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GitHub Projects — GitHub takes on Trello with new project management tools
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@shaundunne maybe GitLab released it quicker. Such feature takes a lot of time to implement
@yuriihabrusiev @shaundunne GitLab is entirely open source, so it's easy to see how quickly they shipped it. It's anyone's guess when GitHub started work on theirs. I know which model I prefer.
We've been using ZenHub at work for the last few weeks, and my main problem with all of these repository based approaches is that there's no longer a single, prioritized view into all of a person's current tasks, if their work spans multiple repos. Ideally, on a sprint, you're just going to be working on one repo, but what if bug fix comes up for different part of the project that has its own repo? Is that supported in GitHub Projects?
Other than putting every task into a single repo, regardless of where the code for it lies, the only other option here seems to be to go with an independent project management solution like Wrike.
@joostschuur Founder of Use Kanban here (www.usekanban.com) - come give it a try. You can create as many Kanbans as you want under the same project and each kanban can be connected to Github (or not connected to anything) and soon Gitlab and Bitbucket.
Our goal is to allow users to use whatever git platform they want or even multiple at the same time but also collaborate on the same project with non-techies (marketing, sales, etc.) who want a kanban view but not git.
We also have a Table view of the same tasks/issues and a Dashboard with Analytics of Team Performance.
Furthermore, you can see all tasks assigned to you under one tab, whichever project or repo they're coming from.
Hiya @joostschuur. Have you checked out ZenHub's multi-repo boards? Those solve the problems you're describing. https://www.zenhub.com/blog/mult...
Very primitive, currently. Integration with Issues is 👌. Excited to see the product grow.
Love the screenshots made specifically for the Product Hunt team. As a PM, I am really looking forward to ditching JIRA as soon as I can, and this is a step towards my goal. Congrats on the launch!
@theoblochet Me as well. But until you get half the features available on Trello, it'll take time. Now imagine JIRA's level of complexity. But again, probably some add-ons will save the day.
Founder of Zube here. GitHub Projects is going to be very useful for small teams. Also, really excited to see how open source projects will use it. It could add some much needed visibility into their road maps and what they're currently working on.
That said, GitHub Projects is not going to be a great solution for everyone, particularly larger teams. If you're doing serious project management with GitHub you'll greatly benefit from a more full featured tool like the one we make! Zube - https://zube.io
At first I found it really cool, but I hope some missing features will come soon, like the ability to comment and post photos on each card.
BIg Github updates today:
- Trello like project management baked into Github
- Better code reviews
- GraphQL based API
- Security improvements
It looks like Christmas is early this year.
This is exactly what I was looking for and was paying for with another service provide. Now, with GitHub integration all my project management is in one place. Yes, it looks basic to begin with but we are a small team and this is all we need (for now).
When I first saw it I thought the projects are cross-repo, meaning that you can finally have multiple repos share a project (hence the issues, etc.) Looks like that's not the case :(
😞 I had such high hopes! GitHub Issues have been basically unusable at every company I've been in any way involved with over the past 4 years. It's not because we needed to drag things across columns to update status vs toggling tags. It's because a repo-centric world view doesn't map to the way companies actually schedule and prioritise work. Unless your codebases and team structures are completely silo'd in the most academic implementation of Conway's Law. Would love to move off Trello, but look like it will continue to be the least bad alternative imo.
Ouch - sorry Zenhub.
edit: looks like they may be partnering w/ Zenhub on some of the functionality?
@switmer777 Hey Steve. We got early access to the API and are integrating with Projects from day 1. Other than that, we're continuing to work hard on advanced features for enterprise teams (some of which we previewed on the GitHub stage!) https://www.zenhub.com/blog/disp...
Really disappointed with notes within Projects. I was so hopeful that this could transition some of our projects off Trello (I still love Trello, it would just be nice to publicly manage our Github project on Github). Unfortunately, the only way to add content to any card is to create an issue. This doesn't necessarily work for new features and enhancements we have in our backlog. I hope they make some improvements to their "notes" features soon, or this won't be worth it for me.
Is Github incorporating http://waffle.io into their product line, or is this something separate?
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