Kanban Board for Product Work
This subcategory has one tool: a Kanban board for tracking product and launch work. It starts with To Do, In Progress, In Review and Done columns, and you can add cards with priorities and tags, drag them across the flow, and rename, recolour, add or reorder columns. Product managers, solo founders and small teams who want a board without signing up for a project management service use it. For meeting tools such as a standup timer, retro board and project dashboard, see Team Tools under Work & Productivity.
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Which tool do I need?
Track a launch checklist from to-do to done
Add a card per task with a priority and tags, and drag it across the columns as it moves.
Limit work in progress for a small team
Put the limit in the column name, such as In Progress (3), and pull new work only when a card leaves.
Move my board to another computer
Export the board as JSON, then import the file in the other browser. Import replaces the board already there.
About Team & Productivity
Kanban is a way to manage flow rather than a fixed process. Each column is a state the work passes through, cards move right as they progress, and the most useful habit is a work-in-progress limit on the active columns, so the team finishes things before starting new ones. A board pairs well with the retro board next door: retrospective action items become cards, and their age on the board shows whether they are actually being done.
The board is private and single-user. It saves to this browser's localStorage a moment after each change, so it survives a reload but not cleared site data or a different device. Export it as JSON regularly and import it on another computer to move it; import replaces the board already there. There is no real-time collaboration, assignment or notification, so for a team that needs those, a hosted tracker is the better fit.
Guides
- Kanban Boards That Improve Flow: WIP Limits and Little's LawWhere Kanban came from, how to design columns, why limiting work in progress shortens cycle time, and how to run a board without a tracker.
- Standups, Retrospectives and Project Dashboards: Running the Scrum CeremoniesHow to keep a daily standup inside 15 minutes, run Start/Stop/Continue or 4Ls on a three-column retro board, and read a project dashboard's progress numbers honestly.
Frequently asked questions
Should a product team use Kanban or Scrum?
Use Kanban when work arrives continuously and priorities shift, and Scrum when the team benefits from fixed sprints with planning and review. Many product teams mix them, keeping sprints but tracking work on a Kanban board.
What columns should a Kanban board have?
One per real state the work passes through, usually four or five such as To Do, In Progress, Review and Done. Name columns after states, not people, and add one only when work genuinely waits there.
Why do Kanban teams cap the number of cards in progress?
Because a work-in-progress (WIP) limit, the maximum number of cards allowed in a column at once, makes bottlenecks visible and pushes the team to finish work before starting more.
Can a browser Kanban board replace Trello or Jira?
For one person or a team sharing a screen, often yes. It lacks accounts, sharing, assignment and notifications, so a team working asynchronously across several people needs a hosted tool.