Jack Wallen shows you how easy it is to add free kanban boards to your Google Workspace account with Kanbanchi.
Kanban is my favorite project management tool. There are other excellent tools, but I believe: kanban is the most efficient way to manage projects. With a quick glance you can see exactly where each puzzle piece is within the project.
Also, Google Workspace is my go-to productivity service. I depend on Google Docs, Google Calendar, Gmail, Google Keep and Google Drive on a daily basis. Of course, it would make perfect sense to bring those two things together.
Thanks to Kanbanchi, this is possible. This Google Workspaces add-on is free to use for a trial period and integrates seamlessly into the Google Workspaces menu. However, it is not entirely clear where to find the tool.
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Kanbanchi includes features such as unlimited kanban boards, cards and sub cards, templates, search and filtering, activity feed, email and in-app notifications, integration with Google Calendar, Drive and Shared Drive attachments, export to Google Sheets, subscription management and back ups.
I’ll show you how to get started using kanban boards in Google Workspace.
What you need
All you need is a valid Google Workspaces account (free or paid) and a web browser. That is it; let’s put on our kanban.
Before we get started, you should know that you can use Kanbanchi for free for a trial period, or you can purchase a paid plan. The paid plans look like this:
- Beginner: $7.95 per user per month for unlimited kanban boards, cards and sub cards, and more.
- Professional: $19.97 per user per month for everything in Starter with the addition of Gantt charts and more.
- Company: Starting at $34.97 per user per month for everything in Professional with multi-level management and more.
To see the full feature set for each plan, check out the Kanbanchi Price Matrix.
How to Access Kanbanchi in Google Workspaces
Open Google Drive and make sure you are signed in to your account. Before you can actually access Kanbanchi, you must first install the add-on from the Google Workspaces Marketplace. To do that, click on the dotted grid to the left of your profile icon and scroll down where you see More from Google Workspace Marketplace (Image A).
Image A
Click More from Google Workspaces Marketplace, then search for Kanbanchi. Locate the Kanbanchi card and then click Install. This will integrate Kanbanchi into your Google Workspaces Apps menu, so now if you click on the grid icon and scroll down, you will see Kanbanchi in the list.
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Once the service is installed, click on the item in the menu of the Google Workspaces app and you will be prompted to sign in with your Google account (Figure B).
Figure B
A pop-up window will appear asking you to select a Google account and allow Kanbanchi access. Once you’ve taken care of those two things, you’ll be sent back to the Kanbanchi window, where you can start creating your first kanban board (Figure C).
Figure C
Click Untitled Dashboard to go to your default dashboard (Figure D), where you then start customizing your dashboard by naming it, adding boards, customizing columns, and more.
Figure D
At this point you should be good to go, as customizing your workspaces and boards is really easy. I would recommend giving the free trial a try as I believe that you will find Kanbanchi an excellent kanban service that rivals the best of them.
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