What is Kanban software?

You know that “do, doing, done,” board with all the sticky notes? Believe it or not, your coworker didn’t make that up. It’s the Kanban method. Commonly used by software development teams, Kanban is a way to help teams visualize the work that needs to get done with the available capacity of their team. A Kanban board; is a form of visual project management that allows you to plot out projects and workflows using columns and cards.

Often used with Scrum or Agile management, Kanban software is great for Agile teams that want to visualize project progress, prioritize tasks, and spot roadblocks. Create them online with Asana’s project management tool.

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What is Kanban software?

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Examples of ways to use digital Kanban boards

A product UI showing a kanban-style board titled "Recruiting Team Requests"
An Asana product screen showing a Kanban-style "Website Launch Assets" board. Board includes "Requests", "In Production", "In Review", and "Approved" columns.
Product UI showing a "Product Roadmap" kanban board, organized by month.
An Asana product screen showing a kanban-style "Design Requests" board. Board includes columns for "New Requests", "In Progress", and "Complete" tasks.

Manage and review any incoming request, from creative assets to bug fixes, and assign them out to members on your team.

A product UI showing a kanban-style board titled "Recruiting Team Requests"

For workflows with a clear, linear flow, create a column for each stage and move tasks as they jump from step to step.

An Asana product screen showing a Kanban-style "Website Launch Assets" board. Board includes "Requests", "In Production", "In Review", and "Approved" columns.

Plan your product roadmap and bucket each initiative into a column, so everyone on the team knows when they'll work on what.

Product UI showing a "Product Roadmap" kanban board, organized by month.

Board view allows you to easliy track progress through each milestone of a design sprint.

An Asana product screen showing a kanban-style "Design Requests" board. Board includes columns for "New Requests", "In Progress", and "Complete" tasks.

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