Productivity Tools Review: Trello

I'll be posting some reviews about productivity tools which I find interesting to take notice and maybe use it in your routine or work.

Please experiment these tools first and see if it works for you, because the tool needs to adapt to you, not otherwise.

Trello

Trello is a tool focused for project management with a kanban-like style, it's very interesting to use in collaboration with your team.

The first interesting thing is the mascot called Taco (a cute dog) which informs you about the updates and major changes in the Trello platform.

Taco

The interface itself is very clean and functional, with a drag-and-drop way to manage your activity cards (every task is treated like a card). This graphical mode can be used with the categories as lanes or steps to see the progress in your team activities in a visual way.

Trello's main screen

Each card may have owners or subscribers (and you're notified for every activity you're subscribed to), specific colors and a wide range of details.

Card customization

And the main thing: both desktop and mobile apps are FREE! Only some options are available in the premium mode.

Pros:

• Usability is awesome!
• Simple to use, just drag-and-drop and some typing in most cases.
• Receive notifications only for activities you subscribe to.

Cons:

• If your team updates lots of cards everyday, the app will flood you with notifications.
• You need to persuade your team into updating and using Trello.
• Cards can get too confusing and difficult to track changes made if you add lots of details.

That's it! Give Trello a try if you work on a team!