# The Pyramid of Clarity: Asana's underlying framework **URL:** \ **Category:** Asana In Practice\ **Tags:** portfolios, goals, agentic-work-management\ **Created:** [13 May 2026 22:54 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/the-pyramid-of-clarity-asanas-underlying-framework/1140944 "2026-05-13T22:54:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![paulminors](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/paulminors/32/291507_2.png) [@paulminors](https://forum.asana.com/u/paulminors)\ **Post date:** [13 May 2026 22:54 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/the-pyramid-of-clarity-asanas-underlying-framework/1140944/1 "2026-05-13T22:54:37Z")
What makes Asana feel different from so many other tools? One answer - the Pyramid of Clarity In this video, I break down Asana’s Pyramid of Clarity, the framework behind connecting day-to-day work to company mission. I walk through how goals, portfolios, projects, tasks, and subtasks fit together in Asana, and shows a real example from MinorCo’s own setup. [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/asana/original/4X/5/c/f/5cf8593e1f74827f09946bf3500a74b890d70831.jpeg "Asana’s Pyramid of Clarity Explained") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ly027-iL6cU) ---
**Author:** ![Bastien\_Siebman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/bastien_siebman/32/172354_2.png) [@Bastien\_Siebman](https://forum.asana.com/u/Bastien_Siebman)\ **Post date:** [14 May 2026 18:59 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/the-pyramid-of-clarity-asanas-underlying-framework/1140944/2 "2026-05-14T18:59:48Z")
fyi I was told the term “pyramid of clarity” is not used anymore, they say “work graph” now. But we keep using it as well 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![paulminors](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/paulminors/32/291507_2.png) [@paulminors](https://forum.asana.com/u/paulminors)\ **Post date:** [14 May 2026 19:37 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/the-pyramid-of-clarity-asanas-underlying-framework/1140944/3 "2026-05-14T19:37:35Z")
I guess I’m just old school 😝