That explains how I'm using scheduled automation of tasks weekly, a card button to update a given card when I'm finished and an automation rule to archive completed cards. All to manage social media posts for fundraising campaign.
I was sort of puzzled by the Trello in the past 🤔 There was even a time when I was wondering why the heck Atlassian bought it (other than to expand market share) 🔑. Jira was always the best thing to me. However last year I started one initiative called IT Coaching Hub around which I've managed to build an experimental team of four people to develop the concept.
Trello was our way to go. Why? Because of its simplicity, easy setup, and just right feeling when working within the tasks inside.
And even though we don't have fancy paid plans in place as IT Coaching Hub does not have any budget to operate with. Trello helped us to organize the work, plan the next steps, convert high-level vision into the practical board with statuses. And it keeps us aligned and transparent.
I've been exploring Butler and automation and I simply love it! This is exactly what's needed. As sometimes simple can become too simplistic and in the long run overcomplated - if you know what I mean
We use reports to send out emails about tasks in progress - so people know what's with them.
Have rules in place to add labels automatically and see better through the board.
We Archive the cards after a month - as it helps us to keep the board clean too.
When a new card is added it goes to the top of the backlog
when the attachment is added all other people are also added to the card
We automatically add a check sticker to the card when its due date is marked so we know visually and quickly what's needs to be reviewed/checked.
My favorite ones are the reports sent via email - as they help all of us to understand where we need to act now. Plus I find very useful the one with the stickers and all stickers idea! it makes the work more fun.🎉
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Change the due date and move cards to a Done list when you mark them completed.
when the due date is marked as complete in a card by me, move the card to the top of list "✅ Completed - {monthname} {year}"
and
when a card is added to list "✅ Completed - {monthname} {year}" by me, set due now, and mark the due date as complete
This way every card I either check the date as completed or move to my Done list get the same treatment: the due date is changed to the current day and they’re marked as Completed.
@Felix your maintenance board is pretty similar to mine, I also use due date completion as the trigger to advance the due date but I do it like this:
when the due date is marked as complete in a card in list "{*} days", set due in {wildcard1} days, and move the card to the bottom of the list
The reason I set due in X days from now rather than moving the due date is that for most maintenance tasks, if you don't get around to it you don't want to do it more often. For example, say I want to clean the filters in the air conditioner every 120 days, if I don't do it for 130 days, I want to do it 120 days from the date I do the maintenance, not 110 days from the date I do the maintenance.
By moving the card to the bottom of the list, I can ensure I'm always doing the most overdue thing first, so I can just go to the board and pick something to do. I also use labels to indicate how long doing the thing takes so if I've got, say, 15 minutes I can go and pick a 15 minute task to do.
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Thanks for the question. Our goal is to provide you with the tools you need to solve any problem for any team in the way that works best for that team. But of course, it’s helpful to understand which tool is right for when! Let me start by clarifying who each product is for.
Jira Software continues to serve software development teams. Depending on how you like to work, you have two options here:
Team-managed projects - Ideal for independent teams who want to control their own working processes and practices in a self-contained space.
Company-managed projects - Set up and maintained by Jira admins, company-managed projects are the best choice for teams who want to work with other teams across many projects in a standard way, such as sharing a workflow.
Note: Next-gen and classic projects have recently been renamed to team-managed and company-managed. More here.
Trello, on the other hand, focuses on flexibility and delegating management to end-users rather than an admin. It is the digital manifestation of sticky notes on a wall in the real world, which makes it particularly easy to get started for those who are new to work management software or looking for a better alternative to spreadsheets and task apps.
Atlassian also now offers Jira Work Management, which shares the same backbone and engine as Jira Software but is built specifically for business teams (marketing, HR, finance, operations, etc). It allows these teams to access the power of Jira in a way that makes sense to them while still keeping that common language to collaborate with technical counterparts.
In Jira Work Management, the admin is in control with company-managed projects. This means you will have the structure and visibility that is so crucial, including shared workflows, data layer, automation, roadmaps, governance and more; but at the same time you can work in ways more intuitive to business teams (calendars, lists, etc).
There are similarities between Trello and Jira Work Management, but it comes down to how much structure and connectivity to Jira you want.
Many want the best of both worlds. Jira and Trello complement each other. For example, at Atlassian some teams use Trello for work (for their regular workflows or other tasks like brainstorming, team meetings, and retros). Other teams use Jira for more structured work like raising tickets for designers, bugs for devs, roadmaps, etc. You can design the combo that works best for you and your team!
I hope this helps but do let me know if you have any other questions.
So my favourite automation at first was the 'Scheduled And Due Date Commands' I found this really useful but actually it turns out my favourite was the 'Multiple Card And Board Buttons'! I use this so much and it makes so much quicker and easier to get things done - I think all automations Butler are great but these are truly the greatest for me!
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