How should I record the status of a project?

How should I record the status of a project?

Hi have a Will writing company and managing the document workflow is difficult and so I am looking at joining Zoho to manage all this and everything else we need for our company such as emailing, document templates etc.  Currently I am within their 2 week trial phase and once I'm sure this will do what I want I'll subscribe and then pay someone to tailor the platform for our needs.

My question for now though is how is it best for me to manage the 'Project' of where we are at within the different the stages of drafting various documents, receiving the signed documents from clients etc etc.


Lets say my client orders 1 x Single Will (£100), 1 x Lasting Power of Attorney (£300) and 1 x Annual Storage £25 p/a)

I then want to be to track the workflow of this i.e.: 


Will project:

Ready to draft the Will? Yes/No

Date Draft Emailed to Clients for checking

Date Confirmation Received

Date original Will sent

Date signed documents received

 

Lasting Power of Attorney project:

Ready to draft the LPA?

Date Part A sent to clients

Date signed Part received from clients

Date Part C sent to clients

Date signed Part C received from clients

Are the documents being registered?  Yes or no

 

If yes then:

Is the client entitled to a registration fee discount (because of benefits etc)

Date registration form sent to clients

This goes an on and on but my question is what is the best way to record this project management? 

Is it in cases?  Workflow?  Tasks?  Something else?


Storage Project:

Documents being stored (then have a multi-select for documents being stored)

Date documents sent to storage facility

Date storage certificate received

Date storage certificate sent to clients


Are you able to help advise me which category I should begin building my project within?  I will want to check on the status of the project, for example all Wills that were confirmed during the week would have their status changed to 'Confirmation Received' and then on a Monday I can search for all the projects that say 'Confirmation Received' and then send their documents to them.

Thanks for your help with pointing me in the right direction here, Jamie