The latest release to GitKraken Boards is nothing short of monumental, including a Trello importer, giving users the ability to copy Trello boards with full card details into GitKraken Boards, and a complete makeover of the Home Screen, including board starter templates. GitKraken Boards: Now with Trello Importer! Sign Up for GitKraken Boards Free.

The GitKraken Git GUI now integrates with Trello as an issue tracker! You can now manage your Trello issues directly from the GitKraken ecosystem. This allows developers to stay focused on the lines of code in front of them, while also staying on top of personal and team assignments. You no longer have to leave the GitKraken Git GUI to do the following: *Paid features. The Trello integration isn’t the only treat you will enjoy courtesy of the GitKraken Git GUI v7.1 release.

So, you want to plan a product release? Well, let’s be honest, no one really wants to plan a product release; it’s a complex and exhausting process that requires the buy-in of various people across your organization.

Efficient project planning is an important skill for project managers. It helps you get things done on time, make iterations, and develop contingency plans for emergencies.

We’ve always been focused on creating tools that make development teams more productive. In 2014, we introduced GitKraken, the legendary cross-platform Git GUI: an intuitive tool to visualize what’s going on under the hood of Git in a way that makes version control less intimidating for individual developers and more scalable for organizations. Next came Glo Boards, a Kanban tool for project managers and developers.

When you work in IT, there’s never a shortage of things to do. For folks who like to be busy, IT is a great place to be. But the workload can quickly become overwhelming, and it may often feel like you and your team are putting out fires and not productively working on other tasks that move the needle for your team or company. The trick is managing your team’s time effectively so the excessive pile of work gets done. These four time management strategies can help. Let’s get started.

Project management and issue tracking are foundational to a successful development team. Furthermore, task tracking tools that enable automation help maximize productivity, organization, and collaboration. We called in some help from Hogwarts on this release to introduce some truly magical features to GitKraken Boards. We bring you: Column Automation.

Jira users rejoice! We know many project managers rely on Jira, and developers are required to use it for issue tracking. The feedback we get from developers is that they don’t enjoy having to context switch to manage issues. Now, the best way to Jira is not going into Jira at all! You no longer have to leave the GitKraken Git GUI to do any of the following: *Paid features for Jira integration; free for GitKraken Boards integration.

Project management is continuously evolving – among the other things toward a more efficient team and client collaboration. Considering the importance of communication in managing a project – it makes perfect sense. If we start from a development point of view, the software can be quickly perfected to assist you as a powerful tool. But to achieve a high level of productivity, there must be a team that will utilize those tools.