Trello, a collaboration tool that organizes projects into boards, has proven to be a powerful tool that can revolutionize how you organize your thoughts, projects, and tasks. Its ability to attach files, add checklists, assign users and due dates, search, and add labels presents limitless possibilities for personal and business applications. In this blog post, we will highlight some of the fantastic examples of how Trello can be used in business and life.
Projects and Collaboration:
Trello was created with projects and collaboration in mind. Its effectiveness in this area is evident in the Trello Development Board, which showcases its potential and convinced us to use it for our product design process.
Home View:
Trello's newest feature, home view, allows users to see everything happening across their boards, including due dates, card notifications, and what actions to take next to move projects forward. This bird's eye view of all your projects makes it easy to reorient yourself with what you're working on and working towards at any time.
Team Collaboration:
One of Trello's best features is the ability to collaborate with an unlimited number of team members. Each board has a defined set of members who can see it and create or move cards between lists. The visibility of the board can be set so that the entire team can join the board at will or specific employees can collaborate as needed. Tasks can be delegated by assigning specific team members to cards, and everyone can discuss those tasks in the card's comments section. Trello makes collaboration seamless and straightforward.
To-Do Lists:
Trello is an excellent tool to track tasks, as it allows you to attach images, schedule due dates, and add comments as new thoughts come up. Going beyond the binary “done” and “not done” status for tasks is a significant benefit that Trello offers. With Trello, users can track everything with one board, including things that are in progress and have several steps before they are considered “done.”
Groceries:
Trello is great for grocery shopping. Users can organize their board in any way they like and load up their shopping list. When items are purchased, they can be dragged to the “Inventory” column, indicating what is in stock at home. This feature enables users to track their groceries on hand, making it great for impromptu meal planning.
Gathering Feedback:
Trello has a voting feature that lets users vote on cards, making it an excellent tool to organize thoughts and gather feedback. Users can add their ideas to the list, and others can vote on what they like best.
Due Dates:
Trello's due dates help keep users on track so they never miss a deadline. Giving a card a due date prompts a reminder 24 hours ahead to help complete tasks on time. Due dates are highly visual, with a badge that changes color according to how close users are to the due date, making it easy to tell what the most critical task is to complete.
Access Restrictions:
Every board on Trello can be made private (only for the user who created the board), public (for everyone visible with the link), or restricted to the team (only team members can edit). Inviting someone to a board is simple, with the option to enter their email address or copy the link and share it with the person or group.
Here is a simple step-by-step guide on how to set up Trello:
- Go to Trello's website (trello.com) and create an account by clicking the "Sign Up" button.
- Once you've signed up, you'll be taken to your Trello dashboard. Click on the "Create a new board" button to get started.
- Name your board and add a description if you'd like. You can also choose a background for your board if you'd like.
- Once you've created your board, you can add lists to it. Lists are the columns that hold your cards. To add a list, click the "Add a list" button on the right side of the board.
- Name your list and then add cards to it. Cards are the individual items that you want to keep track of. You can add cards by clicking the "Add a card" button in the list.
- Add details to your cards such as due dates, attachments, and labels. This will help you keep track of all the information related to each task.
- You can also add members to your board to collaborate with others. To do this, click on "Show menu" on the right-hand side of the screen, then click "Members." From there, you can add members by email address.
- Finally, organize your cards by moving them between lists. You can do this by dragging and dropping cards to different lists. You can also move cards within a list to reorder them.
That's it! You're now set up with your first Trello board. From here, you can explore all the other features Trello has to offer and start organizing your projects and tasks with ease.
Trello has many more features, including creating cards via email, viewing boards as a calendar, customizing the look and feel, and integrating with Dropbox or Google Drive. Best of all, it's free! Trello can help organize your life, and we would love to hear how you use it in the comments.
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User Comments:
Jamal Awad
Freelance Writer · over 5 years ago
Trello’s simplistic design and open-ended interface may leave a new user unsure where to start. Hopefully some of these use cases will help you find a way to harness this great tool to help you manage your next project. It’s not necessary to use every feature in Trello for it to be an effective tool. Find what works for your and your team. Once you get a good method work to establish processes and consistency to get the best results.
Khaled Mohammad
Freelance Writer · over 5 years ago
I tried trello after reading your article and i think you just told me about a treasure! Its very user friendly and smooth and i think ill use it in work, shopping.. everything. Thanks for sharing this with us.. Keep up the good work mate.
Jamal Awad
Freelance Writer · over 5 years ago
Many thanks, Khaled. I hope you've enjoyed it and I would recommend having a look at my new blog post "Mac vs PC: Which should I buy?".