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Board (Kanban) view

Board (Kanban) view

Use the board when you want to see work moving through its workflow at a glance. Columns represent your team's workflow states, so the board works both as a status check and as a place to update work.

Work with columns

Each column represents a workflow state, arranged left to right in workflow order. A column header shows the state name, the number of tasks in it, and its point total. If your team uses work-in-progress limits, the header also indicates when the column is at or over its limit.

The Helpin board (Kanban) view for the Engineering team: columns for each workflow state with card counts, cards showing story ID, title, type, owner, estimate, labels, priority and due-date badges, and the sidebar with team Tasks/Epics/Sprints navigation.
The team board: columns are workflow states, cards show the key details

Cards show the details you need to scan work quickly: task ID and title, type, owners, estimate, labels, priority, due date, blocked status, and epic — when those details are set. Select a card to open the task's full details.

Move work forward

  1. Drag a card to another column to update its workflow state — for example, move a task from an unstarted state into a started state when work begins.

  2. Drag a card up or down within a column to change its priority order. Cards at the top of a column are the highest priority.

Every move is a visible update for the team, so the board reflects the current state without extra reporting.

Focus the board

Use Filters to focus the board on a team, epic, sprint, owner, label, workflow state, priority, or other work details. The board then shows only the tasks that match your current focus.

Choose the board for day-to-day flow

The board is especially useful when your team is:

  • Checking what is ready to start, in progress, or complete.

  • Running a daily check-in or planning conversation.

  • Watching for blocked work or columns that are at or over their limit.

Keep workflow states meaningful

A column's name and position come from your team's workflow. Before relying on the board for planning, make sure the states describe how your team actually works.

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