Information Technology & Services Company, 5001-10,000 employees
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Kanban Tool is an online and on-site visual management software based on Kanban.
The service offers vast customization options, simplicity and effectiveness in increasing team productivity.
Key features are: Whiteboards with swimlanes, editable tasks cards with customizable fields, comments, attachments, assignments, time tracking & reporting. A range of additional functions is available, including e.g., Process Automation, Recurring and Postponed Tasks, Checklist Templates, and Task Dependencies. Built-in, automated Analytics let you know where the team can improve and where it excels.
Available in the cloud, on-site (for 10+ users) and as dedicated mobile apps.
Kanban Tool Features
Project Management Features
Supported: Task Management
Supported: Scheduling
Supported: Workflow Automation
Supported: Team Collaboration
Supported: Support for Agile Methodology
Supported: Document Management
Supported: Mobile Access
Supported: Change request and Case Management
Professional Services Automation Features
Supported: Quotes/estimates
Supported: Invoicing
Additional Features
Supported: Visual project mangement with online Kanban board
Supported: Time tracking and time reports
Supported: Real-time collaboration
Supported: Kanban analytics: cumulative flow diagram and lead and cycle time diagram
Supported: Power-Ups: Developer tools, Recurring Tasks, Postponed Tasks, Task Summary, Card Covers, Interactive Checklists, Checklist Templates and more
Supported: Customizable Kanban card and board template
Supported: Export/ import Excel/CSV
Supported: Developer API / SDK
Supported: Android & iOS mobile applications
Supported: Possible to install on-site and use offline (10+ users)
Kanban Tool is a visual project management application based on Kanban that helps companies visualize workflow, track project progress, analyze and improve business processes. Some key features include: time tracking and time reports, real-time collaboration and Kaban analytics.
Most users looking at Kanban Tool will ultimately have a process that they work through. This is a great tool and very flexible for any business. Take your time to really review your process and the stages of the process. Kanban Tool will make it clear visually so you can see bottlenecks and areas to improve. I think this tool can be adapted to any company or process.
The tool functions well if you would like to have an overview of your tasks. This can be done both by filtering by labels, or by hiding some of the columns that are not relevant for you during the day. Personally, I hide my backlog when I have created my daily tasks, and that allows for a simple overview when you just have your To-Do and In progress tabs open.
Appropriate: I shifted all of our projects and tasks into Kanban Tool. Information that was scattered across emails, other PM software, and ticket trackers is now consolidated in several boards, with a simple and minimalist view of everything.
Not Appropriate: When dealing with attachments for cards, the popup to select/upload files is not very easy to use. I would like to be able to use the Google Drive integration to upload files directly from my computer and store them in a specific folder in GD.
Kanban is great if you want to see all of your org's Basecamp cards in one place and see the project volume and flow. It is not a replacement for Basecamp, and can't be used as a complete PM system.
It is good for pure development (software) projects that use agile. It is not as strong for mixed development efforts that involve more hardware or Q/RA activities. It breaks down a little when traditional project timelines need to run in parallel with agile methodology.
Kanban is well suited for a fast-paced working environment for larger teams who want continuous communication with users. Kanban is good for rapid development and daily meetings for updates and statuses. Kanban is less suited for smaller teams or groups who don't require collaboration and constant communication with involved users. Kanban is time-consuming and it takes additional effort outside of your regular work to maintain and manage the tool.
It is hard to think about such a situation. You can customize to your needs so it may be useful in lots of situation. I guess if you are not a fan of agile and task management it might be less appropriate. ;)
I suppose it would not be suitable for processes that are quite static - not a lot of change takes place (long-term projects), as a user would probably not benefit much from most of the available features.