What is a spike task?

Spike Tasks are real-time, collaborative project management tools that help you organize everything — from your daily shopping lists to your team’s monthly to-dos.   Since Spike is powered by Email, all your Tasks have Spike’s powerful tools to make managing projects a breeze:   Real-Time Awareness: Collaborate in real-time on any Task. Know your project status at all times.Reminders: Set reminders for you and your team to keep up with deadlines (here is how to snooze)Super Search: Advanced email search tool lets you quickly and efficiently find everything in your inbox.File Preview: Preview all files directly within your inbox without having to open emails one by one.

A Spike task is an captured action item, visible in your inbox until you either action it , delete it, or 'reschedule' it to a future date ('snoozing', in Spike parlance). Really important tasks ca be pinned to be even more' in your face' (above the inbox).