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If you’ve never experienced the efficiency and organization that Kanban boards offer, you’re missing out. i wrote What is ‘What are Kanban boards and why do they matter?’ in, which I highly recommend that you read so that you can understand what exactly this tool is.
There are many sites, services, and apps — many of which have free plans — that offer Kanban boards. my go-to kanban service is Trello, With Trello, you can use its free plan to make Kanban a part of your daily routine. Once you start using Kanban, you’ll find that your projects and plans become more easily managed.
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But how do you create a Kanban board with the Trello service? let me tell you how. This can be done either via the web-based or desktop app (unfortunately, the Android app is currently having problems with login).
Desktop app is available for Linux, MacOS and Windows. I’m going to make it even easier for you and demonstrate how to create a new board based on a pre-configured template (of which, Trello offers a lot).
How to create your first Kanban board with Trello
what you’ll need: All you’ll need is a valid Trello account. You don’t need to install the desktop app, as the process for creating a new board is the same on the web and desktop versions of the app.
sudo snap install trello-desktop
Once the app or website is open, log in to your Trello account and you’ll find yourself on the main Trello page, where you can select the workspace to use, open an existing board, or create a new one. Are.
You can create multiple workspaces to better organize your Kanban boards. Screenshot by Jack Wallen/ZDNet
From the main window, click on Create and from the drop-down, click on Create Board.
You can skip the Create Board option and go straight to getting started with the template if you prefer. Screenshot by Jack Wallen/ZDNet
In the resulting popup, click Get started with template.
You can create a board from scratch or use a pre-configured template. Screenshot by Jack Wallen/ZDNet
In the template popup, you can either choose one of the top templates or click Explore Templates to see more. For this demonstration, click a Kanban template from the list.
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Once you’ve selected the template, you’ll be taken back to the board creation popup, where you’ll want to change the name of your board (as it auto-populates the name with the name of the template). Select the workspace to place the template (or leave it as the default) and click Create.
Either choose one of the top templates or explore the entire template library. Screenshot by Jack Wallen/ZDNet
Your new board will appear, and you can start using it right away. However, you may want to rename some of the columns. For example, the default columns are Backlog, Design, To-Do, Doing, Code Review, Testing, and Done. Let’s say you are not a programmer and want to remove the code review column. To do this, click the three-dot menu in the upper right corner of the Code Review column and click Archive this list. You can then rename the rest of the columns simply by double-clicking on the name and typing a new one.
You can easily remove an unwanted column (aka List Action) from your board. Screenshot by Jack Wallen/ZDNet
Congratulations, you are now one step closer to a more organized life. Kanban boards are incredibly helpful and simple to use. With them, you’ll have a look at the exact location of each task on your creation’s timeline.
