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Yes, it's usually a column-based system for tracking progress of tasks that move through various stages (eg. planning, development, testing, rollout, evaluation

• neilv 4y ago
  Exactly. Sometimes my columns aren't waterfall phases, but more: Backlog, Blocked, Active, Done, Abandoned. The "Blocked" is important to highlight on the board: when someone can't do their thing, no sense floundering quietly -- highlight that, see who can unblock it, and what anyone else can do in the meantime. "Abandoned" is another one that I think is important, but might be unusual. If the task no longer makes sense, stop immediately, move it to Abandoned, and move on to a more worthwhile task. Just don't abandon anything quietly; acknowledge it on the board, communicating to everyone immediately we're not doing that anymore. Later, we can reflect on what info we had, when, and what we can learn from that. (I usually really-really want a Gantt model as well, on the same database that the board view is coming from, but the tools aren't quite there yet.)
  • SahAssar 4y ago
    > Just don't abandon anything quietly; acknowledge it on the board, communicating to everyone immediately we're not doing that anymore. Even on personal projects I try to not remove TODO's or tasks without writing why it is no longer a goal. The amount of knowledge that is thrown away in many organizations or by people by discarding tasks without saying why is astounding, the why for discarding it can be as productive as a task completed.