Traditional methods don't scale
Using Wrike’s board view provides an always up-to-date Kanban board that’s visible and accessible to all team members. It also saves paper!
It's hard to spot roadblocks
The board view in Wrike provides full visibility by allowing each team member to drill into the task and see all communication and updates in context.
The format is too rigid
Wrike’s board view is completely customizable and dynamic. Build out different boards for each project with any combination of columns, workflows, custom statuses, and more.
Start by defining the stages of your development workflow. Each column in the Board view represents a stage. This template comes with 5 sample stages to get you started: To-Do, Doing, Done, Canceled, Backlogged.
To create a new custom workflow, click the Settings button and then Manage Workflow.
Next, add cards that represent actionable tasks to each stage. Tasks can be assigned to one or more members of your team. This template includes some sample tasks that can be renamed or deleted as needed. To assign a task, click on a card, then click Add assignee, and select a member of your team. If the person is not in Wrike yet, simply add their email address and an invitation to join Wrike will be sent to them.
After a task has been assigned, click on the date selector to set the start and due date.
As the status of each task is changed, the card will automatically move to the next column. Cards can also manually be moved to any column by clicking and dragging to the desired position. Make sure to limit the amount of work in progress so you can focus on the flow and improve your process as you go.
The Kanban template works by allowing you to break down projects into a visual representation of task status and stages. This Kanban project template includes five sample phases to help users get started.
The Kanban project template can be used by any industry. Teams that need a scalable and highly visual way to manage their projects can benefit from using Wrike’s Kanban project template.
Set up your tasks as normal and drag them across the Kanban board as they are assigned and completed. Use the sample stages provided to indicate the status of a task. The sample stages are “to-do”, “doing”, “done”, “cancelled”, and “backlogged”.
Yes, it is possible to manage complex projects with a Kanban board. Kanban boards are scaleable but can break down any project into its simplest components and phases. It's clear what needs to be done, what's in progress, what has been completed, and what ideas can be preserved for later.
Scrum is a more iterative method of project development than Kanban. Scrum projects are often broken up into sprints — a set length of time where key parts of a project are delivered. Kanban, on the other hand, can adjust to changing priorities and represents a more real-time take on work and project management.
