What’s Trello? Why does it seem to rhyme with Jello?
Trello is an excellent project management website, that can be used by an individual or within team. It offers a big picture, hawk eye overview of all the user’s goals. Trello has found the sweet spot: it is simple to use, and delivers on organizing complex ideas To this day, I am not sure why Trello rhymes with Jello!
Think of a Trello as a cork board with several post it notes. You can write your task on a post it, and then paste it underneath a heading. These headings, in Trello, are called “Lists.” The sticky notes are coined “Cards.
Enough rambling on about Trello. Here’s why I love it:
1) Teamwork Extravaganza
Trello must have been designed to be used in a team, because every function that an individual user has can be shared, and seen by up to 8 users in the same board. Once a card is moved, the other members of the team get a message of all actions displayed in the actions pane of the Trello board (no, your email inbox will not get bombarded every time an action occurs on your Trello board, which I feel is a blessing).
Team members can also be assigned, or self select cards that are listed on the board. Members can also create cards, and assign a person to complete that task.
2) Free (except some features)
Meaty parts of Trello are free. Most of the advanced options come at a small cost, or can be gained by inviting others to Trello. Either way, users do not need to pay for the core features of organizing on this website. Pretty sweet! It is difficult to specify exactly what Trello’s options are for free users, give it a try to find out for yourself!
3) The Advanced Options are Cool
Trello calls the advanced options “Power Ups.” For me, I find the Google calendar and repeat cards power up extremely useful. Whenever I assign a date to a card, it loads to my Google calendar. Some of my maintenance tasks require me to repeat certain tasks throughoutht the week. So, I make the card repeat itself, allowing Trello to automatically remind me that I have to clean the liter box (sign).
4) Colour Coding Options (a free feature as well)
Organizing tasks by colour is essential for me. Users can come up with their own labeling system, but for me, all tasks that require immediate attention are labeled red. Tasks that are not quite due are green. Routine tasks are labelled orange. Ideally, I would love to be operating in the green zone of my cards at all times. Mostly, though, I find myself somewhere in between. Need to get more on top of my poo.
Trello is worth visiting. It is an excellent organizer that may change your life.
