Cardsmith

Cardsmith is a visual collaboration and project management tool that, according to the vendor, aims to enhance team productivity and facilitate agile project management. It provides teams with the ability to create and manage boards and cards for various purposes such as Kanban boards, project planning, brainstorming, and more. The product is said to be suitable for teams of all sizes, from small startups to large enterprises. It is utilized by professionals in a range of industries including project management, product management, agile teams, marketing teams, and design teams.

Key Features

Kanban Board: According to the vendor, Cardsmith offers a visual tool used to improve the flow of work and keep teams focused on a limited number of tasks or projects at a time. It provides customizable columns to represent different process steps and includes a Grid Totals feature to manage Work In Process (WIP) limits.

Work Breakdown Board: Cardsmith is said to break down project objectives into features, major deliverables, and tasks. It aims to help define end deliverables and break down work into smaller chunks, providing a template to start the process and keeping project objectives handy.

Yearly Plan Board: The vendor claims that Cardsmith visualizes projects in flight, completed, and planned for the year. It is designed to ensure capacity is not overloaded, assist management in making decisions about project priorities, and keep management informed about the progress of a large portfolio of projects.

Sprint Planning Board: According to the vendor, Cardsmith visualizes user stories across multiple sprints and potentially multiple teams. It aims to help maximize team capabilities and capacity for delivering valuable work, allowing mapping out user stories, arranging them in a sequence, and visualizing dependencies. The Grid Totals feature is included for managing story points or swag.

Basic Scrumban Board: Cardsmith is described as a hybrid between Kanban and Scrum that aims to improve work flow and keep teams focused on user stories. It aligns the team around current sprint tasks and user stories, aiming to improve project delivery speed and quality. It offers customizable columns to represent different process steps.

Project Objectives Board: According to the vendor, Cardsmith clarifies project priorities and keeps the team focused on important aspects of the project. It aims to help prevent scope creep and measure project success, providing a platform to map project objectives to strategic objectives. The Grid View is included for prioritizing project objectives and priorities.

Fundraising Planner Board: Cardsmith is said to help plan and track ideas for fundraising events. It provides columns for venues, sponsors, decor, PR, and more. The board is customizable with additional rows or columns, assisting in organizing and managing fundraising initiatives.

Year Calendar Vertical Board: According to the vendor, Cardsmith offers a vertical format calendar view board for tracking the year. It aims to help visualize and plan events, deadlines, and milestones, and provides a customizable board to add or modify entries. It offers a high-level overview of the year.

Year Calendar Horizontal Board: Cardsmith provides a horizontal format calendar view board for tracking the year, according to the vendor. It aims to help visualize and plan events, deadlines, and milestones, and provides a customizable board to add or modify entries. It offers a high-level overview of the year.

Weekly Calendar Board: According to the vendor, Cardsmith provides a monthly calendar layout board in a weekly format. It aims to help track and plan events, deadlines, and tasks for each week, and provides a customizable board to add or modify entries. It offers a detailed view of the month in a weekly format.