Tools - Trello.com

While studying Scrum, reading about Kanban, and trying to automate project board for my (soon to be) distributed team, I came across Trello.

Wow!

Trello.com is free, intuitive, and works great for our product backlog, release backlog, sprint backlog, Sprint WIP, and Sprint DONE lists.  In a short few weeks, Trello has become one of my go to tools for both PM and Scrummaster roles.

Here is a demonstration video for you to enjoy (Double click to see in YouTube):

Isn't it nice when things just work?

This WebRidesTV video is a commercial made by Honda to showcase the Honda Accord. It is a two minute video that shows Honda Accord parts interacting with each other similar to a Rube Goldberg machine.  Take two minutes and enjoy the video, then let's chat . . .

The tag line "Isn't it nice - when things just work?"  contracts nicely with the incredible complexity of the video.

As a project manager, I avoid complexity and look for simple systems that work.  A recent move to a new office complex and the resulting new support staff has me thinking about the importance of simple systems.  Sheila is the person who handles everything at the new place, and she is a master of simple systems.

More after the break (This is my first try adding a break :)). . .