Applied Project Management using Trello
Let's now look at a practical tool for managing our workload for Dead Keys. There are many tools available, ranging in features, complexity and cost. Here, we'll focus on Trello, a free web-based work management program. You can access Trello from its official homepage at http://www.trello.com. Trello lets you design your workload using a vertical, column-based Kanban board, as we'll see. More information on a Kanban Board can be found online at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanban_board.
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Accessing Trello
After signing up to Trello you should create a new team. A team represents a collection of Trello users who can share site content together for collaboration. It's a good idea to add all members of your team, so everybody can view and track project progress. To do this, click the Create a new team... button from the main interface.
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Creating a new project
Assign your team a meaningful name and description, clearly outlining the project to be created...