Kanban board

A way to show a workflow: columns for statuses, and task cards that move from one column to the next.

Also called: kanban, kanban board, task board, trello, board of tasks, columns of tasks, to do doing done, todo in progress done, task tracker, jira, board with cards, sprint board

What it is for

A standard agile tool. It lets you follow the life cycle of tasks (“To do”, “In progress”, “Done”), spot bottlenecks in a process, and manage the flow of work.

Where you see it

• Trello — project boards with columns
• Jira, Linear — the team’s tasks for a sprint
• Miro — visualizing processes in workshops

What it is called in code

• kanban board
• drag and drop

See also

• Drag and drop — An interaction where you grab an item with the cursor or a finger and move it to a new place. The spot to grab is often marked with its own icon (a drag handle).
• Sticky note — A digital version of a paper sticky note, used to write down a short piece of text.
• Card — A rectangular block that gathers everything about one thing: a photo, a name, a price, a button.