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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

Building Automation with Triggers

We learned about triggers that can start automation workflows in Chapter 6. We then learned about actions that can follow those triggers to complete various tasks in our cards and boards in Chapter 7 and 8. Now it’s time to bring everything together and see how we use both parts to make automation actually happen.

While rules are simple enough—pick a trigger and string as many actions together as you want—I haven’t even shown you every single possible trigger you can use, because as you head to different sections of automation, new ones unlock! That’s what this chapter is for: to show you how to put the rubber to the road and use the knowledge you have to build the workflows that you need to work efficiently in Trello.

Here’s what you’ll learn how to do in this chapter:

  • Tie triggers and actions together with rules
  • Use buttons on your boards to trigger automation workflows
  • Add buttons...