjectReportsDrawer selectedProject={selectedProject} />, document.body)}
    </ConfigProvider>
  );
 };

-export default ProjectsReportsTable;
+export default memo(ProjectsReportsTable);
--- a/worklenz-frontend/src/pages/reporting/projects-reports/projects-reports.tsx
+++ b/worklenz-frontend/src/pages/reporting/projects-reports/projects-reports.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { Button, Card, Checkbox, Dropdown, Flex, Space, Typography } from 'antd';
+import { useMemo, useCallback, memo } from 'react';
 import CustomPageHeader from '@/pages/reporting/page-header/custom-page-header';
 import { DownOutlined } from '@ant-design/icons';
 import ProjectReportsTable from './projects-reports-table/projects-reports-table';
@@ -20,40 +21,60 @@ const ProjectsReports = () => {

  const { total, archived } = useAppSelector(state => state.projectReportsReducer);

-  const handleExcelExport = () => {
+  // Memoize the title to prevent recalculation on every render
+  const pageTitle = useMemo(() => {
+    return `${total === 1 ? `${total}  ${t('projectCount')}` : `${total}  ${t('projectCountPlural')}`} `;
+  }, [total, t]);
+
+  // Memoize the Excel export handler to prevent recreation on every render
+  const handleExcelExport = useCallback(() => {
    if (currentSession?.team_name) {
      reportingExportApiService.exportProjects(currentSession.team_name);
    }
-  };
+  }, [currentSession?.team_name]);
+
+  // Memoize the archived checkbox handler to prevent recreation on every render
+  const handleArchivedChange = useCallback(() => {
+    dispatch(setArchived(!archived));
+  }, [dispatch, archived]);
+
+  // Memoize the dropdown menu items to prevent recreation on every render
+  const dropdownMenuItems = useMemo(() => [
+    { key: '1', label: t('excelButton'), onClick: handleExcelExport }
+  ], [t, handleExcelExport]);
+
+  // Memoize the header children to prevent recreation on every render
+  const headerChildren = useMemo(() => (
+    <Space>
+      <Button>
+        <Checkbox checked={archived} onChange={handleArchivedChange}>
+          <Typography.Text>{t('includeArchivedButton')}</Typography.Text>
+        </Checkbox>
+      </Button>
+
+      <Dropdown menu={{ items: dropdownMenuItems }}>
+        <Button type="primary" icon={<DownOutlined />} iconPosition="end">
+          {t('exportButton')}
+        </Button>
+      </Dropdown>
+    </Space>
+  ), [archived, handleArchivedChange, t, dropdownMenuItems]);
+
+  // Memoize the card title to prevent recreation on every render
+  const cardTitle = useMemo(() => <ProjectsReportsFilters />, []);

  return (
    <Flex vertical>
      <CustomPageHeader
-        title={`${total === 1 ? `${total}  ${t('projectCount')}` : `${total}  ${t('projectCountPlural')}`} `}
-        children={
-          <Space>
-            <Button>
-              <Checkbox checked={archived} onChange={() => dispatch(setArchived(!archived))}>
-                <Typography.Text>{t('includeArchivedButton')}</Typography.Text>
-              </Checkbox>
-            </Button>
-
-            <Dropdown
-              menu={{ items: [{ key: '1', label: t('excelButton'), onClick: handleExcelExport }] }}
-            >
-              <Button type="primary" icon={<DownOutlined />} iconPosition="end">
-                {t('exportButton')}
-              </Button>
-            </Dropdown>
-          </Space>
-        }
+        title={pageTitle}
+        children={headerChildren}
      />

-      <Card title={<ProjectsReportsFilters />}>
+      <Card title={cardTitle}>
        <ProjectReportsTable />
      </Card>
    </Flex>
  );
 };

-export default ProjectsReports;
+export default memo(ProjectsReports);
--- a/worklenz-frontend/src/pages/reporting/sidebar/reporting-sider.tsx
+++ b/worklenz-frontend/src/pages/reporting/sidebar/reporting-sider.tsx
@@ -42,10 +42,6 @@ const ReportingSider = () => {
      theme={{
        components: {
          Menu: {
-            itemHoverBg: colors.transparent,
-            itemHoverColor: colors.skyBlue,
-            borderRadius: 12,
-            itemMarginBlock: 4,
            subMenuItemBg: colors.transparent,
          },
        },
--- a/worklenz-frontend/src/pages/reporting/timeReports/page-header/projects.tsx
+++ b/worklenz-frontend/src/pages/reporting/timeReports/page-header/projects.tsx
@@ -1,37 +1,364 @@
 import { setSelectOrDeselectAllProjects, setSelectOrDeselectProject } from '@/features/reporting/time-reports/time-reports-overview.slice';
 import { useAppDispatch } from '@/hooks/useAppDispatch';
 import { useAppSelector } from '@/hooks/useAppSelector';
-import { CaretDownFilled } from '@ant-design/icons';
-import { Button, Checkbox, Divider, Dropdown, Input, theme } from 'antd';
+import { CaretDownFilled, SearchOutlined, ClearOutlined, DownOutlined, RightOutlined, FilterOutlined } from '@ant-design/icons';
+import { Button, Checkbox, Divider, Dropdown, Input, theme, Typography, Badge, Collapse, Select, Space, Tooltip, Empty } from 'antd';
 import { CheckboxChangeEvent } from 'antd/es/checkbox';
-import React, { useState } from 'react';
+import React, { useState, useMemo, useCallback } from 'react';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
+import { ISelectableProject } from '@/types/reporting/reporting-filters.types';
+import { themeWiseColor } from '@/utils/themeWiseColor';
+
+const { Panel } = Collapse;
+const { Text } = Typography;
+
+type GroupByOption = 'none' | 'category' | 'team' | 'status';
+
+interface ProjectGroup {
+  key: string;
+  name: string;
+  color?: string;
+  projects: ISelectableProject[];
+}

 const Projects: React.FC = () => {
  const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
-  const [checkedList, setCheckedList] = useState<string[]>([]);
  const [searchText, setSearchText] = useState('');
-  const [selectAll, setSelectAll] = useState(true);
+  const [groupBy, setGroupBy] = useState<GroupByOption>('none');
+  const [showSelectedOnly, setShowSelectedOnly] = useState(false);
+  const [expandedGroups, setExpandedGroups] = useState<string[]>([]);
  const { t } = useTranslation('time-report');
  const [dropdownVisible, setDropdownVisible] = useState(false);
  const { projects, loadingProjects } = useAppSelector(state => state.timeReportsOverviewReducer);
  const { token } = theme.useToken();
+  const themeMode = useAppSelector(state => state.themeReducer.mode);

-  // Filter items based on search text
-  const filteredItems = projects.filter(item =>
-    item.name?.toLowerCase().includes(searchText.toLowerCase())
+  // Theme-aware color utilities
+  const getThemeAwareColor = useCallback((lightColor: string, darkColor: string) => {
+    return themeWiseColor(lightColor, darkColor, themeMode);
+  }, [themeMode]);
+
+  // Enhanced color processing for project/group colors
+  const processColor = useCallback((color: string | undefined, fallback?: string) => {
+    if (!color) return fallback || token.colorPrimary;
+    
+    // If it's a hex color, ensure it has good contrast in both themes
+    if (color.startsWith('#')) {
+      // For dark mode, lighten dark colors and darken light colors for better visibility
+      if (themeMode === 'dark') {
+        // Simple brightness adjustment for dark mode
+        const hex = color.replace('#', '');
+        const r = parseInt(hex.substr(0, 2), 16);
+        const g = parseInt(hex.substr(2, 2), 16);
+        const b = parseInt(hex.substr(4, 2), 16);
+        
+        // Calculate brightness (0-255)
+        const brightness = (r * 299 + g * 587 + b * 114) / 1000;
+        
+        // If color is too dark in dark mode, lighten it
+        if (brightness < 100) {
+          const factor = 1.5;
+          const newR = Math.min(255, Math.floor(r * factor));
+          const newG = Math.min(255, Math.floor(g * factor));
+          const newB = Math.min(255, Math.floor(b * factor));
+          return `#${newR.toString(16).padStart(2, '0')}${newG.toString(16).padStart(2, '0')}${newB.toString(16).padStart(2, '0')}`;
+        }
+      } else {
+        // For light mode, ensure colors aren't too light
+        const hex = color.replace('#', '');
+        const r = parseInt(hex.substr(0, 2), 16);
+        const g = parseInt(hex.substr(2, 2), 16);
+        const b = parseInt(hex.substr(4, 2), 16);
+        
+        const brightness = (r * 299 + g * 587 + b * 114) / 1000;
+        
+        // If color is too light in light mode, darken it
+        if (brightness > 200) {
+          const factor = 0.7;
+          const newR = Math.floor(r * factor);
+          const newG = Math.floor(g * factor);
+          const newB = Math.floor(b * factor);
+          return `#${newR.toString(16).padStart(2, '0')}${newG.toString(16).padStart(2, '0')}${newB.toString(16).padStart(2, '0')}`;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    
+    return color;
+  }, [themeMode, token.colorPrimary]);
+
+  // Memoized filtered projects
+  const filteredProjects = useMemo(() => {
+    let filtered = projects.filter(item =>
+      item.name?.toLowerCase().includes(searchText.toLowerCase())
+    );
+
+    if (showSelectedOnly) {
+      filtered = filtered.filter(item => item.selected);
+    }
+
+    return filtered;
+  }, [projects, searchText, showSelectedOnly]);
+
+  // Memoized grouped projects
+  const groupedProjects = useMemo(() => {
+    if (groupBy === 'none') {
+      return [{
+        key: 'all',
+        name: t('projects'),
+        projects: filteredProjects
+      }];
+    }
+
+    const groups: { [key: string]: ProjectGroup } = {};
+    
+    filteredProjects.forEach(project => {
+      let groupKey: string;
+      let groupName: string;
+      let groupColor: string | undefined;
+
+      switch (groupBy) {
+        case 'category':
+          groupKey = (project as any).category_id || 'uncategorized';
+          groupName = (project as any).category_name || t('noCategory');
+          groupColor = (project as any).category_color;
+          break;
+        case 'team':
+          groupKey = (project as any).team_id || 'no-team';
+          groupName = (project as any).team_name || t('ungrouped');
+          groupColor = (project as any).team_color;
+          break;
+        case 'status':
+          groupKey = (project as any).status_id || 'no-status';
+          groupName = (project as any).status_name || t('ungrouped');
+          groupColor = (project as any).status_color;
+          break;
+        default:
+          groupKey = 'all';
+          groupName = t('projects');
+      }
+
+      if (!groups[groupKey]) {
+        groups[groupKey] = {
+          key: groupKey,
+          name: groupName,
+          color: processColor(groupColor),
+          projects: []
+        };
+      }
+
+      groups[groupKey].projects.push(project);
+    });
+
+    return Object.values(groups).sort((a, b) => a.name.localeCompare(b.name));
+  }, [filteredProjects, groupBy, t, processColor]);
+
+  // Selected projects count
+  const selectedCount = useMemo(() => 
+    projects.filter(p => p.selected).length, 
+    [projects]
  );

+  const allSelected = useMemo(() => 
+    filteredProjects.length > 0 && filteredProjects.every(p => p.selected), 
+    [filteredProjects]
+  );
+
+  const indeterminate = useMemo(() => 
+    filteredProjects.some(p => p.selected) && !allSelected, 
+    [filteredProjects, allSelected]
+  );
+
+  // Memoize group by options
+  const groupByOptions = useMemo(() => [
+    { value: 'none', label: t('groupByNone') },
+    { value: 'category', label: t('groupByCategory') },
+    { value: 'team', label: t('groupByTeam') },
+    { value: 'status', label: t('groupByStatus') },
+  ], [t]);
+
+  // Memoize dropdown styles to prevent recalculation on every render
+  const dropdownStyles = useMemo(() => ({
+    dropdown: {
+      background: token.colorBgContainer,
+      borderRadius: token.borderRadius,
+      boxShadow: token.boxShadowSecondary,
+      border: `1px solid ${token.colorBorder}`,
+    },
+    groupHeader: {
+      backgroundColor: getThemeAwareColor(token.colorFillTertiary, token.colorFillQuaternary),
+      borderRadius: token.borderRadiusSM,
+      padding: '8px 12px',
+      marginBottom: '4px',
+      cursor: 'pointer',
+      transition: 'all 0.2s ease',
+      border: `1px solid ${getThemeAwareColor(token.colorBorderSecondary, token.colorBorder)}`,
+    },
+    projectItem: {
+      padding: '8px 12px',
+      borderRadius: token.borderRadiusSM,
+      transition: 'all 0.2s ease',
+      cursor: 'pointer',
+      border: `1px solid transparent`,
+    },
+    toggleIcon: {
+      color: getThemeAwareColor(token.colorTextSecondary, token.colorTextTertiary),
+      fontSize: '12px',
+      transition: 'all 0.2s ease',
+    },
+    expandedToggleIcon: {
+      color: getThemeAwareColor(token.colorPrimary, token.colorPrimaryActive),
+      fontSize: '12px',
+      transition: 'all 0.2s ease',
+    }
+  }), [token, getThemeAwareColor]);
+
+  // Memoize search placeholder and clear tooltip
+  const searchPlaceholder = useMemo(() => t('searchByProject'), [t]);
+  const clearTooltip = useMemo(() => t('clearSearch'), [t]);
+  const showSelectedTooltip = useMemo(() => t('showSelected'), [t]);
+  const selectAllText = useMemo(() => t('selectAll'), [t]);
+  const projectsSelectedText = useMemo(() => t('projectsSelected'), [t]);
+  const noProjectsText = useMemo(() => t('noProjects'), [t]);
+  const noDataText = useMemo(() => t('noData'), [t]);
+  const expandAllText = useMemo(() => t('expandAll'), [t]);
+  const collapseAllText = useMemo(() => t('collapseAll'), [t]);
+
  // Handle checkbox change for individual items
-  const handleCheckboxChange = (key: string, checked: boolean) => {
+  const handleCheckboxChange = useCallback((key: string, checked: boolean) => {
    dispatch(setSelectOrDeselectProject({ id: key, selected: checked }));
-  };
+  }, [dispatch]);

  // Handle "Select All" checkbox change
-  const handleSelectAllChange = (e: CheckboxChangeEvent) => {
+  const handleSelectAllChange = useCallback((e: CheckboxChangeEvent) => {
    const isChecked = e.target.checked;
-    setSelectAll(isChecked);
    dispatch(setSelectOrDeselectAllProjects(isChecked));
+  }, [dispatch]);
+
+  // Clear search
+  const clearSearch = useCallback(() => {
+    setSearchText('');
+  }, []);
+
+  // Toggle group expansion
+  const toggleGroupExpansion = useCallback((groupKey: string) => {
+    setExpandedGroups(prev => 
+      prev.includes(groupKey) 
+        ? prev.filter(key => key !== groupKey)
+        : [...prev, groupKey]
+    );
+  }, []);
+
+  // Expand/Collapse all groups
+  const toggleAllGroups = useCallback((expand: boolean) => {
+    if (expand) {
+      setExpandedGroups(groupedProjects.map(g => g.key));
+    } else {
+      setExpandedGroups([]);
+    }
+  }, [groupedProjects]);
+
+
+
+  // Render project group
+  const renderProjectGroup = (group: ProjectGroup) => {
+    const isExpanded = expandedGroups.includes(group.key) || groupBy === 'none';
+    const groupSelectedCount = group.projects.filter(p => p.selected).length;
+    
+    return (
+      <div key={group.key} style={{ marginBottom: '8px' }}>
+        {groupBy !== 'none' && (
+          <div 
+            style={{
+              ...dropdownStyles.groupHeader,
+              backgroundColor: isExpanded 
+                ? getThemeAwareColor(token.colorFillSecondary, token.colorFillTertiary)
+                : dropdownStyles.groupHeader.backgroundColor
+            }}
+            onClick={() => toggleGroupExpansion(group.key)}
+            onMouseEnter={(e) => {
+              e.currentTarget.style.backgroundColor = getThemeAwareColor(token.colorFillSecondary, token.colorFillTertiary);
+              e.currentTarget.style.borderColor = getThemeAwareColor(token.colorBorder, token.colorBorderSecondary);
+            }}
+            onMouseLeave={(e) => {
+              e.currentTarget.style.backgroundColor = isExpanded 
+                ? getThemeAwareColor(token.colorFillSecondary, token.colorFillTertiary)
+                : dropdownStyles.groupHeader.backgroundColor;
+              e.currentTarget.style.borderColor = getThemeAwareColor(token.colorBorderSecondary, token.colorBorder);
+            }}
+          >
+            <Space>
+              {isExpanded ? (
+                <DownOutlined style={dropdownStyles.expandedToggleIcon} />
+              ) : (
+                <RightOutlined style={dropdownStyles.toggleIcon} />
+              )}
+              <div style={{ 
+                width: '12px', 
+                height: '12px', 
+                borderRadius: '50%', 
+                backgroundColor: group.color || processColor(undefined, token.colorPrimary),
+                flexShrink: 0,
+                border: `1px solid ${getThemeAwareColor('rgba(0,0,0,0.1)', 'rgba(255,255,255,0.2)')}`
+              }} />
+              <Text strong style={{ 
+                color: getThemeAwareColor(token.colorText, token.colorTextBase)
+              }}>
+                {group.name}
+              </Text>
+              <Badge 
+                count={groupSelectedCount} 
+                size="small" 
+                style={{ 
+                  backgroundColor: getThemeAwareColor(token.colorPrimary, token.colorPrimaryActive),
+                  color: getThemeAwareColor('#fff', token.colorTextLightSolid)
+                }}
+              />
+            </Space>
+          </div>
+        )}
+        
+        {isExpanded && (
+          <div style={{ paddingLeft: groupBy !== 'none' ? '24px' : '0' }}>
+            {group.projects.map(project => (
+              <div 
+                key={project.id}
+                style={dropdownStyles.projectItem}
+                onMouseEnter={(e) => {
+                  e.currentTarget.style.backgroundColor = getThemeAwareColor(token.colorFillAlter, token.colorFillQuaternary);
+                  e.currentTarget.style.borderColor = getThemeAwareColor(token.colorBorderSecondary, token.colorBorder);
+                }}
+                onMouseLeave={(e) => {
+                  e.currentTarget.style.backgroundColor = 'transparent';
+                  e.currentTarget.style.borderColor = 'transparent';
+                }}
+              >
+                <Checkbox
+                  onClick={e => e.stopPropagation()}
+                  checked={project.selected}
+                  onChange={e => handleCheckboxChange(project.id || '', e.target.checked)}
+                >
+                  <Space>
+                    <div style={{ 
+                      width: '8px', 
+                      height: '8px', 
+                      borderRadius: '50%', 
+                      backgroundColor: processColor((project as any).color_code, token.colorPrimary),
+                      flexShrink: 0,
+                      border: `1px solid ${getThemeAwareColor('rgba(0,0,0,0.1)', 'rgba(255,255,255,0.2)')}`
+                    }} />
+                    <Text style={{ 
+                      color: getThemeAwareColor(token.colorText, token.colorTextBase)
+                    }}>
+                      {project.name}
+                    </Text>
+                  </Space>
+                </Checkbox>
+              </div>
+            ))}
+          </div>
+        )}
+      </div>
+    );
  };

  return (
@@ -40,71 +367,189 @@ const Projects: React.FC = () => {
        menu={undefined}
        placement="bottomLeft"
        trigger={['click']}
+        open={dropdownVisible}
        dropdownRender={() => (
          <div style={{ 
-            background: token.colorBgContainer,
-            borderRadius: token.borderRadius,
-            boxShadow: token.boxShadow,
-            padding: '4px 0',
-            maxHeight: '330px',
+            ...dropdownStyles.dropdown,
+            padding: '8px 0',
+            maxHeight: '500px',
+            width: '400px',
            display: 'flex',
            flexDirection: 'column'
          }}>
-            <div style={{ padding: '8px', flexShrink: 0 }}>
-              <Input
-                onClick={e => e.stopPropagation()}
-                placeholder={t('searchByProject')}
-                value={searchText}
-                onChange={e => setSearchText(e.target.value)}
-              />
+            {/* Header with search and controls */}
+            <div style={{ padding: '8px 12px', flexShrink: 0 }}>
+              <Space direction="vertical" style={{ width: '100%' }} size="small">
+                {/* Search input */}
+                <Input
+                  placeholder={searchPlaceholder}
+                  value={searchText}
+                  onChange={e => setSearchText(e.target.value)}
+                  prefix={<SearchOutlined style={{ color: getThemeAwareColor(token.colorTextTertiary, token.colorTextQuaternary) }} />}
+                  suffix={searchText && (
+                    <Tooltip title={clearTooltip}>
+                      <ClearOutlined 
+                        onClick={clearSearch}
+                        style={{ 
+                          cursor: 'pointer', 
+                          color: getThemeAwareColor(token.colorTextTertiary, token.colorTextQuaternary),
+                          transition: 'color 0.2s ease'
+                        }}
+                        onMouseEnter={(e) => {
+                          e.currentTarget.style.color = getThemeAwareColor(token.colorTextSecondary, token.colorTextTertiary);
+                        }}
+                        onMouseLeave={(e) => {
+                          e.currentTarget.style.color = getThemeAwareColor(token.colorTextTertiary, token.colorTextQuaternary);
+                        }}
+                      />
+                    </Tooltip>
+                  )}
+                  onClick={e => e.stopPropagation()}
+                />
+                
+                {/* Controls row */}
+                <Space style={{ width: '100%', justifyContent: 'space-between' }}>
+                  <Space size="small">
+                    <Select
+                      value={groupBy}
+                      onChange={setGroupBy}
+                      size="small"
+                      style={{ width: '120px' }}
+                      options={groupByOptions}
+                    />
+                    
+                    {groupBy !== 'none' && (
+                      <Space size="small">
+                        <Button 
+                          type="text" 
+                          size="small"
+                          onClick={() => toggleAllGroups(true)}
+                          style={{ 
+                            color: getThemeAwareColor(token.colorTextSecondary, token.colorTextTertiary)
+                          }}
+                        >
+                          {expandAllText}
+                        </Button>
+                        <Button 
+                          type="text" 
+                          size="small"
+                          onClick={() => toggleAllGroups(false)}
+                          style={{ 
+                            color: getThemeAwareColor(token.colorTextSecondary, token.colorTextTertiary)
+                          }}
+                        >
+                          {collapseAllText}
+                        </Button>
+                      </Space>
+                    )}
+                  </Space>
+                  
+                  <Tooltip title={showSelectedTooltip}>
+                    <Button
+                      type={showSelectedOnly ? 'primary' : 'text'}
+                      size="small"
+                      icon={<FilterOutlined />}
+                      onClick={() => setShowSelectedOnly(!showSelectedOnly)}
+                      style={!showSelectedOnly ? { 
+                        color: getThemeAwareColor(token.colorTextSecondary, token.colorTextTertiary)
+                      } : {}}
+                    />
+                  </Tooltip>
+                </Space>
+              </Space>
            </div>
-            <div style={{ padding: '0 12px', flexShrink: 0 }}>
+
+            {/* Select All checkbox */}
+            <div style={{ padding: '8px 12px', flexShrink: 0 }}>
              <Checkbox
                onClick={e => e.stopPropagation()}
                onChange={handleSelectAllChange}
-                checked={selectAll}
+                checked={allSelected}
+                indeterminate={indeterminate}
              >
-                {t('selectAll')}
+                <Space>
+                  <Text style={{ 
+                    color: getThemeAwareColor(token.colorText, token.colorTextBase)
+                  }}>
+                    {selectAllText}
+                  </Text>
+                  {selectedCount > 0 && (
+                    <Badge 
+                      count={selectedCount} 
+                      size="small"
+                      style={{ 
+                        backgroundColor: getThemeAwareColor(token.colorSuccess, token.colorSuccessActive),
+                        color: getThemeAwareColor('#fff', token.colorTextLightSolid)
+                      }}
+                    />
+                  )}
+                </Space>
              </Checkbox>
            </div>
-            <Divider style={{ margin: '4px 0', flexShrink: 0 }} />
+
+            <Divider style={{ margin: '8px 0', flexShrink: 0 }} />
+
+            {/* Projects list */}
            <div style={{ 
              overflowY: 'auto',
-              flex: 1
+              flex: 1,
+              padding: '0 12px'
            }}>
-              {filteredItems.map(item => (
-                <div 
-                  key={item.id}
-                  style={{ 
-                    padding: '8px 12px',
-                    cursor: 'pointer',
-                    '&:hover': {
-                      backgroundColor: token.colorBgTextHover
-                    }
-                  }}
-                >
-                  <Checkbox
-                    onClick={e => e.stopPropagation()}
-                    checked={item.selected}
-                    onChange={e => handleCheckboxChange(item.id || '', e.target.checked)}
-                  >
-                    {item.name}
-                  </Checkbox>
-                </div>
-              ))}
+              {filteredProjects.length === 0 ? (
+                <Empty 
+                  image={Empty.PRESENTED_IMAGE_SIMPLE}
+                  description={
+                    <Text style={{ 
+                      color: getThemeAwareColor(token.colorTextTertiary, token.colorTextQuaternary)
+                    }}>
+                      {searchText ? noProjectsText : noDataText}
+                    </Text>
+                  }
+                  style={{ margin: '20px 0' }}
+                />
+              ) : (
+                groupedProjects.map(renderProjectGroup)
+              )}
            </div>
+
+            {/* Footer with selection summary */}
+            {selectedCount > 0 && (
+              <>
+                <Divider style={{ margin: '8px 0', flexShrink: 0 }} />
+                <div style={{ 
+                  padding: '8px 12px', 
+                  flexShrink: 0,
+                  backgroundColor: getThemeAwareColor(token.colorFillAlter, token.colorFillQuaternary),
+                  borderRadius: `0 0 ${token.borderRadius}px ${token.borderRadius}px`,
+                  borderTop: `1px solid ${getThemeAwareColor(token.colorBorderSecondary, token.colorBorder)}`
+                }}>
+                  <Text type="secondary" style={{ 
+                    fontSize: '12px',
+                    color: getThemeAwareColor(token.colorTextTertiary, token.colorTextQuaternary)
+                  }}>
+                    {selectedCount} {projectsSelectedText}
+                  </Text>
+                </div>
+              </>
+            )}
          </div>
        )}
        onOpenChange={visible => {
          setDropdownVisible(visible);
          if (!visible) {
            setSearchText('');
+            setShowSelectedOnly(false);
          }
        }}
      >
-        <Button loading={loadingProjects}>
-          {t('projects')} <CaretDownFilled />
-        </Button>
+        <Badge count={selectedCount} size="small" offset={[-5, 5]}>
+          <Button loading={loadingProjects}>
+            <Space>
+              {t('projects')} 
+              <CaretDownFilled />
+            </Space>
+          </Button>
+        </Badge>
      </Dropdown>
    </div>
  );
--- a/worklenz-frontend/src/styles/customOverrides.css
+++ b/worklenz-frontend/src/styles/customOverrides.css
@@ -79,6 +79,83 @@
  border: 1px solid #d3d3d3;
 }

+/* Enhanced overview stat card styles */
+.overview-stat-card {
+  border-radius: 0 !important;
+}
+
+.overview-stat-card:hover {
+  transform: translateY(-2px);
+  box-shadow: 0 4px 16px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12) !important;
+}
+
+/* Light mode stat cards */
+.overview-stat-card.light-mode {
+  background-color: #ffffff !important;
+  border: 1px solid #f0f0f0 !important;
+}
+
+.overview-stat-card.light-mode:hover {
+  border-color: #1890ff !important;
+  box-shadow: 0 4px 16px rgba(24, 144, 255, 0.15) !important;
+}
+
+.overview-stat-card.light-mode .ant-card {
+  background-color: transparent !important;
+  border: none !important;
+}
+
+.overview-stat-card.light-mode .ant-card-body {
+  background-color: transparent !important;
+}
+
+/* Dark mode stat cards */
+.overview-stat-card.dark-mode {
+  background-color: #1f1f1f !important;
+  border: 1px solid #303030 !important;
+}
+
+.overview-stat-card.dark-mode:hover {
+  border-color: #1890ff !important;
+  box-shadow: 0 4px 16px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4) !important;
+}
+
+.overview-stat-card.dark-mode .ant-card {
+  background-color: transparent !important;
+  border: none !important;
+}
+
+.overview-stat-card.dark-mode .ant-card-body {
+  background-color: transparent !important;
+}
+
+/* Force dark mode styles when body has dark class or data attribute */
+body.dark .overview-stat-card,
+[data-theme="dark"] .overview-stat-card,
+.ant-theme-dark .overview-stat-card {
+  background-color: #1f1f1f !important;
+  border: 1px solid #303030 !important;
+}
+
+body.dark .overview-stat-card .ant-card,
+[data-theme="dark"] .overview-stat-card .ant-card,
+.ant-theme-dark .overview-stat-card .ant-card {
+  background-color: transparent !important;
+  border: none !important;
+}
+
+body.dark .overview-stat-card .ant-card-body,
+[data-theme="dark"] .overview-stat-card .ant-card-body,
+.ant-theme-dark .overview-stat-card .ant-card-body {
+  background-color: transparent !important;
+}
+
+/* Ensure no border radius on card components */
+.overview-stat-card .ant-card,
+.overview-stat-card .ant-card-body {
+  border-radius: 0 !important;
+}
+
 /* reporting sidebar  */
 .custom-reporting-sider .ant-menu-item-selected {
  border-inline-end: 3px solid #1890ff !important;
--- a/worklenz-frontend/src/types/project/groupedProjectsViewModel.types.ts
+++ b/worklenz-frontend/src/types/project/groupedProjectsViewModel.types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import { IProjectViewModel } from './projectViewModel.types';
+
+export interface IProjectGroup {
+  group_key: string;
+  group_name: string;
+  group_color?: string;
+  project_count: number;
+  projects: IProjectViewModel[];
+}
+
+export interface IGroupedProjectsViewModel {
+  total_groups: number;
+  data: IProjectGroup[];
+} 
--- a/worklenz-frontend/src/types/project/project.types.ts
+++ b/worklenz-frontend/src/types/project/project.types.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 import { IProjectCategory } from '@/types/project/projectCategory.types';
 import { IProjectStatus } from '@/types/project/projectStatus.types';
+import { IProjectViewModel } from './projectViewModel.types';
+import { NavigateFunction } from 'react-router-dom';
+import { AppDispatch } from '@/app/store';
+import { TablePaginationConfig } from 'antd';
+import { FilterValue, SorterResult } from 'antd/es/table/interface';

 export interface IProject {
  id?: string;
@@ -45,3 +50,102 @@ export enum IProjectFilter {
  Favourites = 'Favorites',
  Archived = 'Archived',
 }
+
+export interface ProjectNameCellProps {
+  record: IProjectViewModel;
+  navigate: NavigateFunction;
+}
+
+export interface CategoryCellProps {
+  record: IProjectViewModel;
+}
+
+export interface ActionButtonsProps {
+  t: (key: string) => string;
+  record: IProjectViewModel;
+  setProjectId: (id: string) => void;
+  dispatch: AppDispatch;
+  isOwnerOrAdmin: boolean;
+}
+
+export interface TableColumnsProps {
+  navigate: NavigateFunction;
+  statuses: IProjectStatus[];
+  categories: IProjectCategory[];
+  setProjectId: (id: string) => void;
+}
+
+export interface ProjectListTableProps {
+  loading: boolean;
+  projects: IProjectViewModel[];
+  statuses: IProjectStatus[];
+  categories: IProjectCategory[];
+  pagination: TablePaginationConfig;
+  onTableChange: (
+    pagination: TablePaginationConfig,
+    filters: Record<string, FilterValue | null>,
+    sorter: SorterResult<IProjectViewModel> | SorterResult<IProjectViewModel>[]
+  ) => void;
+  onProjectSelect: (id: string) => void;
+  onArchive: (id: string) => void;
+}
+
+export enum ProjectViewType {
+  LIST = 'list',
+  GROUP = 'group'
+}
+
+export enum ProjectGroupBy {
+  CLIENT = 'client',
+  CATEGORY = 'category'
+}
+
+export interface GroupedProject {
+  groupKey: string;
+  groupName: string;
+  projects: IProjectViewModel[];
+  count: number;
+}
+
+export interface ProjectViewControlsProps {
+  viewState: ProjectViewState;
+  onViewChange: (state: ProjectViewState) => void;
+  availableGroupByOptions?: ProjectGroupBy[];
+  t: (key: string) => string;
+}
+
+export interface ProjectGroupCardProps {
+  group: GroupedProject;
+  navigate: NavigateFunction;
+  onProjectSelect: (id: string) => void;
+  onArchive: (id: string) => void;
+  isOwnerOrAdmin: boolean;
+  t: (key: string) => string;
+}
+
+export interface ProjectGroupListProps {
+  groups: GroupedProject[];
+  navigate: NavigateFunction;
+  onProjectSelect: (id: string) => void;
+  onArchive: (id: string) => void;
+  isOwnerOrAdmin: boolean;
+  loading: boolean;
+  t: (key: string) => string;
+}
+
+export interface GroupedProject {
+  groupKey: string;
+  groupName: string;
+  groupColor?: string;
+  projects: IProjectViewModel[];
+  count: number;
+  totalProgress: number;
+  totalTasks: number;
+  averageProgress?: number;
+}
+
+export interface ProjectViewState {
+  mode: ProjectViewType;
+  groupBy: ProjectGroupBy;
+  lastUpdated?: string;
+}
--- a/worklenz-frontend/src/types/project/projectFilterConfig.types.ts
+++ b/worklenz-frontend/src/types/project/projectFilterConfig.types.ts
@@ -7,4 +7,8 @@ export interface IProjectFilterConfig {
  filter: string | null;
  categories: string | null;
  statuses: string | null;
+  current_tab: string | null;
+  projects_group_by: number;
+  current_view: number;
+  is_group_view: boolean;
 }
--- a/worklenz-frontend/src/types/reporting/reporting-filters.types.ts
+++ b/worklenz-frontend/src/types/reporting/reporting-filters.types.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@ import { ITeam } from '@/types/teams/team.type';

 export interface ISelectableProject extends IProject {
  selected?: boolean;
+  // Additional properties for grouping
+  category_name?: string;
+  category_color?: string;
+  team_name?: string;
+  team_color?: string;
+  status_name?: string;
+  status_color?: string;
 }

 export interface ISelectableTeam extends ITeam {
--- a/worklenz-frontend/src/utils/project-group.ts
+++ b/worklenz-frontend/src/utils/project-group.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+import { GroupedProject, ProjectGroupBy } from "@/types/project/project.types";
+import { IProjectViewModel } from "@/types/project/projectViewModel.types";
+
+export const groupProjects = (
+  projects: IProjectViewModel[],
+  groupBy: ProjectGroupBy
+): GroupedProject[] => {
+  const grouped: Record<string, GroupedProject> = {};
+
+  projects?.forEach(project => {
+    let groupKey: string;
+    let groupName: string;
+    let groupColor: string;
+
+    switch (groupBy) {
+      case ProjectGroupBy.CLIENT:
+        groupKey = project.client_name || 'No Client';
+        groupName = groupKey;
+        groupColor = '#688';
+        break;
+      case ProjectGroupBy.CATEGORY:
+      default:
+        groupKey = project.category_name || 'Uncategorized';
+        groupName = groupKey;
+        groupColor = project.category_color || '#888';
+    }
+
+    if (!grouped[groupKey]) {
+      grouped[groupKey] = {
+        groupKey,
+        groupName,
+        groupColor,
+        projects: [],
+        count: 0,
+        totalProgress: 0,
+        totalTasks: 0
+      };
+    }
+
+    grouped[groupKey].projects.push(project);
+    grouped[groupKey].count++;
+    grouped[groupKey].totalProgress += project.progress || 0;
+    grouped[groupKey].totalTasks += project.task_count || 0;
+  });
+
+  return Object.values(grouped);
+};