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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

Voting

Sometimes you might want to get opinions about what people want to work on or what types of topics are most interesting to folks. Although you might think about just asking someone to join a card if they want to “vote” for something, that adds a lot of unnecessary overhead (such as notifications about activity on the cards and those cards showing up in your filtered lists).

Why vote on Trello boards?

You might want to enable voting features in your Trello board if you want to collect feedback from users or teammates. For instance, if you are a product team, you could use Trello as your roadmap and allow product users to share feature requests and vote on them. This could be useful to allow you to prioritize your backlog and work on only the most requested features that would have the highest impact.

There are many other reasons you might want voting on your board, such as quick polls asking teammates to pick a good time for a meeting, or for prioritizing...