[Media] ACTION #19 - look into task managers

[Budynkiewicz, Jamie Anne]

Hi all,

I took a first go looking at Trello as a task manager. Currently, it's a
private board; I wanted to test it out with you guys first. Most of you
should have received an invitation to the board at

https://trello.com/ivoamediagroup
(There's a link on the IVOA TWiki, too)

The idea with Trello is you can track your issues by moving the cards from
one column to another, while providing comments and attachments to each
card. The columns are

  - Todo -- tasks we've written down but haven't started yet
  - Working -- tasks that someone's currently working on
  - In Review -- tasks that are finished but require group approval before
being closed out.
  - Finished -- tasks that have been reviewed and approved by the team.

Of course we can change the columns, add new columns as necessary. Feel
free to play around with the tool. I've added some of the tasks we have
from our last meeting notes that you can edit (and assign yourself to ;) ).

I've only invited those who were on the original Media Group list. If
anyone else on this mailing list wants to check it out, let me know and
I'll add you.

A very basic Pros/Cons
-------------

Trello was very easy to setup, and the UI seems pretty intuitive from my
experience. One thing I'm not thrilled with about Trello is it doesn't
automatically add card numbers to tasks; you need to install a plugin. I've
provided links to Firefox and Chrome plugins on the main Trello page so you
can see the card numbers.

I would like to take a look at using Github/Waffle.io (and any other task
managers people suggest) before deciding on a task manager. But this should
be enough to get us organized for the next month or so.

Thanks,
Jamie

-- 
Jamie A. Budynkiewicz
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
100 Acorn Park Dr. R-377 MS-81
Cambridge, MA 02140
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