Trello and KanBan boards

I mentioned in the last post that my classmate Amy recommended using Trello single user license with KanBan boards for personal organization. Thank you, Amy for this share! Not only is this a great idea for my personal life, but it familiarizes me with the concepts that I can be ready to use in the workplace if my team is using KanBan, Trello or both.

Here's a great video explaining why Trello with a KanBan board is so much more powerful than trying to organize projects with lists or spreadsheets:

https://youtu.be/oJ8lyZG-gy4

Here's an example of a shared Trello board with basic instructions. You can use if for your personal tasks and projects in order to learn how to use the app for instructional design.

Is it compatible with ADDIE? Yes. ADDIE directs the overarching process for the Instructional Design methodology. However, you will still want to use a task or project management app to guide the assigning of tasks, and their completion status. This can be attached to the various ADDIE stages. For example, under Analysis, you would identify all of the steps shown below because Analysis isn't just done in one motion. You would repeat the process below for Design to indicate to team members and stakeholders your visible progress in the Design phase. This would work really well with a team that divides the ADDIE process to one or more persons per each of the Analysis - Design - Develop - Implement - Evaluate phases.

What other tools are you using for managing Instructional Design projects? I'd love to hear.

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