ZenHub

ZenHub works really well with GitHub for agile project management. In addition to standard Kanban functionality for tracking work done by engineering, ZenHub provides the ability to add blockers, group tickets into larger epics, and can track multiple repos in easy-to-use interface. ZenHub strikes the right balance between simplicity and power.

Swim Lanes

Set up the ZenHub board to have the following swim lanes, from left to right:

• New Issues
• Icebox
• Backlog
• In Progress
• Needs Review
• Needs QA
• Ready To Deploy
• Closed

A brief description of the swim lanes used are:

New Issues

New tickets that are not ready to be worked on

Icebox

Tickets that are no longer relevant or bugs that can't be reproduced, which might have the possibility of being revived in the future

Backlog

Tickets ready to be worked on

In Progress

Tickets being actively worked on, or sent back from "Needs Review" or "Needs QA" with comments that need to be addressed

Needs Review

Tickets that need to be reviewed by another engineer

Needs QA

Tickets that need to be QAed

Ready To Deploy

Tickets that are ready to be deployed by being merged into `master` / `main`

Closed

Tickets that have been closed, either through deployment or manually closed by a member of the engineering or product team