We made it easier to see, at a glance, which boards have unread updates when you are at your Kerika Home page:
Boards with updates on them that you haven’t caught up on are indicated with orange text for their titles.
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Another way to stay on top of what’s happening
When you are working on several boards, we want to make sure you don’t miss any updates that might be happening elsewhere in Kerika.
There’s a new feature that helps with that: if you have open boards (or templates) with unread updates, the drop-down on the “board switcher” appears in orange:
When you click on the OPEN BOARDS button, Kerika will show you all your open boards, with the updated ones highlighted in orange:
This should help you stay on top of what’s happening across your entire Kerika world: you don’t need to switch to different boards just to see if there’s anything new.
We made it even easier to see what’s changed inside a Task
When working on our Task Boards, users will now find it even easier than before to see exactly what changed inside a task (card): new attachments, for example, are flagged like this:
And that’s true for new chat:
And for checklist items:
We know Kerika is used for some really large projects with thousands of cards, so we are always looking to see how we can make it super easy for distributed and global teams to keep up with what their colleagues are doing.
A new Zoom feature for Task Boards
Along with the new Undo feature we have added a Zoom button that appears on the top-right of the app, on laptops, desktops and tablets:
When zoomed out, the board shows all tasks (cards) as a single line, and this is handy if you are dealing with a large board. Here’s what a zoomed-out view looks like:
This feature has existed for a while in our mobile apps; now you can use it on your desktop as well.
We have also improved this feature on mobile to make it possible for you to add new tasks while you are zoomed-out.
Top Free Project Management Tools: Kerika ranks #1
SystemTek just published an article on the top free project management tools, and we are pleased to note that Kerika ranks #1 on the list, ahead of Trello, Asana, Clickup and Todoist.
The article notes that Kerika comes with:
- Free plan for Individuals
- Free plan for Nonprofit and Academic Teams.
- Unlimited Visitors
- Unlimited tasks
- Unlimited project boards
- Unlimited file storage, with Google Drive support
- Whiteboard capability
Making sure you catch up on all unread updates
If your board has a lot of tasks (and we know of people whose boards have nearly 2,000 tasks!), you may not notice immediately if a task that’s out of your current view has been updated. Our latest version makes sure you don’t miss anything:
In the example shown above, the two columns have tasks with unread updates that are out of view because the columns are long (and the viewport is short). Whenever this happens, Kerika will show you an orange arrow: clicking on the arrow will bring the next unread update into view.
This makes sure you always know when something has changed, even when that isn’t within your view!
At Kerika we are obsessed about usability…
A more detailed view of Task History
It’s not often you need to look at the detailed history of a task (card) but sometimes you need to know exactly what happened, when, and who did what.
Our latest version has a much improved Task History, as you can see from these examples:
Every change made to a task is logged and the HISTORY tab of the task details dialog shows you not just who made a change and when, but also what the change was.
Where attachments were added, these are shown as links so you can quickly view it by clicking on the link.
Status changes show the old and new values for the status.
Due date changes also show the old and new due dates.
When it comes to sub-tasks (checklist items), the new history view is greatly improved:
You can see every instance of a checklist item changing, including renaming (editing), changing the assignments, and changing the due dates.
Enjoy Kerika!
Kerika has a free Template for Remote Team Meetings
This template can help organize and schedule your remote team meetings.
With this template, you can effectively organize and schedule your remote team meetings, ensuring that all the meetings go successfully!
How to use this template:
- Use Resources: Use this column to gather useful tools and content that will help you manage your remote team meetings. You can use the existing resources as a starting point, and start adding your resources down the line.
- Upcoming Meetings and Agendas: Create a card in this column for all the upcoming meetings and agendas
- In Progress/Due Today: Create a card or move the card from the previous column to this column to ensure that everything knows which meetings are currently in progress or due today.
- Notes From The Past Meetings: Once the meeting is completed, create a card in this column to keep the notes from those meetings. This will help you and your teammates keep track of everything discussed in the meetings.
- On Hold: For meetings that need to be temporarily paused or canceled, you can move their cards to this column. This might be because the team is waiting on additional information or resources, or because the task is a lower priority compared to other meetings
- Done: After a card has completed all the stages of your project, simply mark it as ‘Done’ or move the card to this column.
Kerika has a free Template for a Mise-En-Place Personal Productivity System
This template can help increase your personal productivity each week:
This personal productivity template is designed to help you organize your daily and weekly schedules in a way that maximizes your efficiency and suits your needs.
How to use this template:
- Resources: Use this column to gather useful tools and content that will help you manage your daily and weekly routine. This can include existing resources as a starting point, as well as any new ones you come across down the line.
- Inbox: Start by creating cards in this column for all the tasks that you must complete in the future. Be sure to include the due date, estimated time required, any dependencies, and any notes or comments.
- Today: Move cards from the Inbox column to this column for the tasks that are due today. Make sure to prioritize them based on their urgency and importance.
- Tomorrow: Move cards from the Inbox column to this column for the tasks that are due tomorrow. This will help you plan ahead and stay organized.
- Next Week: Move cards from the Inbox column to this column for the tasks that are due next week. This will help you stay on track and make progress towards your goals.
- Pending: Move cards from other columns to this column for the tasks that are pending. Make sure to prioritize them based on their importance and deadlines. This will help you keep track of outstanding work and ensure that nothing falls through the cracks.
- Done: Move cards that have completed all the stages of your project to this column. This will help you track your progress and celebrate your accomplishments.
Remember to update your cards regularly as you complete tasks or as new tasks come up. This will help you stay organized and ensure that you’re always working on the most important tasks at any given time.
Kerika has a free Template for Go To Market Strategy
This template helps you create your marketing and optimize your marketing efforts to its maximum potential.
Designing and executing marketing strategies can be difficult, but this template can help you simplify the process and manage your marketing team effectively.
With this template, you can organize and optimize your marketing efforts, maintain team alignment, and achieve better results.
How to use this template:
- Use Resources: Use this column to gather useful tools and content that will help with your marketing campaign. You can use the existing resources as a starting point, and start adding your resources down the line.
- Ideas & Launch Plans: List your project-related ideas in this column. Collaborate and discuss ideas with your teammates, and decide which idea is the best to work on.
- In Progress: Once you decide which idea to work on, create a card or move the card you already created to this column. Update the card regularly so other teammates know what’s going on.
- Measurement and Optimization: When the task is completed, move the card from the ‘In Progress’ column to this column. In this column, you can measure your campaign’s performance and analyze the data to optimize your marketing strategy.
- Done: After a card has completed all the stages of your marketing campaign, simply mark it as ‘Done’ or move the card to this column.