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Kanban board

Kanban Board Software for Visual Work

See all your work as cards moving across columns you define. Spot what is stuck, limit what is in progress, and keep the whole team looking at the same board.

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What is a Kanban board?

A Kanban board shows work as cards moving left to right across columns that represent the stages of your process. It makes the state of every piece of work visible at a glance and shows where work is piling up. Orangescrum lets you define your own columns, filter what you see, and limit how much work sits in progress at once.

The problem

Why status meetings take so long

Nobody knows what is in flight
Status has to be asked for, person by person, in a meeting.
✓ One board everyone can read without asking.
Too much started, nothing finished
Everything is in progress and nothing reaches done.
✓ Work in progress limits stop the team starting more than it can finish.
The board does not match the process
Three fixed columns do not describe how the team really works.
✓ Custom columns that mirror your actual workflow.
What you get

Boards that match how you work

Grouped the way the board is built: the columns and cards, the views over them, the filters, the limits, and the actions you take from the board.

01Columns

  • Your own statuses

    Every column is a status you created, in your colour, so the board is your process rather than To Do, Doing, Done.

  • Drag to change status

    Move a card to another column and the status is written immediately for everyone.

  • Drag to reorder

    Cards keep their own order inside a column, so the top of a column is what the team picks up next.

  • Add one from the board

    Create a status without leaving the board, giving it a name, a type, a progress value, and a colour.

02Cards

  • Detail without opening

    Type, key, title, labels, priority, story points, estimate, due date, assignee, and comment count all sit on the card.

  • Choose the density

    Switch between a roomy card and a compact one so more of the board fits on screen.

03Views

  • Board, list, or timeline

    The same work reads as a board, a sortable list, or a timeline, without moving anything.

  • Swimlanes

    Turn the columns into a grid by adding lanes for epic, assignee, or sprint.

  • Collapse a lane

    Fold the lanes you are not working in, or open one on its own, and the choice is remembered.

  • Group the board

    Group by nothing, by workflow status, by epic, or by assignee, depending on what you are looking for.

  • One board for every project

    See work from every project you have access to on a single board. Available in Self-Hosted.

04Filters

  • Nine dimensions

    Filter by assignee, epic, type, status, priority, due date, start date, last update, and a quick filter.

  • Starred, mine, unassigned

    One click narrows the board to your own work, to starred work, or to everything with no owner.

  • Options that cascade

    Each filter only offers values that the other filters would actually return, so you cannot filter to an empty board.

  • Search and saved views

    Search cards by text, and save a filter set as a named view for the whole team.

  • Filter by person

    A row of team cards shows each member's To Do, In Progress, and Done counts, and clicking one filters the board.

05Limits

  • A minimum and a maximum

    Set the fewest and the most cards a column should hold, and the header shows the count against the cap. Available in Self-Hosted.

  • Warn or block

    Choose soft enforcement, which highlights a full column, or hard, which refuses the move. Available in Self-Hosted.

  • A day limit per status

    Give a status a maximum age so cards cannot sit there quietly forever. Available in Self-Hosted.

  • Flag or move stale cards

    When a card passes its age limit, flag it or move it automatically to a status you nominate. Available in Self-Hosted.

06Working

  • Act on several cards

    Select cards and set a status, move them to a sprint, reassign, archive, or delete in one action.

  • Switch sprints on the board

    Choose which sprints the board shows, with a card count next to each, or stay on the active one.

  • The card is the real task

    Cards are tasks, so a move on the board updates estimates, time logs, comments, and reports at the same time.

  • Unlimited users

    Put the whole team, and your clients, on the board without paying per person.

How it works

How to set up a board

1
Define your columns
Write down the stages work really moves through in your team.
2
Add your work
Cards are your tasks, so the board reflects real work rather than a copy of it.
3
Set limits
Decide how much work should be allowed in each stage at once.
4
Run the board
The team moves cards as work progresses, and the board is the status report.
Who it's for

Boards for every kind of team

Software teams
Run Kanban on its own or alongside Scrum sprints and a Gantt plan.
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Marketing teams
Track campaigns and content through draft, review, and publish stages.
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Support and operations
Manage incoming requests through a clear, visible queue.
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Availability

Which edition includes what

Orangescrum runs as managed cloud, self-hosted on your own servers, or as the open-source Community Edition. Here is exactly what each one includes.
Kanban boards are in every edition, including the free Community Edition. Work in progress limits and status aging are Self-Hosted.
CapabilityCloudManaged SaaSSelf-HostedOn-premise / private cloudOpen SourceCommunity Edition
Kanban board with drag and drop✓✓✓
Custom workflow columns✓✓✓
Filters, search, and group by✓✓✓
Bulk actions from the board✓✓✓
Card ordering inside a column✓✓✓
Swimlanes by epic, assignee, or sprint✓✓✗
Board, list, and timeline views✓✓✗
People filter with per member counts✓✓✗
Saved views✓✓✗
Sprint switcher on the boardPro✓✗
Epic and feature boardsPremium✓✗
Work in progress limits✗✓✗
Status aging, flag or auto move✗✓✗
Cross project board✗✓✗
Custom task statusesPro✓✓
Frequently asked questions

Kanban board FAQ

Does Orangescrum have Kanban boards?

Yes. Orangescrum includes drag and drop Kanban boards with custom workflow columns, filters, and grouping. Boards are available in every edition, including the free Community Edition.

Can I create my own columns?

Yes. Every column is a status you created, with its own name, colour, type, and progress value, and you can add one straight from the board without going into settings.

What are work in progress limits?

A work in progress limit caps how many cards can sit in a column at once. You can also set a minimum. Choose soft enforcement, which highlights a column that is full, or hard, which refuses the move. Work in progress limits are available in the Self-Hosted edition.

Can the board tell me a card has gone stale?

Yes, in the Self-Hosted edition. Give a status a maximum age in days and any card that overstays is flagged, or moved automatically to a status you nominate.

Can I add swimlanes?

Yes. The board can be split into lanes by epic, by assignee, or by sprint, and you can collapse the lanes you are not working in or open one on its own. Swimlanes are in the Cloud and Self-Hosted editions.

Can I use Kanban and Scrum together?

Yes. Orangescrum supports Kanban on its own, Scrum with sprints and backlogs, or both at once, with a Gantt view over the top for stakeholders.

Can I see work from several projects on one board?

Yes, in the Self-Hosted edition there is a cross project board that shows work from every project you have access to in a single view.

Is the Kanban board free?

Kanban boards are included in the free Community Edition, and in every paid Cloud plan and the Self-Hosted edition.

How many people can use the board?

As many as you like. Every Orangescrum plan includes unlimited users, so cost does not go up as more of your team joins the board.

Can I filter the board?

Yes. Filter by assignee, epic, type, status, priority, due date, start date, and last update, or use a quick filter for your own work, starred work, or unassigned work. Options cascade, so a filter only offers values that will return cards, and a filter set can be saved as a named view.

Can I change several cards at once?

Yes. Select cards and set a status, move them to a sprint, reassign them, archive them, or delete them in a single action.

Does moving a card update anything else?

Yes. Cards are your real tasks, not copies, so a move on the board updates the task's status, its history, and every report that counts it.

Put your work on a board

Kanban boards with unlimited users on every plan. Free forever plan available.

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