Trello?

Posted by Christian Tietze
Mar 17, 2014 at 01:16 PM

Hugh wrote:
>What I didn’t so much take to was the kanban system. For those who don’t
>know it, I do recommend Alexander’s suggestions: Wikipedia also has a
>(briefer) treatment. I can see where kanban may have value. But
>personally, I need the pressure and urgency of a time-dated list or a
>Gantt chart.

I think this is dependent on the work you do. With Kanban, you focus on pulling tasks from the system; traditional or deadline-based systems on the other hand push tasks into your frame of attention. In the corporate world, there virtually is no way to escape the push-mentality. If you work on your own, though, switching to the pull-philosophy has its benefits. I found it suits creative work well, including programming and writing. You get to pick what’s next, that’s nice at first. On the other hand you have to train yourself to form healthy working habits, or else you won’t actually do anything.

Trello is great for small teams and project organization I find.

Steve Pavlina (personal development guy) uses Trello for his solo-projects and thinks the free version suffices: http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2014/01/trello/