diff --git a/addons/project/project.py b/addons/project/project.py
index 79f9c712b04..9173318366e 100644
--- a/addons/project/project.py
+++ b/addons/project/project.py
@@ -44,10 +44,6 @@ class project_task_type(osv.osv):
         'fold': fields.boolean('Folded in Kanban View',
                                help='This stage is folded in the kanban view when'
                                'there are no records in that stage to display.'),
-        'closed': fields.boolean('Closing Stage',
-                                 help='Indicates whether this field is the end of'
-                                 'the maangement process. This is for example a'
-                                 'stage considering the record as done or canceled.'),
     }
 
     _defaults = {
@@ -271,7 +267,7 @@ class project(osv.osv):
         'task_count': fields.function(_task_count, type='integer', string="Open Tasks",
                                       deprecated="This field will be removed in OpenERP v8. Use task_ids one2many field instead."),
         'task_ids': fields.one2many('project.task', 'project_id',
-                                    domain=[('stage_id.closed', '=', False)]),
+                                    domain=[('stage_id.fold', '=', False)]),
         'color': fields.integer('Color Index'),
         'alias_id': fields.many2one('mail.alias', 'Alias', ondelete="restrict", required=True,
                                     help="Internal email associated with this project. Incoming emails are automatically synchronized"
@@ -563,8 +559,9 @@ class task(osv.osv):
     _mail_post_access = 'read'
     _track = {
         'stage_id': {
-            'project.mt_task_new': lambda self, cr, uid, obj, ctx=None: obj.stage_id and obj.stage_id.sequence == 1,
-            'project.mt_task_stage': lambda self, cr, uid, obj, ctx=None: obj.stage_id.sequence != 1,
+            # this is only an heuristics; depending on your particular stage configuration it may not match all 'new' stages
+            'project.mt_task_new': lambda self, cr, uid, obj, ctx=None: obj.stage_id and obj.stage_id.sequence <= 1,
+            'project.mt_task_stage': lambda self, cr, uid, obj, ctx=None: obj.stage_id.sequence > 1,
         },
         'user_id': {
             'project.mt_task_assigned': lambda self, cr, uid, obj, ctx=None: obj.user_id and obj.user_id.id,
@@ -589,7 +586,7 @@ class task(osv.osv):
     def _get_default_stage_id(self, cr, uid, context=None):
         """ Gives default stage_id """
         project_id = self._get_default_project_id(cr, uid, context=context)
-        return self.stage_find(cr, uid, [], project_id, [('sequence', '=', '1')], context=context)
+        return self.stage_find(cr, uid, [], project_id, [('fold', '=', False)], context=context)
 
     def _resolve_project_id_from_context(self, cr, uid, context=None):
         """ Returns ID of project based on the value of 'default_project_id'
@@ -1001,7 +998,7 @@ class task(osv.osv):
 
     def set_remaining_time(self, cr, uid, ids, remaining_time=1.0, context=None):
         for task in self.browse(cr, uid, ids, context=context):
-            if (task.stage_id and task.stage_id.sequence == 1) or (task.planned_hours == 0.0):
+            if (task.stage_id and task.stage_id.sequence <= 1) or (task.planned_hours == 0.0):
                 self.write(cr, uid, [task.id], {'planned_hours': remaining_time}, context=context)
         self.write(cr, uid, ids, {'remaining_hours': remaining_time}, context=context)
         return True
diff --git a/addons/project/project_view.xml b/addons/project/project_view.xml
index eef2701105b..d5e6a216149 100644
--- a/addons/project/project_view.xml
+++ b/addons/project/project_view.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
                     <field name="name" string="Tasks"/>
                     <field name="categ_ids"/>
                     <filter string="Unassigned" name="unassigned" domain="[('user_id', '=', False)]"/>
-                    <filter string="New" name="draft" domain="[('stage_id.sequence', '=', 1)]"/>
+                    <filter string="New" name="draft" domain="[('stage_id.sequence', '&lt;=', 1)]"/>
                     <separator/>
                     <filter string="My Tasks" domain="[('user_id','=',uid)]"/>
                     <separator/>
@@ -687,11 +687,10 @@
                         <group>
                             <field name="name"/>
                             <field name="sequence"/>
-                            <field name="case_default"/>
                         </group>
                         <group>
+                            <field name="case_default"/>
                             <field name="fold"/>
-                            <field name="closed"/>
                         </group>
                     </group>
                     <field name="description" placeholder="Add a description..."/>
diff --git a/addons/project/report/project_report.py b/addons/project/report/project_report.py
index 15b26507ff3..62dea81ac56 100644
--- a/addons/project/report/project_report.py
+++ b/addons/project/report/project_report.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class report_project_task_user(osv.osv):
                     date_trunc('day',t.date_last_stage_update) as date_last_stage_update,
                     to_date(to_char(t.date_deadline, 'dd-MM-YYYY'),'dd-MM-YYYY') as date_deadline,
 --                    sum(cast(to_char(date_trunc('day',t.date_end) - date_trunc('day',t.date_start),'DD') as int)) as no_of_days,
-                    abs((extract('epoch' from (t.date_end-t.date_start)))/(3600*24))  as no_of_days,
+                    abs((extract('epoch' from (t.write_date-t.date_start)))/(3600*24))  as no_of_days,
                     t.user_id,
                     progress as progress,
                     t.project_id,
@@ -89,9 +89,9 @@ class report_project_task_user(osv.osv):
                     total_hours as total_hours,
                     t.delay_hours as hours_delay,
                     planned_hours as hours_planned,
-                    (extract('epoch' from (t.date_end-t.create_date)))/(3600*24)  as closing_days,
+                    (extract('epoch' from (t.write_date-t.create_date)))/(3600*24)  as closing_days,
                     (extract('epoch' from (t.date_start-t.create_date)))/(3600*24)  as opening_days,
-                    abs((extract('epoch' from (t.date_deadline-t.date_end)))/(3600*24))  as delay_endings_days
+                    abs((extract('epoch' from (t.date_deadline-t.write_date)))/(3600*24))  as delay_endings_days
               FROM project_task t
                 WHERE t.active = 'true'
                 GROUP BY
diff --git a/addons/project/report/project_report.xml b/addons/project/report/project_report.xml
index 59d0fd28220..4ff7e852620 100644
--- a/addons/project/report/project_report.xml
+++ b/addons/project/report/project_report.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
         <tasks>
             <task type="zoom" name="tasks">
                 <task_name type="field" name="name"/>
-                <task_status type="field" name="state" />
                 <task_descritpion type="field" name="description"/>
                 <task_sequence type="field" name="sequence"/>
                 <task_priority type="field" name="priority"/>
diff --git a/addons/project_issue/project_issue.py b/addons/project_issue/project_issue.py
index 1cbecbac93c..25bd35ccdb7 100644
--- a/addons/project_issue/project_issue.py
+++ b/addons/project_issue/project_issue.py
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ class project(osv.Model):
         'issue_count': fields.function(_issue_count, type='integer', string="Unclosed Issues",
                                        deprecated="This field will be removed in OpenERP v8. Use issue_ids one2many field instead."),
         'issue_ids': fields.one2many('project.issue', 'project_id',
-                                     domain=[('stage_id.closed', '=', False)])
+                                     domain=[('stage_id.fold', '=', False)])
     }
 
     def _check_escalation(self, cr, uid, ids, context=None):
diff --git a/addons/project_mrp/project_mrp.py b/addons/project_mrp/project_mrp.py
index fbbba711b4c..d7880ba90cd 100644
--- a/addons/project_mrp/project_mrp.py
+++ b/addons/project_mrp/project_mrp.py
@@ -23,6 +23,22 @@ from openerp.osv import fields, osv
 from openerp import netsvc
 
 
+class ProjectTaskStageMrp(osv.Model):
+    """ Override project.task.type model to add a 'closed' boolean field allowing
+        to know that tasks in this stage are considered as closed. Indeed since
+        OpenERP 8.0 status is not present on tasks anymore, only stage_id. """
+    _name = 'project.task.type'
+    _inherit = 'project.task.type'
+
+    _columns = {
+        'closed': fields.boolean('Close', help="Tasks in this stage are considered as closed."),
+    }
+
+    _defaults = {
+        'closed': False,
+    }
+
+
 class project_task(osv.osv):
     _name = "project.task"
     _inherit = "project.task"