<\/span>Must-Have Agile Project Management Tools List:<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/p>\nBoards<\/h3>\n
Kanban and Scrum boards visualize work and workflows, so that agile teams can work more efficiently and effectively.
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In order for this tool to be an asset instead of a liability, it should be simple and fast to:<\/p>\n
\n- Create multiple boards to reflect different projects, teams, customers and\/or products.<\/li>\n
- Customize boards to align with specific team preferences.<\/li>\n
- Adjust workflows at any time due to ongoing changes to priorities, plans, or any aspect of the agile project management process.<\/li>\n
- Establish work-in-progress (WIP) limits<\/a> to prevent task overload and team exhaustion.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Gantt Charts<\/h3>\n
A Gantt chart<\/a> is a bar chart that provides at-a-glance information about task start and end dates, along with dependencies, scheduling, deadlines, progress, and task ownership. It should be straightforward to create Gantt charts for all workspaces, a single workspace, or a specific board.<\/p>\n![\"Gantt]()
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Milestones<\/h3>\n
Milestones<\/a> are not in themselves tasks – i.e. they do not require resources, they do not take time, and they are not assigned to a team member. Rather, milestones are highly useful tools for tracking progress towards target dates, and communicating with stakeholders.<\/p>\n![\"Milestones\"]()
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It is also important to note that some software – especially those that provide agile project management tools for free – have limited and flawed milestone functionality, in that task due dates cannot be set relative to milestone dates. As a result, when a milestone shifts, its related tasks do not automatically shift with it. This creates planning and scheduling nightmares. To eliminate this risk, it is vital to choose software that connects milestones to tasks so they move together as changes occur.<\/p>\n
File Management Tools<\/h3>\n
Few things can derail an agile project faster than missing assets. File management tools make it fast and easy to attach documents, videos and links to tasks. They are essential for keeping team members focused – instead of frustrated.<\/p>\n
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Collaboration Tools<\/h3>\n
It is an axiom across the business landscape that effective collaboration is valuable<\/a>. However, on agile projects this is elevated to another level – because poor collaboration is the gateway to failure. High-performing agile teams avoid this disaster by using collaboration tools that:<\/p>\n\n- Use boards (as discussed earlier) to keep everyone informed in real-time.<\/li>\n
- Store and organize comments and other related assets directly on each task, so that everyone is on the same page and team members can quickly follow-up as necessary.<\/li>\n
- Rapidly and easily onboard new team members – and without the need for admin support.<\/li>\n
- Provide secure guest access to keep customers, vendors, partners and other external stakeholders in the loop and up-to-date on progress.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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