Tasks & Workflows/Concepts
Understanding the Task Engine
5 min readUpdated January 5, 2026
PracticeWings uses a Directed Acyclic Graph (DAG) engine to model how real work flows through your firm.
What Is a DAG Task Engine?
Most practice management tools use simple sequential task lists. PracticeWings models work as a graph — steps can run in parallel, depend on multiple other steps, and branch conditionally.
Analogy
Think of a tax return: gathering documents, preparing the draft, and ordering transcripts can all happen at the same time (parallel). But the partner review can't start until the draft is prepared (dependency).
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