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Supercharging Productivity with Trello

By : Brittany Joiner
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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

General-Use Power-Ups

You’ve already learned about some Power-Ups created by Trello that will help you improve your workflows, but it’s time to step outside the internal ecosystem and explore Power-Ups created by others. In this chapter, we’ll explore a few Power-Ups that aren’t made by Trello but instead are made by other companies and developers. Although I’d have to write a million books to talk about all of them, we’ll cover a couple that work well with a handful of use cases and solve the most common challenges I am asked about.

In this chapter, you’ll learn about the following topics:

  • Approvals for Trello—streamlines your team’s review and approval process
  • Amazing Fields—adds custom fields to your Trello cards for a more comprehensive overview of your projects
  • Bulk Actions—simplifies your workflow by letting you perform actions on multiple cards at once

It’s a lot, so...