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Supercharging Productivity with Trello

By : Brittany Joiner
Book Image

Supercharging Productivity with Trello

By: Brittany Joiner

Overview of this book

Managing large projects and teams can be an immense challenge, but having an efficient project management system can make all the difference. Trello is one of the leading project management systems, however, it’s crucial to understand its features to leverage its full potential Supercharging Productivity with Trello is the perfect guide for you to enhance efficiency and do more in less time. You’ll start by exploring Trello's structure, including cards, boards, and lists, before diving into Trello card basics. Next, you’ll learn to use Trello views and templates to aggregate tasks and organize projects. You’ll then explore automation, including triggers and actions, to create powerful workflows that will help you prioritize tasks and organize your data effectively. Later, you’ll discover Power-Ups, an add-on that extends Trello's functionality. Throughout the book, you’ll find practical tips and real-world examples to gain practical knowledge. By the end of this book, you’ll be well-equipped to use Trello effectively for task and project management helping you stay on top of your game and deliver quick wins in no time.
Table of Contents (20 chapters)
1
Part 1 – Trello Foundation
7
Part 2 – Automation in Trello
13
Part 3 – Power Up Your Boards
16
Chapter 13: Syncing Info Between Boards and Tools

Other tool actions

To combine Trello with other tools through automation, you’ll often need to use third-party automation software, such as Zapier. But there are a few tools you can build automation for within Trello’s automation suite.

Before creating the automations, you’ll need to connect the tools you want to use in the App automations section in your Trello Automation settings. You can find it in the bottom left-hand side of the automation menu.

Figure 8.10 –Additional automation settings

Figure 8.10 –Additional automation settings

As much as I love Trello, even I understand that not everything can be done in Trello. While I wish everyone would use Trello, sometimes people prefer Jira. And Trello isn’t meant for code management and handling pull requests. And while I can communicate about tasks via Trello comments, there are still a lot of reasons I need to use Slack.

Rather than pretending you can do everything in Trello, automation helps you find the...