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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

Blue Cat Reports

Blue Cat Reports is like Trello tables but way more customizable, and it gives you charts. That’s the simplest way to describe it, but it’s very powerful.

Remember when we talked about creating workspace tables in Trello views back in Chapter 4? While that’s pretty cool, it’s a bit limited. You can only include up to 20 boards, which works for many people, but others have a lot of boards that they need to combine. Trello views allow you to filter by lists, labels, and due dates, but you can’t filter by custom fields, and you also can’t even display those fields in the table!

Blue Cat Reports solves this and also gives you the opportunity to make charts to show meaningful trends and information about what’s happening in your Trello boards. The best part is that it’s really easy to get started with and configure. You don’t have to set up any mapping to get started, and you’ll go through a helpful...