Kanboard
A simple and inexpensive project management tool designed to help visualize work, limit work-in-progress, and maximize efficiency (or flow).
- • A standalone app for $5/month (Canadian)
- • Track and manage workflow
- • Focus on your goals
- • Automatic emails to keep your team on track
- • Get tasks to the finish line
- • Add unlimited users to your projects (no extra cost)!
What is Kanboard?
Kanboard is a visual board that represents work at different phases of a process. Cards are individual tasks and columns indicate each step of the process.
Here’s how an organization can use Kanboard to manage its projects:
- Visualizing Workflow: Kanboard provides a digital board where teams can create columns representing different stages of their workflow. Each column typically represents a specific status or stage, such as “To Do,” “In Progress,” “Review,” and “Done.” Tasks or work items are represented as cards that can be moved across the board to indicate their progress.
- Work Tasks Tracking: Teams can create work items or tasks and assign them to individuals or teams. Each task can have details like a title, description, due date, and associated tags or labels. By moving cards across the board, team members can track the status of each work item and understand where it stands in the overall workflow.
- Work in Progress (WIP) Limits: Kanboard allows organizations to set limits on the number of tasks that can be in progress in each column. This helps prevent overloading team members and ensures a balanced workflow. WIP limits encourage teams to focus on completing existing tasks before starting new ones, which improves efficiency and reduces bottlenecks.
- Collaborative Work: Kanboard facilitates collaboration within teams. Team members can add comments, attach files, and have discussions on individual tasks. This helps improve communication, allows for knowledge sharing, and ensures everyone is on the same page regarding task progress and requirements.
- Task Prioritization: Kanboard provides features to prioritize tasks within each column. Teams can use methods like drag-and-drop or setting task priorities to ensure that high-priority items receive the necessary attention.
- Reporting and Analytics: Kanboard offers various reporting and analytics features to track project progress and performance. Organizations can generate charts, reports, and metrics to monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and identify areas for improvement. This data can help in making data-driven decisions and optimizing workflow efficiency.
By utilizing Kanboard, organizations can improve their project management practices by visualizing and optimizing their workflows, enhancing collaboration, and gaining better control and insights into their projects.
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