diff --git a/apps/taskman/migrations/0001_initial.py b/apps/taskman/migrations/0001_initial.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fca952b2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/taskman/migrations/0001_initial.py
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# Generated by Django 3.2.20 on 2023-10-24 15:22
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+import django.db.models.deletion
+import uuid
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    initial = True
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('osidb', '0100_fix_affectcvss'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.CreateModel(
+            name='Task',
+            fields=[
+                ('uuid', models.UUIDField(default=uuid.uuid4, editable=False, primary_key=True, serialize=False)),
+                ('jira_key', models.CharField(max_length=60)),
+                ('jira_group_key', models.CharField(blank=True, max_length=60)),
+                ('team_id', models.CharField(blank=True, max_length=8)),
+                ('owner', models.CharField(blank=True, max_length=60)),
+                ('status', models.CharField(choices=[('New', 'New'), ('Refinement', 'Refinement'), ('To Do', 'To Do'), ('In Progress', 'In Progress'), ('Review', 'Review'), ('Closed', 'Closed')], default='New', max_length=11)),
+                ('resolution', models.CharField(blank=True, choices=[('', 'None'), ('Done', 'Done'), ("Won't Do", 'Wont Do'), ('Cannot Reproduce', 'Cannot Reproduce'), ("Can't Do", 'Cant Do'), ('Duplicate', 'Duplicate'), ('Not a Bug', 'Not A Bug'), ('Done-Errata', 'Done Errata'), ('MirrorOrphan', 'Mirror Orphan'), ('Obsolete', 'Obsolete'), ('Test Pending', 'Test Pending'), ('Fixed', 'Fixed'), ('Duplicate Ticket', 'Duplicate Ticket')], max_length=16)),
+                ('flaw', models.OneToOneField(on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.CASCADE, related_name='task', to='osidb.flaw')),
+            ],
+            options={
+                'abstract': False,
+            },
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/apps/taskman/migrations/__init__.py b/apps/taskman/migrations/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/apps/taskman/models.py b/apps/taskman/models.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b6b586c98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/taskman/models.py
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+import uuid
+
+from django.db import models
+
+from osidb.mixins import NullStrFieldsMixin
+from osidb.models import Flaw
+
+
+class JiraCustomFields(models.TextChoices):
+    EPIC_KEY = "customfield_12311140"
+    TEAM = "customfield_12313240"
+
+
+class JiraStatus(models.TextChoices):
+    """
+    list of allowable status for tasks in Jira
+    """
+
+    NEW = "New"
+    REFINEMENT = "Refinement"
+    TO_DO = "To Do"
+    IN_PROGRESS = "In Progress"
+    REVIEW = "Review"
+    CLOSED = "Closed"
+
+
+class JiraResolution(models.TextChoices):
+    """
+    list of allowable resolution for tasks in Jira
+    """
+
+    NONE = ""
+    DONE = "Done"
+    WONT_DO = "Won't Do"
+    CANNOT_REPRODUCE = "Cannot Reproduce"
+    CANT_DO = "Can't Do"
+    DUPLICATE = "Duplicate"
+    NOT_A_BUG = "Not a Bug"
+    DONE_ERRATA = "Done-Errata"
+    MIRROR_ORPHAN = "MirrorOrphan"
+    OBSOLETE = "Obsolete"
+    TEST_PENDING = "Test Pending"
+    FIXED = "Fixed"
+    DUPLICATE_TICKET = "Duplicate Ticket"
+
+
+class Task(NullStrFieldsMixin):
+    """
+    Data cached from Jira tasks
+    """
+
+    uuid = models.UUIDField(primary_key=True, default=uuid.uuid4, editable=False)
+    jira_key = models.CharField(max_length=60)
+    jira_group_key = models.CharField(max_length=60, blank=True)
+    team_id = models.CharField(max_length=8, blank=True)
+    owner = models.CharField(max_length=60, blank=True)
+    status = models.CharField(
+        choices=JiraStatus.choices, max_length=11, default=JiraStatus.NEW
+    )
+    resolution = models.CharField(
+        choices=JiraResolution.choices, max_length=16, blank=True
+    )
+    flaw = models.OneToOneField(Flaw, on_delete=models.CASCADE, related_name="task")
+
+    def update_in_memory(self, issue):
+        """Deserializes a jira issue into task model"""
+        fields = issue["fields"]
+        self.jira_key = issue["key"]
+        self.team_id = (
+            fields[JiraCustomFields.TEAM]["id"] if fields[JiraCustomFields.TEAM] else ""
+        )
+        self.owner = fields["assignee"]["name"] if fields["assignee"] else ""
+        self.status = fields["status"]["name"]
+        self.resolution = fields["resolution"]["name"] if fields["resolution"] else ""
diff --git a/config/settings.py b/config/settings.py
index 81bd5c1a6..d290ab417 100644
--- a/config/settings.py
+++ b/config/settings.py
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
     "apps.bbsync",
     "apps.exploits",
     "apps.osim",
+    "apps.taskman",
     "apps.trackers",
     "collectors.bzimport",
     "collectors.errata",